by MBC News | May 10, 2023
(Photo: A ceremony outside the entrance of the Senate.) By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com An inquiry launched May 3 by independent Saskatchewan Senator Marty Klyne aims to bring attention to Indigenous-owned and -controlled...
by bryanorthner | May 9, 2023
The Order of Gabriel Dumont has been awarded since the 1980s, honouring individuals with gold and silver medals for their contributions to the Métis of Canada. The bronze medal, which has acted as a fairly new addition, was released in 2010 to recognize and honour...
by MBC News | May 9, 2023
UPDATE 2:15 PM Manitoba RCMP are downgrading a threat risk after two inmates escaped from prison on Monday. Mounties say they have arrested Xander Tardiff without incident today, yet Kelly Castel remains on the loose. Police earlier issued a dangerous persons alert...
by MBC News | May 9, 2023
Mounties are turning to the public for help in finding a man wanted for attempted obstruction of justice and uttering threats. Cory Knutson is known to frequent Prince Albert, Weyakwin and La Ronge, but RCMP cannot confirm his location. Knutson is described as...
by MBC News | May 9, 2023
Several northern roads in Saskatchewan that support the forestry industry will receive a $6 million investment. The one-time investment is intended to preserve and maintain several forestry-dependent roads that are expected to see an increase in traffic resulting from...
by MBC News | May 8, 2023
A Forensic Anthropologist has been engaged to help identify human remains located near a home on the Big Island Lake Cree Nation. RCMP say last Wednesday night the remains were found. An autopsy has been scheduled for a later date. A search of the area did not find...
by MBC News | May 8, 2023
Construction is beginning on a new group home for adults with intellectual disabilities in the northern village of Creighton. Sod-turning took place this afternoon. The group home will provide five clients who require higher levels of support with 24-hour supervision...
by MBC News | May 8, 2023
Indigenous Economic Development Day acts as a way to acknowledge and celebrate the role of Indigenous businesses and peoples in the economy as well as the importance of economic diversity while highlighting Indigenous and non-Indigenous partnerships, job creation, and...
by MBC News | May 8, 2023
A girl from the Montreal Lake Cree Nation is facing a second-degree murder charge in the homicide of Keith Stewart. RCMP says it arrested the girl, who is under the age of 16 on Thursday. Mounties allege that after midnight last Tuesday it received a report of a man...
by MBC News | May 8, 2023
A movement focused on reconciliation and ending gender-based violence will be taking place Canada-wide this week. The Moose Hide Campaign was created twelve years ago by an Indigenous father and daughter to speak out against gender-based and domestic violence. This...
