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SASKATOON — Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Mark Arcand is again asking Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron for answers about his concerns on how the organization handles its finances, as Indigenous Services Canada is conducting an audit. Arcand sits on the FSIN Treasury Board and the Finance and Audit Committee. “He’s [Cameron] well […]

REGINA – Safer communities, financial transparency and a focus on infrastructure and jobs are the major priorities for Sandra Masters in her election platform. Masters released her re-election platform on Wednesday morning, titled Moving Regina Forward. The incumbent is pledging to build on her 2020 platform commitments by focusing on four major areas. The first […]

MOOSE JAW — Contenders fighting to be Moose Jaw’s next mayor discussed their thoughts on various topics during a forum that the Moose Jaw and District Chamber of Commerce held at the Events Centre on Oct. 29. Chamber CEO Rob Clark MCed the event, which featured candidates Clive Tolley (incumbent), Crystal Froese, James Murdock, Mike […]

DUNDURN – Saskatchewan RCMP’s Human Trafficking and Counter Exploitation Unit (HTCEU), part of the Saskatchewan Enforcement Response Teams (SERT), and Saskatoon RCMP Detachment has laid multiple charges against a man following a human trafficking investigation that began in Dundurn. On Oct. 23 at approximately 5:15 a.m., Saskatoon RCMP were called to a business in Dundurn for […]

A final report into missing children and unmarked graves at residential schools is calling on the federal government to create an Indigenous-led national commission with a 20-year mandate to investigate missing and disappeared Indigenous children. It’s also calling on Canada to refer itself to the International Criminal Court for investigation. Kimberly Murray, Canada’s special interlocutor […]

Kamala Harris will promise to “put country above party and above self” in the closing argument of her presidential campaign. The vice president is to deliver the speech Wednesday evening from the same site where Donald Trump fomented the Capitol insurrection, in the hopes that it offers a stark visualization of the choice voters face. […]

The RCMP have arrested two of four suspects from a robbery last night in Whitewood. Someone parked outside of a business was pepper sprayed and forced from their car, hitting the victim with it as he drove away. The victim was taken to hospital. Police found the car on the Cowessess First Nation, but when […]

Dozens of Gordon Lightfoot’s personal belongings — including guitars, artwork, even his highest awards — are up for grabs in an auction that has some fans questioning why the items weren’t rescued by a museum. Texas-based Heritage Auctions is leading the sale of the artifacts in co-operation with Lightfoot’s estate.The auction is currently being held […]

Six children have injuries described as “serious”, after a school bus crash near Tisdale, The crash happened yesterday afternoon at  Township Road 424 and Range Road 2160, 22 kilometres south west of Tisdale. According to the RCMP there were  27 students between the ages of 14 and 17 on the bus, as well as an adult […]

Statistics Canada’s latest financial security survey shows a stark disparity between the wealth of homeowners and renters, even as it fails to capture the true scale what’s owned by Canada’s richest families. The survey, conducted only every few years, shows home-owning families whose main earner was 55 to 64, and who had an employer-sponsored pension, […]