Politics

The Saskatchewan NDP has replaced its leader four times, once after each election defeat, since it last held power in 2007. These changes in leadership have not and will not make much difference. To handle today's global crises – now ecological as well as economic – will require building progressive coalitions, not just electing a new party leader.

Last weekend, a Regina police dog sent an Indigenous man to the hospital after a violent arrest. For three decades, community members have been complaining about the Saskatchewan police's use of dogs and excessive force.

In 2021, a disability scholar set out to look for the graves of people who died in psychiatric institutions in her home province of Saskatchewan.

John William Warnock (Jack) passed away at the age of 88 years on May 27, 2022 in Victoria, B.C. Jack contributed numerous articles to Briarpatch Magazine over the years and was the assistant editor and a feature writer from 1990 to 1995.

The closure of the Extra Foods on Broadway Avenue in Saskatoon is just one of many grocery store closures that have left Saskatoon’s central areas without access to fresh fruit and veggies within an easily walkable distance. 

The recent assault of Colby Tootoosis near Battleford is part of a larger ongoing struggle between Indigenous Peoples and colonial violence in the region.

Every day, I drive by signs with your face on them that tell me you’re standing up for a strong Saskatchewan. But who are you standing up for?

In southeast Saskatchewan, a dispute over a road allowance is raising questions about fair access to farmland.

After the Victims Voices Regina Instagram page sparked a reckoning with sexual violence in Saskatchewan, we talked to survivors about why they went public with their stories.

Saskatchewan’s Muslim community dates back over 100 years – but Islamophobic hate crimes and microaggressions are still all too common here.