by Amber Bear | Apr 16, 2024
A new bench dedicated to Jean Marie LaChance has been installed on the Prince Albert Rotary Trail, near the Victoria Hospital. LaChance, a 29-year-old mother of five was murdered September 15,1991. Her remains were found in a field near the Victoria Hospital. It has...
by MBC News | Apr 16, 2024
By: Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News The Canadian government must amend the self-government agreement it signed with the Métis Nation of Alberta (MNA), a federal court ruled on March 28, arguing the deal is overly broad...
by Jenna Smith | Apr 15, 2024
Peter A. Beatty was named the new Chief of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation after last week’s election. He earned 969 votes, beating out nine other candidates including now former Chief, Karen Bird, who gathered 434 votes. Beatty served as Chief of the Nation from...
by Amber Bear | Apr 15, 2024
(Photo by Amber Bear.) A playground in the Village of Weldon is to be built, honouring one of the victims of the September 2022 mass stabbing victims. The Weldon Playground Project received a $116,000 donation from the James Smith Cree Nation at a fundraiser in the...
by Jenna Smith | Apr 12, 2024
Closing arguments were heard today for two women accused of the death of Sheena Billette on December 23, 2019. Deborah McKenzie and Sharise Sutherland-Kayseas are both facing a first-degree murder charge at the Court of King’s Bench in Prince Albert. McKenzie and...
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2024
Candle Lake resident, Joanne Angelstad, is the EXTRA winner of $100,000 from a $4 ticket for February 21 LOTTO 649 draw. The experience of winning literally brought Angelstad. “I went to scan my tickets quickly while I was leaving the hospital with my sister,” she...
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2024
The Saskatoon Tribal Council is creating programming to help male inmates reintegrate back into society. The provincial government is committing $800,000 to develop and deliver culturally supportive programming aimed at reducing returns to custody. “STC remains...
by Amber Bear | Apr 12, 2024
The Cowessess First Nation’s importation request was denied for the gift of 20 bison from the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency denied it because the United States Department of Agriculture did not test for Bovine Tuberculosis. This...
by MBC News | Apr 11, 2024
A new podcast series, developed by a northern Saskatchewan Indigenous storyteller aims to take listeners on a captivated journey of global issues through an Indigenous perspective. “Nohcimihik/ Into the Bush” launched Wednesday with three episodes: Melina...
by MBC News | Apr 11, 2024
Organizations with the aim to advance violence prevention efforts and foster safety for Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people now have access to $800,000 in funding. The provinces’ Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Community Response Fund...
