by MBC News | Jul 19, 2022 | Current News
Regina residents have launched an ethics complaint against a City Councillor for comments made toward Indigenous People. The complaint has the backing of 47 residents and is seeking to have Terina Shaw removed from Council. The Regina Leader-Post reports that the...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2022 | Current News
Six people are swimming 163 kilometers of Lake Diefenbaker tomorrow to help raise funds for women’s shelters in the province. The swimmers will take turns covering the Lake, looking to raise $10,000 for the Piwapan Women’s Centre in La Ronge and the YWCA in...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2022 | Current News
The membership of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) are being asked to vote on some proposed changes to the band’s election act. Five possible changes are being presented to membership, one of the biggest possible changes involves electronic voting and if...
by Joel Willick | Jul 15, 2022 | Current News
Wanuskewin Heritage Park was the host for a historic signing of the Buffalo Treaty on Friday afternoon. The Buffalo Treaty was originally signed in 2014 on Blackfeet territory in Montana. The treaty is is an agreement between indigenous people across North America for...
by MBC News | Jul 15, 2022 | Current News
By Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Metis Nation-Saskatchewan has decided against taking possession of the former Rivier Academy in Prince Albert. City Council passed a discretionary use permit at their meeting in April and the Prince Albert...
by MBC News | Jul 14, 2022 | Current News
A Senate report recommends Canada overhaul its consent processes for medical procedures, after a study found Indigenous women were forced or coerced into tubal ligation or sterilizations without being properly consulted. The 46-page report outlines 13 recommendations,...
by MBC News | Jul 14, 2022 | Current News
Survivors of Canada’s Federal Indian Day schools who didn’t submit a claim can still be part of a Class Action lawsuit even though the deadline to submit was Wednesday. An extension request can be made to the settlement process until January of 2023 with...
by MBC News | Jul 14, 2022 | Current News
The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Association is donating $125,000 to the Tony Cote Summer Games. “These Games are a celebration of our youth and the strength and resilience of our people and throughout the games we will honor the very powerful message that ‘Every...
by MBC News | Jul 13, 2022 | Current News
By: Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The StarPhoenix The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that — despite a multi-year investigation into charges of misconduct against him — Prince Albert lawyer Peter V. Abrametz did not face undue delays during...
by MBC News | Jul 13, 2022 | Current News
By: Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News (ANNews) – History will be made at the July 22 Canadian Football League (CFL) game between the Edmonton Elks and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Indigenous-focused news outlet Windspeaker will...
