RCMP says a Big River First Nations man is dead after being struck by a vehicle on the weekend. Mounties say they responded to the call Sunday morning at about 12:30 to find an unconscious 37-year-old man being medically assisted by the First Nations security until...
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority is reporting 316 active COVID-19 cases in the north. The far northeast has the most active cases of COVID-19 at 134. The far northwest has the second highest number at 87. Both the northeast and north central regions are...
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) has been talking to communities about the importance of getting the flu shot this year. NITHA’s Medical Health Officer Dr. Nnambdi Ndubuka said the health authority has been stressing the need to have the shot amid...
There are 321 active cases of COVID-19 in the north according to the Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA). The far northeast is reporting the most active cases with 143. The far northwest currently has 86 active cases, followed by the northeast, which is at...
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is calling on the province to halt Crown land sales, claiming it impacts First Nations ability to inherently hunt, fish and gather. “First Nations people rely on access to Crown lands to hunt, fish, trap and gather, which...
The RCMP has ordered an external investigation into the circumstances into the death of a 44-year-old Cote First Nation in police custody. Kamsack RCMP arrested the woman at a home on the First Nation Saturday afternoon without incident. Yet on Sunday morning an...
The Cumberland House Cree Nation is hoping to come out of a two-week lockdown on Monday due to high numbers of COVID-19 cases. Jennifer Stewart-McGillivary, the coordinator of the local command centre, said the community of about 800 people has had as many as 19...
Indigenous hockey legend Fred Sasakamoose’s life was honoured this weekend as part of a funeral service in his home community of the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation. Sasakamoose, one of the first Indigenous players to make it to the NHL, died last month after a short...
The death toll from complications of COVID-19 continue to rise. Four deaths reported Sunday, including a person in their 60’s in the Far North. Public health officials did not indicate where the death occurred. The Far North West has ten deaths, while the Far North...
A Saskatoon woman is being recognized for her work to help victims of crime. Faith Bosse has been awarded the Excellence in Volunteer Victim Service Award as part of Victims and Survivors of Crime Week 2020. Bosse volunteers with Iskwewuk Ewichiwitochik (Women Walking...
