by MBC News | Feb 25, 2016
Premiers have long lobbied the federal government to act on missing and murdered Indigenous women. Now the president of the Native Women’s Association of Canada says it is time for them to back up their call for action with some money. Dawn Lavell-Harvard says...
by MBC News | Feb 25, 2016
NDP MP Georgina Jolibois says it will take years for the community of La Loche to heal from the shootings last month that left four dead and seven others wounded. Jolibois served as mayor of the northern Saskatchewan community for 12 years and wants Canadians to know...
by MBC News | Feb 24, 2016
The community of La Loche is refusing to give up its light after the dark and traumatic events that happened inside its high school last month. On Wednesday afternoon, the small northern village hosted a solidarity walk that brought out hundreds of residents. Students...
by MBC News | Feb 24, 2016
Local leaders in Wollaston Lake have unveiled their own proposal for an all-season road. The community held a public meeting Wednesday afternoon to present their plan. The proposed road would be a P3 model of construction built over three phases. The first phase...
by MBC News | Feb 24, 2016
Some headway is being made at a national conference on Indigenous education in Ottawa, but the real test will come next month when the Liberal government delivers its first budget. Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett announced funding for about 20 First...
by MBC News | Feb 24, 2016
There was a lot of ground to cover in La Loche on Wednesday morning as a panel of community leaders gave an update on how they’re recovering from last month’s tragic shooting. The panel discussion with school leadership, the RCMP, acting mayor Kevin Janvier, and...
