by MBC News | Jul 16, 2026
Update July 17 – Provincial officials confirmed that a bear was involved in this incident. Officials say the names of the two deceased individuals will not be made public at this time. The suspected bear has been euthanized and is being transported to the...
by MBC News | Jul 16, 2026
Photo: The number of children and youth in care has declined for non-Indigenous residents in BC but remained steady for Indigenous residents. Graph via the Ministry of Children and Family Development. By Michelle Gamage Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Tyee...
by MBC News | Jul 16, 2026
The Saskatchewan government is increasing financial assistance and expanding eligibility under the Provincial Disaster Assistance Program. The maximum available to individuals will rise from 240-thousand dollars to 500-thousand dollars, while the limit for small...
by MBC News | Jul 16, 2026
The Regina Police Service is asking for information from the public that could assist in locating 13 year-old Zaria Carrier. Carrier was last seen on June 29, 2026 at approximately 10:00pm in the 2000 block of Lorne Street in Regina, Saskatchewan. She is described as:...
by MBC News | Jul 16, 2026
Carrier Forest Products says it will indefinitely curtail production at its Big River sawmill beginning October 16, affecting approximately 117 employees. The company says production will cease this fall, although limited work will continue at the facility until the...
by MBC News | Jul 16, 2026
UPDATE: Kevin Ross Watt was connected to the kidnapping of a 30-year-old woman and wanted by authorites. As a result of further investigation, Kevin Watt is charged with: one count, kidnapping with firearm, Section 279(1.1)(a), Criminal Code; and one count, fail to...
by MBC News | Jul 16, 2026
Chiefs from across the country have unanimously approved an emergency resolution calling on the federal government to make Indian Residential School denialism a criminal offence under Canada’s hate speech laws. The resolution was passed Wednesday during the...
by MBC News | Jul 16, 2026
Photo: Not Your Ordinary Transportation Service – SheDrives with Purpose BY: Danielle Dufour Regan Gamble, the Owner of SheDrives Ltd. in Edmonton, is excited to be one of 120 Indigenous entrepreneurs selected as a semi-finalist for the 2026 Pow Wow Pitch...
by MBC News | Jul 15, 2026
Visitors heading to this week’s Back to Batoche Days are being urged to come prepared as organizers expect hot temperatures and plenty of mosquitoes during one of North America’s largest Métis gatherings. Danielle Ethier, co-lead of entertainment for Back...
by MBC News | Jul 15, 2026
Production has resumed at Cameco’s Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan following a temporary shutdown earlier this month. The company announced operations restarted after Orano’s McClean Lake mill resumed processing ore. Mining at Cigar Lake...
