by MBC News | Jun 27, 2023
(Photo courtesy of the Canada Sports Hall of Fame.) By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com A pair of former elite athletes were among the panelists gathered at an event in Calgary last week to discuss the importance of Indigenous...
by Joel Willick | Jun 26, 2023
Construction officially got underway Monday morning to relocate the St. Frances Cree Bilingual School in Saskatoon. Several dignitaries were on hand for a land-blessing ceremony to kick-off the start of the school’s construction. “St. Frances Cree Bilingual...
by MBC News | Jun 26, 2023
Saskatoon Police say it has identified two people suspected in a homicide earlier this month. Jayden Faith Morin and Tanya Faye Desjarlais are accused in the death of a woman June 10, in the 300 Block of Avenue H South. Morin is described as being 5’8” tall weighing...
by MBC News | Jun 26, 2023
A public inquest, which was to begin today in Prince Albert, has been adjourned. Jury selection was scheduled this morning into the inquest of Jordan Norfield. The inquest has been rescheduled for next year at the request of family counsel. Norfield died at Victoria...
by bryanorthner | Jun 23, 2023
The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) Women’s Commission is continuing with their work to raise awareness about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG). Thursday in Prince Albert the commission held its annual walk to raise awareness about...
by bryanorthner | Jun 23, 2023
(Photo of a section of Highway 2.) The virtual open house showcases a variety of possible changes, such as the building of a paved and lighted pedestrian pathway east of the highway from Far Reserve Road to Brown Street, as well as a new bridge over the Montreal...
by MBC News | Jun 23, 2023
Punnichy RCMP are seeking the public’s help in locating a truck and a man charged in a fatal collision. Yesterday at approximately 5:50 p.m., Punnichy RCMP received a report of a collision involving a small child on the George Gordon First Nation. An...
by MBC News | Jun 23, 2023
A public inquest will convene next month in the death of an Indigenous woman at the Battleford Union Hospital. Jilissa Nighttraveller (Napitchit) was found unresponsive in a bathroom on March 24, 2021. Staff attempted live-saving efforts, including resuscitation, but...
by MBC News | Jun 23, 2023
(Photo of Attorney General David Lametti.) By: Matteo Cimellaro, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer The federal government has released an action plan on how it will implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of...
by MBC News | Jun 22, 2023
By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com With only three days left before the House of Commons broke for the summer, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller tabled implementation legislation for self-government for Métis Nations...