by MBC News | Apr 28, 2021
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) has elected their next chief. Karen Bird, who is from the community of Southend/Reindeer Lake has been elected to succeed Peter Beatty, who did not seek re-election. Bird finished ahead of five other candidates who were seeking...
by MBC News | Apr 27, 2021
Work is continuing to get northern residents vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Nnamdi Ndubuka, medical health officer for the Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) said so far the vaccine roll out is going well. Ndubuka explained some locations are having more...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2021
Meadow Lake RCMP are warning the public to be on the lookout for a dangerous suspect who escaped from police custody on Monday. RCMP say 23-year-old Chris Ernest fled from police at the Meadow Lake courthouse around noon. He is charged with possession of a weapon...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2021
It appears voters in the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation community of Pelican Narrows won’t be heading back to the polls after all. Chief Electoral Officer Burke Ratte had initially called for a new election in the community after votes were counted in Pelican Narrows on...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2021
A 28-year-old man is facing charges including hit and run, after a 13-year-old boy was killed in a vehicle collision on the Onion Lake Cree Nation Sunday. Police say the boy was riding his dirt bike in front of a home on Chief Taylor Road when he was struck. The boy...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2021
RCMP have charged a youth with two counts of aggravated assault, following a stabbing at a home on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band early Saturday morning. Police say the initial investigation revealed that a man and a woman were stabbed. The victims were airlifted to...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2021
First Nations organizations and individuals are urging the province to do more to combat systemic racism in Saskatchewan. Earlier this month the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations wrote to Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty calling on him to conduct a public...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2021
More than two years after Ottawa legalized cannabis, Saskatchewan’s green industry has grown into a jurisdictional grey zone. First Nations in the province’s southeast are growing into the retail end of the market — running four pot shops on their reserve lands...
by MBC News | Apr 22, 2021
The owners of the closed Prince Albert Pulp Mill are offering graduating area high school students some support. Paper Excellence has announced they are making four scholarships worth $250 each available to graduating students. Graham Kissack, a vice president with...
by MBC News | Apr 22, 2021
The City of Saskatoon has named its first street in the Michif language. The name “Shakamohtaa” (shaa-KAM’-moh-TAHH’) was assigned to a street in the southeast quadrant of Brighton. “Shakamohtaa” is the Michif word for “connect” and symbolizes...
