Murray Wood: What happened to basic manners?
At the risk of sounding old fashioned, Murray Wood is questioning the manners of some of the people he meets. He says pe...
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COVID-19 outbreaks in 23 First Nations prompting concerns
OTTAWA - Federal officials say the next two weeks will be crucial in trying to determine the scope and severity of the spread of COVID-19 in First Nations communities. Cases of the virus have begun to...
May 01, 2020
Regional perimeter checkpoints implemented in northwestern Saskatchewan as COVID-19 outbreak continues
The mayor of a northwestern Saskatchewan town is asking those who don't live in Ile-a-la-Crosse, La Loche or numerous First Nations communities not to travel there unless absolutely necessary. As of T...
Apr 23, 2020 (Ile-a-la-Crosse/Facebook)
Without Indigenous consent for pipelines, expect more confrontations
OTTAWA - Canadians can expect more disruptive protests if the federal government pushes forward with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion against the wishes of some of the Indigenous communities it w...
Mar 05, 2020
Youth summit aims to change future for Sask. Indigenous youth
Alphonse Thomas is out to make a difference. The 19-year-old from Alberta’s Enoch Cree Nation is a member of the rap group Only the Brothers that was asked to perform at a youth summit wellness ...
Feb 18, 2020
Protests supporting Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs against pipeline held on Albert Street
Traffic was blocked for about an hour at several spots along Albert Street on Saturday night, as a protest was held in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs in British Columbia who oppose the...
Feb 15, 2020 Protesters stage a demonstration on the Albert Street bridge in Regina on Feb. 15. Those in attendance were rallying in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs who oppose the construction of a natural gas pipeline in their territory.
FSIN to ask feds for $1.8B to fund child welfare bill
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations plans to call on Ottawa for roughly $1.8 billion in funding for new legislation that would see child welfare jurisdiction handed back to First Nations ac...
Jan 10, 2020
Alberta fires back at UN committee for criticism of energy megaprojects
EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says the United Nations is an unelected, unaccountable body that has no business criticizing Canada's energy megaprojects. Sonya Savage, in a statement, says that ...
Jan 08, 2020 Alberta Minister of Energy Sonya Savage. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
Indigenous opposition to pipeline shouldn’t outweigh others: Provinces
VANCOUVER - The governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan are urging the Federal Court of Appeal to defer to cabinet's approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline because they say Indigenous opposition shou...
Dec 19, 2019 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Court to hear First Nations’ challenge of Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
VANCOUVER - Four British Columbia Indigenous groups are set to argue in the Federal Court of Appeal that the Canadian government failed to consult adequately with them before its latest approval of th...
Dec 16, 2019
Firefighting expert says First Nations need more resources
A firefighting specialist believes more needs to be done to prevent fires on First Nations. Richard Kent, the commissioner of emergency and protective services for the Prince Albert Grand Council, poi...
Dec 06, 2019
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, Sept. 18
Evan talks with Fraser Institute Senior Fellow Michael Zwaagstra aobut his recent research about university student beha...