by Joel Willick | Jun 30, 2023 | Current News
A Cree medicine man accused of sexual assault testified at a hearing to see whether his guilty pleas should be withdrawn. Court also heard from his original legal counsel. 60-year-old Cecil Wolfe is facing 12 counts of sexual assault for allegedly abusing multiple...
by MBC News | Jun 30, 2023 | Current News
By: Marc Lalonde, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The lobby group mandated to speak on behalf of off-reserve and Canada’s urban Indigenous population is calling on Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller to step down. The Congress of Aboriginal People...
by MBC News | Jun 30, 2023 | Current News
By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The first woman to serve as national chief for the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has been expelled from office by about 25 per cent of its members, one year shy of completing her three-year...
by MBC News | Jun 30, 2023 | Current News
By: Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News Indigenous youth say they still face systemic barriers in their academic and professional careers, although there have been improvements, according to a new survey from accounting firm...
by MBC News | Jun 29, 2023 | Current News
The Government of Canada is going to be providing $7 million to support First Nations clean energy projects. Federal Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson made the announcement Wednesday while speaking to the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce. One of the...
by MBC News | Jun 29, 2023 | Current News
A new display at the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon aims to symbolize the bond between the hospital and the Indigenous community. At a special ceremony this week, Indigenous leaders, hospital staff, and members of the Jim Pattison Children’s...
by bryanorthner | Jun 29, 2023 | Current News
A potential mine site in northern Saskatchewan is receiving opposition due to its potential effects on the environment and lack of consultation. The Foran McIlvenna Bay Project intends to mine 65 million pounds of copper near Hanson Lake. If permitted, opponents...
by bryanorthner | Jun 29, 2023 | Current News
Former Cowessess First Nations Chief Cadmus Delorme is leading an advisory committee on how to transition approximately 23 million documents related to residential schools. In December 2021, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller directed his department to...
by bryanorthner | Jun 29, 2023 | Current News
The Yukon River Quest is the longest canoe race in Canada, with the journey beginning in Whitehorse and travelling 715 kilometres to Dawson City. The event was created in 1999 by canoeists in Whitehorse who thought it would be fun to host a canoe marathon event. Since...
by MBC News | Jun 28, 2023 | Current News
The Government of Saskatchewan is providing support to the Saskatoon Tribal Council’s (STC) Sawêyihtotân Project. In a media release sent out Wednesday morning the province announced they would be providing the STC $350,000 to fund the project for another year....
