A month ago, Tristen Durocher’s 44-day fast ended with the hope that it would spark change in the heart of Saskatchewan. Now the Sask Party, who voted against suicide prevention legislation and prompted Durocher to start Walking With Our Angels, won a majority in Monday […]
Young voters gained an important asset in 2019. This was in the form of the non-profit Future Majority, a non partisan organization that was established to get more youth involved in the political process and to get them talking about what issues were important to […]
Turning 18 can be an exciting time in a young person’s life as it means being able to vote in elections. Several young first-time provincial election voters have similar reasons as to why they are voting. “I’m voting because, not only is it our right, […]
The onset of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has fostered new concerns among residents in assisted living facilities and care homes — how to safely vote. Senior residents who overcame months of isolation and limited outside contact have, as high-risk voters, also had […]
This Saskatchewan election, people aged 19-35 make up the biggest voting bloc according to Global News. This means that young voters have the chance to dramatically affect results at the polls. Mira Cappello, a third-year education student at the University of Regina, voted in her […]
As Lorie Matthewson sipped from her tea, she reminisced on the memory of her daughter Emily. “Emily was quite vivacious and was often doing silly things and making us laugh a lot,” said Matthewson. “She was friendly, easy-going and had a very big heart that […]
The COVID Alert app was launched in Saskatchewan on Sept. 18 and has since provided a large sense of relief to some people in Regina and Saskatoon. The app notifies its users when they are in proximity to one another via Bluetooth technology. It […]
Many people know Everyday Kitchen for its sourdough doughnuts, but for Lulu’s Lodge, the coffee bar is known for its charity work. Everyday Kitchen, located south of Value Village on Hamilton Street, started supporting local charities in March after seeing the fear and uncertainty COVID-19 […]
Orange Shirt Day is happening on September 30 and Indigenous students and educators alike are taking part in the event. The event was started in 2013 as a way to raise awareness about Indian residential schools in Canada. Mick Favel is an Indigenous student studying […]
With regularly-scheduled blood drives at schools, shopping malls and corporate offices being cancelled in the interest of social distancing during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, medical professionals are worried about the possibility of a nationwide blood shortage. Danna Henderson, a licensed practical nurse at All Nations […]
