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Vianne Timmons is among several high-profile Canadian academics whose claims of Indigeneity have recently been challenged.

Indigenous people have been raising alarm bells over Amira and Nadya Gill's claims of Inuit ancestry for years, now a family tied up in their claims is asking the RCMP to step in.

Vianne Timmons, the former president of the University of Regina, is taking a temporary leave of absence from Memorial University amid Indigenous identity claims.

The Opposition critic for First Nations and Métis Relations said when a person claims to be Indigenous but isn't, they take away space from Indigenous people.

The First Nations University of Canada hopes a new agreement with the University of Regina will be enough to get its funding back.

A group of professors at the University of Regina is protesting a scholarship program for the dependents of dead soldiers, arguing it promotes militarism

<p><span>In Saskatchewan, there are plenty of job vacancies but getting people trained can be difficult. </span> <span>While the Premier seeks trained professionals in Ireland, he has also talked about engaging the Aboriginal population. </span> </p> <p> </p>

<p><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">REGINA - After more than twenty years, the University of Regina held a council meeting on Wednesday afternoon, convening students and faculty members to find new solutions to its financial problems. </span></p> <p> </p>

The cameras were flashing as students who were part of the “Campus For All” initiative posed for photos on the red carpet.

Currently there are 14,360 students enrolled at the U of R and the number of Aboriginal and international students continues to grow.

On Trudeau! On Ambrose! On May and Mulcair! Poetic politicians perform a Christmas classic.

The University of Regina is rolling out a five-year strategy to explore ways of becoming more eco-friendly.

A University of Regina student had the opportunity to pose a question to the leaders of both Canada and Mexico on Tuesday as part of the North American Leaders’ Summit.

Timmons shared her story during a national convention held at the U of R that brought families caring for people with FASD together with researchers and government officials.

A revered emergency fund at the University of Regina is in jeopardy as COVID-19 continues to close doors.

Despite being the long-weekend, there was little time for rest and recreation for hundreds of newly-minted University of Regina students during moving day on Saturday.

Two Nigerian students say they are overwhelmed to be back studying in Canada after being deported last year for visa violations.

Favour Amadi and Victoria Ordu were studying on scholarship at the University of Regina. They're facing deportation since last June after they both took jobs at Walmart without proper work visas. The students call it a "misunderstanding" and are seeking a pardon, but the Canadian government isn't budging.

The University of Regina president responds to recent controversy following George Elliott Clarke’s scheduled lecture at the university which has since been cancelled by Clarke himself.

It was one year ago that the federal and provincial government’s pulled funding from the school. Students protested the move, and after several changes were made to how the school is run, the funding was restored