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Ryan Donard death inquest to probe reported fatal flight into frigid northern Sask. river – CBC
Donard’s father says he doesn’t believe his son would have gone into the river August 27, 2019 Not much is publicly known about the winter morning when Ryan Donard disappeared and presumably died near Stony Rapids, Sask. At the top of the list of unanswered questions is why, after reportedly fleeing from the RCMP, the […]
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Read MoreSaskatoon Listening Tour – The Royal Society of Canada’s 3rd Annual Listening Tour visited Saskatoon
Led by the College, the Royal Society of Canada spent time in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in July, 2019 on its annual “Listening Tour”. The Listening Tour has evolved into an annual visit to an area of Canada that is remote or somehow under the radar, to sit with the people who live there, and listen. The […]
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Read MoreFive Homes For Families In Need Of Emergency Or Transitional Housing Open In Regina
August 19, 2019 The Government of Canada and the Province of Saskatchewan, along with Silver Sage Holdings Ltd. (Silver Sage), officially celebrated the opening of five single family dwellings for households in need of emergency or transitional housing. Silver Sage acquired and renovated the homes, which are located in residential neighbourhoods close to schools, services […]
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Read MoreMcDowell Foundation Receives Honourary Patronage of the Lieutenant Governor
August 8, 2019 SASKATOON – The Dr. Stirling McDowell Foundation for Research Into Teaching is pleased to announce that His Honour the Honourable Russ Mirasty, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan will serve as the Honourary Patron of the Foundation during his term in office. “We are thrilled that the Lieutenant Governor will be continuing his support […]
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Read MoreEncanto Potash Corp Secures $7.5 Million Operating Line of Credit From National Bank of Canada
VANCOUVER, Aug. 9, 2019 – Encanto Potash Corp. (“Encanto” or the “Company”) (TSXV: EPO) is pleased to announce it has a secured an operating line of credit in the amount of $7.5 million from National Bank of Canada. The funds will be available as a general operating line of credit. “We are extremely pleased to have successfully secured a relationship […]
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Read MorePathway to Reconciliation: City and partners release ayisiyiniwak (second edition)
August 07, 2019 The City, along with collaborating partners Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre (SICC) and Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC), is pleased to share the second edition of “ayisiyiniwak [a/yi/see/ni/wak, Cree for ‘the people’]: A Communications Guide” (ayisiyiniwak). Originally developed in 2017 as an educational resource for City employees to enhance their understanding of […]
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Read MoreSaskatchewan RCMP Update: Sixth person arrested and charged in relation to Tiki Laverdiere homicide investigation
August 07, 2019 On August 6, 2019, at the request of the Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit North, Lloydminster RCMP arrested Soaring Eagle Whitstone of the Onion Lake Cree Nation at a residence in Lloydminster in relation to the homicide investigation of Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere. 33 year-old Whitstone has been charged with the following: 1st Degree Murder, contrary […]
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Read MoreSaskatchewan Welcomes The Pacific Northwest Economic Region Annual Summit
July 22, 2019 The Government of Saskatchewan is proud to welcome delegates to the 29th Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER) Annual Summit in Saskatoon this week. PNWER is a non-partisan, private/public non-profit organization created to advance the common interests of its 10 member jurisdictions, which include Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and Alaska from the United […]
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Read MoreIndigenous-led research centre to address HIV among First Nations, Inuit and Métis
USask researchers to lead $2.9-million project. BY USASK RESEARCH PROFILE AND IMPACT Jul 18, 2019 SASKATOON—The rise in HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among Indigenous people in Saskatchewan and Manitoba is to be addressed by a new $2.9-million Indigenous-led research centre to close gaps in prevention and care. First Nations researchers at the University […]
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Read MoreCanada and First Nations in Treaty#4 and Treaty#6 Mark Settlement of Specific Claims
July 18, 2019 — North Battleford, Saskatchewan— Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Working together in a spirit of co-operation and renewal to find shared solutions through dialogue is the best way to help right past wrongs, honour treaty obligations and advance reconciliation with First Nations in Canada. Today, the Government of Canada and First […]
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