Tag: First Nation

Suspect of Deadly Stabbings in Saskatchewan Released by Parole Board 7 Months Ago

A key suspect of the mass stabbing in Saskatchewan that left 10 people dead and 18 injured, was granted parole seven months ago, with officials saying that setting the man loose would help transform him into a “law-abiding citizen,” documents show. Myles Sanderson, 30, is one of the two suspects who went on a stabbing…


Suspect in Deadly Saskatchewan Stabbings Released by Parole Board 7 Months Ago

A key suspect in the mass stabbing in Saskatchewan that left 10 people dead and 18 injured, was granted parole seven months ago, with officials saying that setting the man loose would help transform him into a “law-abiding citizen,” documents show. Myles Sanderson, 30, is one of the two suspects who went on a stabbing…


Assembly of First Nations Delegates Reject Resolution Calling for Chief’s Suspension

An emergency resolution before the Assembly of First Nations annual meeting to reaffirm the suspension of National Chief RoseAnne Archibald has failed in Vancouver. Archibald took the stage following Tuesday’s vote and expressed her gratitude for the decision to end what she called an unjust suspension. “I am 100 percent committed to meeting with the…


Ottawa Announces $40 Billion Child Welfare Agreement to Compensate Indigenous Children

The Canadian government announced that it has reached a $40 billion agreement in principle with indigenous leaders to compensate the children harmed by the underfunded on-reserve child welfare system. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller announced the agreement in a press conference on Tuesday, saying that the settlement marks the largest in Canadian history. While $20 billion will…


Ottawa Announces $40 Billion Child Welfare Agreement for Indigenous Children

The Canadian government announced that it has reached a $40 billion agreement in principle with indigenous leaders to compensate the children harmed by the situation on reserves. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller announced the agreement in a press conference on Tuesday, saying that the settlement marks the largest in Canadian history. While $20 billion will be paid…


‘Pretty Chaotic’: Tiny BC Community Reconnected After Flooding Wiped out Bridge

NOOAITCH FIRST NATION, BRITISH COLUMBIA—The same rainfall that forced the evacuation of 7,000 residents in Merritt, B.C., also stranded a small First Nation village just 20 kilometres away, but an all-out effort quickly reconnected the community. What was once the smallSpius Creek turned into a raging torrent earlier this week as record-setting rain washed away…


First Nation Opens Water Treatment Plant, Ending Decades Old Drinking Water Advisory

SHOAL LAKE, ONTARIO, CANADA—Shoal Lake 40 First Nation is welcoming clean, running water for the first time in nearly 25 years. The First Nation on the Manitoba-Ontario boundary is celebrating today the opening of its new water treatment plant, along with a new school. The federal government says a long-term boil-water advisory for the community,…


Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to Meet With Premier Kenney, Mayor Nenshi in Calgary

CALGARY—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to meet today with Premier Jason Kenney and Mayor Naheed Nenshi in Calgary. A spokeswoman for the premier’s office says Kenney wants to discuss pipelines and the reopening of international borders, which have been closed due to COVID−19. Jerrica Goodwin says the premier plans to bring up a fair deal…


Residential Schools: Canada Confronted With Difficult Past

The difficult past and present of Canada’s indigenous peoples are once again in the spotlight after First Nations groups took it upon themselves to locate unmarked graves at two former residential school sites. The issue of missing children and unrecorded burials was the subject of Volume 4 of the 3,500-page Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) report…


Two More Catholic Churches Burn in B.C.’s Southern Interior, Chief Says

CAWSTON, B.C.—Mounties are investigating after they say two more Catholic churches in British Columbia’s southern Interior were destroyed in early−morning fires. RCMP say the Princeton detachment got a report at 3:52 a.m. that St. Ann’s Catholic Church on Upper Similkameen Indian Band land, near Hedley, B.C., was on fire. Another report came in to the…