Category Archives: Saskatchewan
Indigenous artist remembered for trailblazing path in Canadian country music
Artists and fans of country music are mourning the loss of a significant Indigenous voice.Shane Yellowbird, 42, passed away unexpectedly Monday.Singer-songwriter Crystal Shawanda entered the Canadian ...
Apr 27, 2022
Beekeepers commission president predicts up to 30 per cent colony loss this year
A killer mite could affect honey production in Saskatchewan this year, according to the president of the Saskatchewan Beekeepers Development Commission.Saskatchewan typically produces about 20 million...
Apr 26, 2022
FSIN seeking to have Pope visit residential school gravesite in Sask.
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) wants Pope Francis to visit a residential school gravesite in Saskatchewan during his upcoming trip to Canada.On April 1, the Pope offered an apol...
Apr 26, 2022
Saskatchewan’s 2022 big game draw set to open Sunday
It's a big day Sunday for Saskatchewan hunters.That's opening day for the province's big game draw, which is used annually to hand out a limited number of hunting licences to Saskatchewan residents.Th...
Apr 26, 2022
"We will not stop until we find Frank": Red Earth Cree Nation Chief on search for missing boy
It's been eight days since a little boy wearing Paw Patrol rubber boots and blue and green dinosaur pajamas went missing on the Red Earth Cree Nation.Since then, overnight temperatures have dipped dow...
Apr 26, 2022
Carbon-pricing too hard on Indigenous groups, small biz, too weak on industry: audit
OTTAWA - Canada's environment commissioner says the national carbon-pricing system is disproportionately hard on Indigenous communities and small businesses and not tough enough on the biggest emitter...
Apr 26, 2022
Second COVID booster shots now available to those 50 and over in Sask.
Saskatchewan has expanded the eligibility for people looking to get a second COVID-19 booster shot.The Ministry of Health announced Tuesday that everyone 50 and over is now eligible for a fourth dose ...
Apr 26, 2022
Saskatchewan set to expand COVID booster eligibility to those 50+
More Saskatchewan residents are about to become eligible for their second COVID-19 booster shot.According to The Canadian Press, Health Minister Paul Merriman announced Monday that everyone 50 and ove...
Apr 25, 2022
RCMP, Red Earth Cree Nation still searching for 5-year-old boy
The Red Earth Cree Nation and Carrot River RCMP are reporting the search for 5-year-old Frank Young is still ongoing.The boy was last seen near his home on Red Earth Cree Nation April 19 at 12:30 p.m....
Apr 25, 2022
CFIA reports more cases of bird flu in Saskatchewan
Bird flu continues to spread in Saskatchewan.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was reported Sunday in a poultry flock in the Rural Municipality o...
Apr 25, 2022