People

Story of oppression, persecution, survival and hope, travelling throughout the northeast

Prisoner of Tehran is a story about Marina Nemat, who when she was only 16 years old back in 1982, was arrested on false charges by Iranian Revolutionary Guards and tortured in Tehran's Evin prison.At...

Mar 22, 2023

Slain officers' families will get $100,000 from Heroes' Fund, Alberta premier says

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the families of two Edmonton police officers who were fatally shot this week are each to receive $100,000 from the province's Heroes' Fund. Smith made th...

Mar 18, 2023

Ottawa to allow temporary Syrian, Turkish residents to stay longer after earthquake

TORONTO - The federal government says it will make it easier for temporary residents in Canada from Turkey and Syria to extend their stay in the country after a powerful earthquake struck their countr...

Mar 18, 2023

Métis Nation reinstating group to help get harvesting rights recognized across province

The Mtis Nation of Saskatchewan (MN-S) is reinstating a group aimed at ensuring that their peoples' harvesting rights are recognized across Saskatchewan.Currently, Mtis people can receive fines for hu...

Mar 08, 2023

Lac La Ronge Winter Festival awards King and Queen Trapper titles

Lac La Ronge Indian Band Coun. Gerald McKenzie of Grandmother's Bay and Clarissa Burns of Prince Albert are this year's Lac La Ronge Winter Festival King and Queen Trappers. The King and Queen Trapper...

Mar 05, 2023

Sask. NDP planning to hold Moe accountable in spring legislative sitting

With the spring sitting of the Legislative Assembly to begin Monday, Saskatchewan NDP is looking ahead to what it will press Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party government on.NDP Leader Carla Beck says the...

Mar 05, 2023

Canada's chief of the defence staff makes trip to Ukrainian capital

WARSAW, Poland - The Department of National Defence says Canada's top soldier has just wrapped up a visit to Ukraine's capital. A readout released by the department on Saturday says Chief of the Defen...

Mar 05, 2023

‘Felt like a life sentence:’ Former student at Christian school recalls trauma at bible centre near Big River

Mark Drapak said he remembers the day he was sent off to Canaan Land, a bible training centre by Big River.He called it one of the most traumatizing experiences of his life.Drapak said he attended Sas...

Mar 04, 2023

'Not scared to be seen': Two-spirit northerner walks the runway in New York City

Never in his life did La Loche's Jazz Moise think he would be walking a runway in New York City during its famed Fashion Week.But the 25-year-old, two-spirit northerner did just that on Feb. 10 for To...

Mar 02, 2023

Indigenous barber honouring his culture by cutting hair

A former Prince Albert resident is celebrating his Indigenous culture through his new career.Keegan Thomas recently graduated from Saskatchewan Polytechnic's Hairstylist diploma program in P.A. and fo...

Mar 02, 2023