by MBC News | Aug 18, 2023 | Current News
(Photo of a wildfire in Northern Sask.) By: Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Friendship centres “always seem to be one of those main points of contact, especially for our Indigenous communities that are going through these...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2023 | Current News
SASKATOON, SASK. – August 16, 2023 – Blayne Arthur, Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture, speaks during a trilateral Agriculture conference at the Sheraton Cavalier Hotel. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. Michelle Berg / Saskatoon StarPhoenix By: Kimiya...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2023 | Current News
The City of Regina is cutting down the oldest tree in Victoria Park. The estimated 123-year-old tree, located along the north side of the park, has been declining in health over the past several years and will be removed before it becomes a hazard to other trees and...
by Joel Willick | Aug 16, 2023 | Current News
A television show focused on stories from northern Saskatchewan was recently renewed for a second season. “Stories of the North” is played on CityTV in Saskatchewan and tells the story of a Moshom telling his granddaughters stories of northern Saskatchewan while...
by Joel Willick | Aug 16, 2023 | Current News
FSIN Vice-Chief David Pratt has officially announced his intention to run for leadership of the Assembly of First Nations. Pratt made the announcement at Wanuskewin Heritage Park Tuesday morning. Today, I announced my candidacy for National Chief of the Assembly of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 16, 2023 | Current News
Cree speakers will have the chance to hear a Canadian Football League (CFL) game called in their language. The Sept. 9 game between the Edmonton Elks and Calgary Stampeders will have play-by-play provided in Cree by Wayne Jackson, who will be broadcasting to people...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2023 | Current News
A man wanted after a shooting earlier this month on the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation is now in custody. RCMP said they arrested 31-year-old Dominic Ahenakew this past weekend at a home on the First Nation after they served a search warrant. Ahenakew is charged with...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2023 | Current News
Saskatchewan RCMP are asking residents in 10 northern communities to head to their local detachments if they need assistance. The announcement comes on the heels of a Sasktel outage which RCMP said is effecting a range of communities in the north including Green Lake,...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2023 | Current News
(Photo of the Brandon Residential School. Courtesy of the Manitoba Historical Society.) By: Miranda Leybourne, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Brandon Sun WARNING: Disturbing content Sioux Valley Dakota Nation is asking the public to come forward with any...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2023 | Current News
Dr. Alexandra King (MD), a citizen of Nipissing First Nation and the Cameco Chair in Indigenous Health and Wellness, leads research into inclusive health practices at the University of Saskatchewan. PHOTO BY UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN By: Kimiya Shokoohi, Local...
