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Man Who Killed 11 Dies From Cocaine Overdose In Custody

Tragic incident in Saskatchewan, Canada: Myles Sanderson, responsible for 11 deaths, dies of cocaine overdose in police custody.

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Inquest begins into a 2022 stabbing rampage in Canada that killed 11 and injured 17

An inquest has begun into a stabbing rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation that left 11 people dead and 17 injured in 2022

The Independent UK

How to Empower Indigenous Learners

From humble beginnings in 1976, First Nations University of Canada is transforming higher learning for Indigenous students

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Canada province uses constitutional override to advance pronoun legislation

Saskatchewan invokes clause to push through controversial bill requiring parental consent for children to change pronouns

The Guardian - US

“Parents’ Rights” Rhetoric Is Rooted in Radical Conspiracy Theories

Why are federal and provincial conservative leaders echoing the talking points of QAnon?

The Walrus

Reading disabilities are a human rights issue — Saskatchewan joins calls to address barriers

As fall school routines settle down, for many families whose children struggle with reading, it could mean another year of stress and financial burden as they navigate school systems to advocate for support.

The Conversation

Saskatchewan’s revised policy for consulting Indigenous nations is not nearly good enough

The Government of Saskatchewan announced its revised framework for consultation with First Nation and Métis communities in August 2023. This framework sets out the provincial government’s latest approach to fulfilling its constitutional duty to consult and accommodate Indigenous Peoples. However, Indigenous leaders say the changes do not go far enough.

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The Legacy of Saskatchewan’s Most Controversial—and Impactful—Artist Program

The infamous Emma Lake Artists’ Workshops were ad hoc, low budget, and falling apart. They also reimagined the possibilities of art

The Walrus

‘We are going to overcome this’: Cree nation counts cost on anniversary of mass killings

A year after the murder of 10 of their own, Canada’s James Smith Cree Nation says the justice system is still failing them

The Guardian - UK

Saskatchewan naming and pronoun policy: The best interests of children must guide provincial parental consent rules

Saskatchewan’s Premier Scott Moe recently shuffled his cabinet. Among the ministers changing portfolios is Dustin Duncan, who is being moved from education to overseeing the province’s Public Service Commission.

The Conversation

Canadian judge rules thumbs-up emoji can represent contract agreement

A Saskatchewan court rules emoji is just as valid as a signature and orders a farmer to pay $61,442 for unfulfilled contract

The Guardian - US

Trans and gender-diverse people in Saskatchewan need better access to primary care

Research has demonstrated time and again that the social marginalization and exclusion experienced by many people who are trans and gender diverse are closely tied to having poorer health, including higher rates of chronic illness.

The Conversation

How Connor Bedard ‘mania’ put the Regina Pats on the hockey map

Bedard’s exploding fame this past season made his junior team in Regina, Saskatchewan, one of the centers of the hockey universe. The enormous attention was both thrilling and overwhelming for team employees. “There was no playbook for this,” CEO Gord Pritchard said.

Chicago Sun-Times

How Artemis 2 moon astronaut Jeremy Hansen helped find a rare crater on Earth

A surprise crater find in Saskatchewan may pay off big for Artemis 2 astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who was on the expedition. He may see a similar crater type on the moon.

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How colonial racism fuels Saskatchewan's criminalization of Indigenous men

Boden Umpherville, a 40-year-old Indigenous man, recently died following a brutal altercation with Saskatchewan’s Prince Albert Police Service during his arrest.

Daily Mirror

Lottery winner scoops huge cash prize – but goes back to bed so he doesn't disturb wife

Stan Ismond scooped nearly £60,000 after playing the lottery but once he discovered he had the winning numbers, he went back to bed as he didn't want to wake his wife with his celebrations in Saskatchewan, Canada

Reuters

Police say only one brother involved in Canada mass stabbing last year-CBC News

Canada's worst-ever mass stabbing, which left 11 people dead and 17 wounded in Saskatchewan last year, was carried out by just one of the two brothers initially thought to be responsible, CBC News reported police as saying on Thursday.

Tribune News Service

AI weed-killing drones are coming for the mega farms

For the past three years, Terry Aberhart has watched the spindly, fixed-wing drones zip across the big skies over his farm in Canada’s Saskatchewan province, testing a technology that could be the future of weeding.

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Syphilis cases in babies skyrocket in Canada amid healthcare failures

The numbers of babies born with syphilis in Canada are rising at a far faster rate than recorded in the United States or Europe, an increase public health experts said is driven by increased methamphetamine use and lack of access to the public health system for Indigenous people.

The Walrus

Where the Children Are Buried

Thousands of Indigenous children died at residential schools across Canada. This is the story of one community’s search for unmarked graves

Tribune News Service

‘Experience Regina’: Canadian city apologizes for sexualized tourism campaign

A group in charge of tourism in Regina, the capital city of Saskatchewan, a province in western Canada, is apologizing for leaning into sexual innuendos as part of its recently unveiled rebranding campaign.

The Conversation

Growing farmland inequality in the Prairies poses problems for all Canadians

Real estate is a hot topic in Canada. Most Canadians are acutely aware of how home prices and rents have skyrocketed in the last 15 years or so. In large cities, investor ownership of condos and houses has attracted the attention of policymakers and the public at large, prompting the…

The Conversation

Looking forward into the past: Lessons for the future of Medicare on its 60th anniversary

It is the 60th anniversary of Medicare, but no one seems to care.

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Trudeau pledges aid for Indigenous community after stabbing spree

Visit to James Smith Cree Nation comes after leaders called for resources to set up tribal policing, addiction services.

The Conversation

Convicted murderer Colin Thatcher's invitation to the Saskatchewan legislature diminishes us all

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and key legislators are under fire for inviting and initially defending the invitation of convicted killer and former cabinet minister Colin Thatcher to the throne speech.

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