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Commons holds special debate on remains of 215 children found at residential school
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it is Canada's fault that 215 Indigenous children were buried in an unmarked, mass grave at a one-time residential school in Kamloops, B.C. He says Canadian...
Jun 01, 2021
Tour of future wellness centre shows structure at 50 per cent completion
The $16.1 million, 20,000 square-foot future wellness centre is 50 per cent complete. larongeNOW, along with Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson and health staff, toured the unde...
Jun 01, 2021
Sask. First Nation Elder says increased funding and resources needed to help families recover from residential school experience
An Elder from Sturgeon Lake First Nation west of Prince Albert says he was not surprised when he heard the tragic and horrific news that the remains of 215 children were found at a residential school ...
Jun 01, 2021
Saskatchewan's Andrew Albers leads Canada to 7-0 no-hitter in Olympic qualifiers
Saskatchewan's Andrew Albers is turning heads on the international stage. Taking the mound for Team Canada in their opening game of the Olympic qualifiers in West Palm Beach, Fla. on Monday, the North...
Jun 01, 2021
Wilting Leafs: Toronto's long Stanley Cup drought continues after another early exit
Chicago's Al Yellon knows the pain that Toronto Maple Leafs fans were feeling Tuesday after the team's Stanley Cup drought was extended to 54 years and counting. He became a Cubs fan as a youngster an...
Jun 01, 2021
Small number of fans to attend Winnipeg Jets NHL playoff game, Manitoba premier says
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says a small number of fans will be allowed in the stands for the upcoming National Hockey League playoff series between The Winnipeg Jets and Montreal Cana...
Jun 01, 2021
La Ronge RCMP investigating assault on two children in Bell's Point
La Ronge RCMP are investigating after two children in Bell's Point were assaulted. That's according to an RCMP media release, which states on May 29 at 6:47 p.m., officers received a call to assist em...
Jun 01, 2021
Step by step: Sask. gov’t says final phase of reopening could begin July 11
The Saskatchewan government has laid out the steps required to get to the final step of its Re-Opening Roadmap.Public health measures like mandatory masking and limits on the size of gatherings will b...
Jun 01, 2021
Survivor of B.C. residential school breaking silence and calling for action
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - News of the remains of 215 children being discovered at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia jolted Clayton Peters, whose seven years of torment there have been...
Jun 01, 2021
COVID-19 deaths brought Canadian life expectancy down, Quebec most affected: StatCan
MONTREAL - The federal statistics agency says the COVID-19 pandemic led to a drop in Canada's life expectancy in 2020. Statistics Canada says it estimates that life expectancy across the country decli...
Jun 01, 2021