by MBC News | Jan 22, 2026
Photo: from the Canada Infrastructure Bank announcement Jan. 21 that equity loans will be provided to First Nation in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick for a new transmission line. By Sam Laskaris Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Windspeaker.com An agreement enabling...
by MBC News | Jan 22, 2026
Photo: Sturgeon Lake First Nation is located in north-central Saskatchewan, about 30 kilometres northwest of Prince Albert. / Courtesy of Sturgeon Lake First Nation By Nicole Goldsworthy Local Journalism Initiative Reporter SaskToday.ca Sturgeon Lake First Nation...
by MBC News | Jan 22, 2026
By Lucas-Matthew Marsh Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Iori:wase Kristan Straub was appointed the inaugural president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Canada Indigenous Loan Guarantee Corporation (CILGC). The position will place him at the forefront of...
by MBC News | Jan 21, 2026
Photo: Author Shelly Nelson. Photo supplied. / Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter By Chevi Rabbit Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta Native News Plains Cree author and knowledge keeper Shelly Nelson, from Onion Lake, Saskatchewan, is sharing...
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2026
Photo: Gillespie on the tundra / Photo submitted by Murray Gillespie By Renee Lilley Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Portage Graphic Leader After 45 years of navigating the rugged terrain of the Canadian North and tracking wildlife across the Arctic, Murray...
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2026
Photo: Leaders from four Treaty 4 Nations — Zagime Anishinabek, Kinistin Saulteaux, Cote, and The Key First Nations — are partners in Mino Giizis. Through the Anishinabek Power Alliance, they hold a 50% ownership stake. / Photo submitted by Ryan Dick / Neoen By Sonal...
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2026
Photo: Supplied / Doctors and dietitians across the country are calling for stricter rules on school menus at publicly funded institutions. By Maggie Macintosh Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Winnipeg Free Press School and hospital cafeteria menus are under...
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2026
Photo: An aerial shot of the Boundary Dam power station in Saskatchewan with the CCS facility to the right of the power plant. At the facility, exhaust from the Unit 3 turbine is sent for CO2 capture and compression into the pipeline that takes it away for underground...
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2026
An elected representative of the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan has been suspended after several voicemails he left were made public. Last week, audio of voicemails left by Easter Region 2 Representative Brent Digness using offensive, threatening, and derogatory language...
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2026
Photo: The observed annual global mean temperatures for each year from 1980 to 2025 are shown relative to the pre-industrial global mean temperature (1850-1900, before most human-caused warming occurred). The modelling found in 2026 the global mean temperature is...
