by MBC News | Mar 30, 2023
The Vatican has rejected the Doctrine of Discovery a year after Pope Francis met with Indigenous groups from Canada and delivered his first apology for the Catholic Church’s role in residential schools. A statement from the Vatican says the papal bulls, or...
by MBC News | Mar 30, 2023
Odelia Quewezance A pair of Indigenous sisters who have spent 30 years behind bars for a murder that someone else confessed to are finally free after they were released on bail Monday in Saskatchewan.The government needs to ensure such a miscarriage of justice is...
by MBC News | Mar 30, 2023
A conference in Cumberland House is looking to educate people about the environmental benefits of controlled fire burns. This week the We are Fire Wildland Fire Conference is being put on by the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) along with the Muskrats to Moose...
by MBC News | Mar 29, 2023
(Photo supplied.) Regina Police are warning that a registered sex offender will be residing in that city as of Thursday. Louis Ted Mercredi is expected to live in the Heritage neighbourhood of Regina, in a residence that provides supervision and monitoring of his...
by MBC News | Mar 29, 2023
By Roman Hayter The event, which first began in 2018, focuses on volunteers taking a cold plunge into Pinehouse Lake to support a number of different charitable causes. Martine Smith, the event’s organizer, said that in the beginning, the money raised from the...
by MBC News | Mar 29, 2023
A second person has been arrested and charged in the death of Taya Sinclair. Prince Albert Police said Chelsey Crowe of Saskatoon, who was already in custody on an unrelated matter was re-arrested Tuesday. She is charged with manslaughter, unlawful confinement, and...
by MBC News | Mar 29, 2023
Photo courtesy of Concordia University. Less than half of First Nations reserves have access to high-speed internet and cellular connectivity, according to a March 27 report tabled by Canadian Auditor General Karen Hogan. “These findings emphasize the persistent...
by MBC News | Mar 28, 2023
The City of Regina is inviting Indigenous artists to apply for a residency with the city. The city’s Indigenous Artist in Residency Program, which is now accepting applications, will provide an artist support to create a new piece or pieces of art for the...
by MBC News | Mar 28, 2023
Indigenous academic leaders are frustrated about how long it took universities to respond to charges of Indigenous identity fraud with well-known scholars Carrie Bourassa, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond and others. “There’s that need again to have dialogue about the...
by MBC News | Mar 27, 2023
By Dan Jones Two sisters, who have spent nearly 30 years in custody for murder are granted bail as a federal review of their 1994 conviction takes place. Nerissa and Odelia Quewezance of the Keeseekoose First Nation have long maintained their innocence in the death of...
