First Nation engineer named new president of national mining organization

by MBC News | Mar 25, 2026

Photo: Kaella-Marie Earle. Photo supplied / Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter By Sam Laskaris Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Windspeaker.com Kaella-Marie Earle, a member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island, has been named...

Carrying the Story of the Star: Melissa Victor Builds the Kwósel Brand

by MBC News | Mar 25, 2026

Photo: Melissa Victor is the proud owner of Kwósel Indigenous Jewelry and Art. / Chevi Rabbit, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter By Chevi Rabbit Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta Native News Melissa Victor didn’t expect her journey into beadwork to...

Event showcasing Shared Values and Different Traditions presented at MacEwan U

by MBC News | Mar 25, 2026

Photo: Elder Tom Snow. Photo supplied. By Troy Dumont Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta Native News On March 11, MacEwan, Kihêw Waciston, IslamicFamily, and The Mosquers Film Festival presented îbutze îciyabi (“to make yourself thirsty”), an event that...

How B.C.’s ‘Defective’ Land titles Are Spooking Banks and Freezing Richmond’s Industrial Heartland

by MBC News | Mar 24, 2026

By John Wirth Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta Native News A Landmark August 2025 B.C. Supreme Court ruling (Cowichan Tribes v. Canada) declared Aboriginal title over 1,800 acres of Richmond’s industrial heartland. The Legal Shift: For the first time, the...

Charges laid after deer and fawns run down by truck near Maryfield

by MBC News | Mar 24, 2026

Photo: The remains of a dead deer after it was run down by a truck near Maryfield./ Nicole Taylor, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter By Nicole Taylor Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The World-Spectator Conservation officers have laid charges against one person...