by MBC News | Jun 28, 2023 | Current News
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Assembly of First Nations chiefs could be voting for a new national chief in December, seven months earlier than scheduled. On June 28, National Chief RoseAnne Archibald could be ousted from the...
by MBC News | Jun 27, 2023 | Current News
The provincial governments of the three prairie provinces and the federal government have wrapped up engagement with First Nations on growing First Nation participation in agriculture. In a media release sent out Tuesday it was announced that Saskatchewan, Manitoba,...
by bryanorthner | Jun 27, 2023 | Current News
A Prince Albert Woman is one of 20 recipients of a national scholarship. The RBC Future Launch Indigenous Youth Scholarship awards 20 scholarships annually to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis students across the country. The scholarship is valued at up to $10,000 per...
by Joel Willick | Jun 27, 2023 | Current News
The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology is celebrating the grand opening of their Pawacikewikamik Nutrien MakerLodge innovative lab. The new lab contains several pieces of innovative technology, including a 3d printer, virtual reality headsets, a Tesla Model...
by MBC News | Jun 27, 2023 | Current News
(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 | Current News
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 | Current News
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 | Current News
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 | Current News
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 | Current News
(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...
