First Nations

'You didn't get the best of me': Residential school survivor gets honorary doctorate

CALGARY - Clarence Wolfleg remembers the day his mother took him to school. It was 1956 and for the next 5 1/2 years he attended the Old Sun Residential School outside Gleichen in southern Alberta. "M...

Jun 08, 2021

Indigenous leaders frustrated after Pope passes on apology for residential schools

Indigenous leaders are expressing disappointment and frustration over comments from Pope Francis they say fell short of an apology for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools. "It's just par...

Jun 07, 2021

Red Deer Public students, staff to wear orange shirts following Kamloops residential school discovery

With the discovery of the bodies of 215 children at a former residential school in Kamloops, students and staff across Red Deer Public Schools are being asked to consider wearing orange shirts, a symb...

May 30, 2021

Alberta investing to grow Indigenous tourism

The Alberta government is increasing funding to support Indigenous tourism experiences across the province as part of the plan to help the tourism sector recover.As part of Budget 2021, the province i...

May 28, 2021

Bodies of 215 children buried at former Kamloops Indian Residential School site

TK'EMLUPS TE SECWEPEMC, B.C. - The chief of the Tk'emlps te Secwpemc calls the discovery "unthinkable."The band confirmed Thursday it has found the remains of 215 children buried on the site of the fo...

May 27, 2021

Two injured in rollover at Sunchild First Nation

RCMP are looking into the cause of a single-vehicle rollover on the Sunchild First Nation over the weekend.It happened just after 5 p.m. Sunday.Mounties say there were three occupants in the vehicle. ...

May 11, 2021

Red Dress Day recognized in Red Deer

A number of Red Deerians gathered outside Shining Mountains Living Community Services Wednesday morning to recognize the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and...

May 06, 2021

RCMP lay charge after woman's body found along highway west of Calgary

STONEY NAKODA FIRST NATION - A man from the Stoney Nakoda First Nation west of Calgary has been charged with criminal negligence causing death after a woman was found on the side of a highway on Sunda...

Apr 21, 2021

Falcon mural brings Indigenous outlook to St. Joseph High School community

A newly completed mural brings Indigenous spirit to St. Joseph High School in Red Deer. The mural showcases a falcon sitting on rocks, a family of baby birds in a nest and another falcon flying as a w...

Apr 20, 2021

Urban Aboriginal Voices Society invites public to virtual Community Gathering

Red Deer's Urban Aboriginal Voices Society (UAVS) wants to get back on track with strengthening the community.Its seventh annual Community Gathering takes place Friday and Saturday, concluding with th...

Apr 15, 2021