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Nearly three years after a deadly rampage started in the small Nova Scotia community of Portapique, the community is finding ways to heal with the construction of a new community hall. Residents of Portapique are still dealing with the impacts of the April 2020 mass shooting — an event that …
Read More »Red River College Polytech, Assiniboine Community College instructors vote to strike – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Instructors and other staff at two of Manitoba’s largest colleges have voted in favour of taking strike action. Manitoba Government and General Employees’ Union (MGEU) members at Red River College Polytech (RRC) and Assiniboine Community College (ACC) gave the union “a strong …
Read More »Maskwacis elder sees big change in her community following papal visit
Elder Mary Moonias of the Louis Bull Tribe spent 10 years in a residential school. She was taken from her family when she was just seven years old. “There was four of us: myself and three little ones,” she said about her brothers and sister that attended at the same …
Read More »Guelph Community Foundation donates nearly $30K to winter camp programs – Guelph
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ten local winter camp programs are receiving a donation from the Guelph Community Foundation. A total of $28,700 is coming from the foundation’s Kids to Camp grant program. In a news release, the money will allow over 200 local children to attend …
Read More »Winnipeg’s Point Douglas community concerned about businesses, housing units destroyed by fires – Winnipeg
A major fire shut down Main Street for the second time in a month this past weekend and the Point Douglas area has now lost three businesses and numerous housing units, prompting the community to voice some concerns. Over the past month, fires have hit Main Street hard and the …
Read More »Northern Manitoba community declares state of emergency – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Northern Manitoba community in the midst of a crisis, according to its chief, is now declaring a state of emergency. Chief Shirley Ducharme of O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation, also known as South Indian Lake, says a string of recent deaths in the …
Read More »Indigenous comedy duo forms in B.C. out of community need for laughter – BC
Just a couple of “dirty old grannies,” is how Lilet and Soogah – or Bev Prince and Winnie Sam – describe their comedy duo. The grannies are from Nak’azdli Whut’en First Nation near Fort St. James, B.C. They grew up together, live two houses apart and say comedy sort of …
Read More »Winnipeg’s Syrian community holds fundraiser after another devastating earthquake – Winnipeg
Winnipeg’s Syrian community came together to hold a fundraiser for the victims of yet another devastating earthquake on Monday. A new 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck parts of Turkey and Syria that were laid waste two weeks ago by a massive quake that killed around 45,000 people. Community members poured in to support relief …
Read More »Teen girl helps save family from apartment fire in northern Manitoba community – Winnipeg
More than 40 people in a northern Manitoba First Nation are displaced, and the eight apartments they called home are gone. But a teen in the community is being hailed a hero for risking her life to save others. Families are overwhelmed by the total loss of an apartment building …
Read More »Manitobans to have say on budget through town halls, community meetings – Winnipeg
Manitobans will get to share their two cents on how the government spends money in the upcoming budget. The province has announced the dates and times for telephone town hall engagement sessions and in-person public meetings meant for Manitobans to give feedback on what the province’s priorities should be. Four …
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