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Ceremony held at James Smith Cree Nation in honour of residential school lives lost
It's an event that has sent shockwaves across the country.The discovery of the remains of 215 children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School site in British Columbia.On Monday, May 31, a ceremony ...
May 31, 2021

Ceremony at PAGC for residential school lives lost
A special and sombre ceremony took place at the Prince Albert Grand Council Monday afternoon in remembrance of the 215 children whose remains were found last week near the former Kamloops Indian Resid...
May 31, 2021

McLennan re-elected in landslide victory
Incumbent Sherry Ann McLennan has emerged on top in a four-person race for regional director of Metis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) Western Region 2.McLennan received 866 votes, roughly four times that o...
May 31, 2021

Silent walk planned to Battleford residential school gravesite in memory of Kamloops children who died
A small gathering is planned near the site of Old Government House, south of Battleford at 6 p.m. May 31, to honour the 215 children whose remains were recently found on the grounds of the former resi...
May 31, 2021

Head of coal-mining panel says Albertans' trust in resource regulators to be examined
EDMONTON - A public consultation committee on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains will consider why Albertans' level of trust in the province's regulatory bodies is so low, the panel's head said Monday...
May 31, 2021

Digness voted in as Eastern Region II representative for MN-S
Brent Digness of Porcupine Plain was voted in as representative for Eastern Region II with the Metis Nation Saskatchewan.Digness was named the interim representative in September and wanted to continu...
May 31, 2021

As promised, Canada coach John Herdman calls in reinforcements for Florida camp
As promised, Canada coach John Herdman has summoned 11 more players to camp in Orlando ahead of Saturday's World Cup qualifying match against Aruba.Herdman brought in the 11, all from MLS teams, as in...
May 31, 2021

Family Fun Day raising money for Meadow Lake & District Humane Society
In the final event of the school year, the Meadow Lake RCMP's Youth Advisory Committee is organizing a Family Fun Day that will help raise funding for the Meadow Lake & District Humane Society. Fa...
May 31, 2021

Local schools embrace orange after remains found at B.C. residential site
Prince Albert schools, like many others across the nation, have been encouraging to wear orange in light of the tragic discovery of the remains of hundreds of children at a former residential school i...
May 31, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Charlottetown council votes to remove statue of Sir John A. Macdonald
Charlottetown city council has voted to permanently remove a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald from a downtown intersection as a response to recent revelations about Canada's residential school system.T...
May 31, 2021