Union of Taxation Employees national president Marc Brière spoke on the steps of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in downtown Winnipeg on Thursday, and said the union is in favour of a search for the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran at the Prairie Green...
The long-awaited public inquest into the RCMP shooting death on the George Gordon First Nation in July 2021 will take place next month in Regina. On July 6, 2021, RCMP were called to a home on the George Gordon First Nation regarding a man armed with a rifle...
(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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
(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...
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...
The province’s revised Consultation Policy Framework is receiving wide criticism, suggesting it doesn’t go far enough. The policy released Friday increases consultation timelines for Indigenous communities, suspends Crown land lease and sales auctions for two years,...
