by MBC News | Nov 23, 2021 | Current News
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) is getting ready to offer COVID-19 vaccines to children aged five to 11. NITHA Medical Health Officer Dr. Nnamdi Ndubuka said they are hoping to have the vaccines in their communities as soon as possible. “We have...
by MBC News | Nov 23, 2021 | Current News
By: Nick Pearce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter,The StarPhoenix WARNING: Disturbing content. A Métis Elder in Saskatchewan has a message for the spiritual leader of more than a billion Catholics. Elder Norman Fleury is to join the Métis National Council’s...
by MBC News | Nov 22, 2021 | Current News
Tri-community residents nervous to get the COVID-19 vaccine will be able to have a furry friend calm their anxieties at the La Ronge Hospital COVID-19 clinic this week. Torino, a non-shedding therapy dog who usually works at Children North, will be available on Friday...
by MBC News | Nov 22, 2021 | Current News
La Loche RCMP deployed a conducted energy weapon (CEW), otherwise known as a taser, during an arrest in the community last week. Police received a report Wednesday evening of an intoxicated 33-year-old man refusing to leave a residence. When RCMP arrived, the man was...
by Joel Willick | Nov 19, 2021 | Current News
Wanuskewin Heritage Park says the reintroduction of bison to the park allowed the discovery of Indigenous rock art believed to be over a century old. Bison were reintroduced to the area in 2019 and Park officials say the bison moved vegetation allowing the discovery...
by Joel Willick | Nov 18, 2021 | Current News
The Prince Albert Board of Police Commissioners says they fully support an independent review of police policies for in-custody care. In recent weeks, three people died while in the custody of the Prince Albert police, which prompted the FSIN and PAGC to call for the...
by MBC News | Nov 17, 2021 | Current News
Pinehouse RCMP is asking for the public’s help in find a wanted man. An arrest warrant was issued for Jerry Tinker last week. Tinker was charged with uttering threats and resisting a peace officer in September. He was then charged last week with failure to...
by Joel Willick | Nov 17, 2021 | Current News
Two Saskatchewan representatives have been named to the Metis National Council’s delegation heading to the Vatican. Elder and Michif language advisor Norman Fleury and Ile a la Crosse Boarding School survivor Anne Lafleur will represent the MNC at the Vatican visit....
by Joel Willick | Nov 17, 2021 | Current News
Businesses in Saskatchewan are highlighting the successes they have experienced and the struggles they have gone through after signing onto the Indigenous Engagement Charter. Earlier this year, the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce launched the charter which encourages...
by MBC News | Nov 17, 2021 | Current News
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band has partnered with La Ronge’s Scattered Site Outreach Program to open a temporary homeless shelter. The emergency shelter was opened Tuesday at the Band’s Kitsaki Hall and took in 22 clients over its first night. Chief Tammy Cook-Searson...
