Walking Eagle News: Weekend Report

December 15, 2024
A wintry image of Manitoba's legislature building.

Here’s some of the hard-hitting stories Walking Eagle News is keeping an eye on, but is too lazy to write a full article about:

‘How is THAT racist?’ nation’s whites ask

Speaking to reporters at a hastily called press conference, the nation’s white people demanded to know how that could be considered racist. “How is that racist?” they asked. The question follows a three-day summit convened after the white people decided they could no longer joke about anything.

Slight breeze through Manitoba legislature triggers call for more funding for cops

The mere presence of wind has spurred calls for increased funding for police in Manitoba. “Did someone leave a window open?” asked Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, walking through an office of the province’s legislative building. “Better throw some more funding on police.”

British actor Matt Berry to voice audiobook version of The Indian Act

Actor Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadows, Toast of London) will lend his distinctive voice to an audiobook version of The Indian Act, the primary law Canada uses to administer Indian status, local First Nations governments and the management of reserve land. The Indian Act (An Act respecting Indians) will be available on Audible, Spotify, or directly from Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) provided your First Nation government applies and is not currently co-managed by the department.