by MBC News | Mar 26, 2020
As First Nations who undertake elections during the COVID-19 pandemic decide whether to proceed, a University of Saskatchewan professor said the case could be made for either. Yet he said First Nations should hold the authority to decide on if an election should take...
by MBC News | Mar 26, 2020
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says two people who attended a supper north of Prince Albert earlier this month have tested positive for COVID-19. The Lakeland Snowmobile Club Wilderness Rally Supper in Christopher Lake was held Mar. 14 with about 110 people in...
by MBC News | Mar 25, 2020
Lac La Ronge Indian Band voters will not be going to the polls on Monday after all. The band’s election tribunal made the decision to postpone the vote Wednesday due to ongoing concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic. An advance poll had already been cancelled. The...
by MBC News | Mar 25, 2020
A northern Saskatchewan gold mine is suspending operations. The Seabee Gold Operation is owned by Vancouver-based SSR Mining. It is located about 125 kilometres northeast of La Ronge. In a press release late Wednesday afternoon, the company says it will be entering...
by MBC News | Mar 25, 2020
The upcoming North American Indigenous Games in Halifax has been postponed until 2021 due to safety concerns around the novel coronavirus. The games had been scheduled to take place July 12-18 in Halifax. NAIG was expected to draw 5,000 athletes, coaches and team...
by MBC News | Mar 25, 2020
A 22-year-old male has been charged with several offences in relation to a shooting on March 26 at a home on the Fishing Lake First Nation. Wadena RCMP found the suspect behind a vehicle on a nearby road on the way to the residence on Saturday. 22-year-old Lane...
by MBC News | Mar 25, 2020
RCMP say the death of a 28-year-old male which took place in northern Saskatchewan on March 22 is considered suspicious. Buffalo Narrows RCMP and Dillon RCMP were called to a residence in Dillon and found two men with serious injuries on March 22. EMS attempted to...
by MBC News | Mar 24, 2020
The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre is receiving additional support during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’ve gotten a lot of cash donations,” Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre executive director Erin Katerynych said. “There’s been people that...
by MBC News | Mar 24, 2020
Officials with the Lac La Ronge Indian Band will meet tomorrow to make a decision on whether the First Nation’s Mar. 30 vote will go forward. Chief electoral officer Milton Burns said the election tribunal met on Friday and decided to postpone a final decision on the...
by MBC News | Mar 23, 2020
Cameco is winding down uranium production at Cigar Lake mine due to COVID-19. Orano said its McLean Lake processing mill will follow Cameco. The two sites will be placed in care and maintenance for at least the next four weeks. “We are in unprecedented and challenging...
