by MBC News | Nov 12, 2021 | Current News
A Regina Indigenous organization has removed tribute items from the steps of the Legislative Assembly. The Regina Treaty/Status Indian Services, under the guidance of Elders, honoured the items, which were placed at the Legislative Building earlier this summer as a...
by MBC News | Nov 12, 2021 | Current News
The Prince Albert Grand Council and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations are calling for immediate action in regards to recent in-custody deaths. Over the past few weeks, three people died while in the custody of the Prince Albert police service. The joint...
by MBC News | Nov 12, 2021 | Current News
La Ronge, Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian band are a part of a University of Saskatchewan study on community dog management in communities without regular access to vets. The study, led by Western College of Veterinary Medicine small animal vet Jordan...
by MBC News | Nov 10, 2021 | Current News
Three men have been charged after allegedly holding a woman hostage in Meadow Lake. RCMP received reports of a woman being held against her will by armed individuals Monday afternoon. A few hours after police arrived on scene, officers were able to enter the residence...
by MBC News | Nov 10, 2021 | Current News
The member of parliament for Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River is going to be serving in his party’s shadow cabinet. Gary Vidal has been named critic for Crown-Indigenous Relations by Conservative Party leader Erin O’Toole. Vidal, who was re-elected to serve his...
by MBC News | Nov 10, 2021 | Current News
WARNING: Disturbing content. An emotional journey to bring home missing residential school children has begun, as the Star Blanket Cree Nation is conducting a ground-penetrating radar search of land near the former Lebret Indian Industrial School. Chief...
by MBC News | Nov 10, 2021 | Current News
Following the third in-custody death involving the Prince Albert Police Service in recent weeks, the detachment has released a statement saying they are committed to transparency in the investigations. Three people died in the custody of police in the city over the...
by MBC News | Nov 9, 2021 | Current News
A 33-year-old man has died while in the custody of the Prince Albert police. Police say the man was arrested this past Sunday afternoon on outstanding warrants and was scheduled to appear in court. Later on Sunday evening, the man was found unresponsive in his cell....
by MBC News | Nov 9, 2021 | Current News
By: By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com As the bodies of Indigenous children who died at residential schools are being reclaimed, so must the cultural objects and remains of Indigenous ancestors that are now in the possession of...
by MBC News | Nov 8, 2021 | Current News
Booster shots are now available to some northern residents. The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) is now offering third doses of COVID-19 vaccine to people in their communities who are over the age of 50. Third doses are also available for health care...
