by Jenna Smith | Nov 18, 2024
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is notifying northerners of an isolated tuberculosis outbreak in Sandy Bay. Since the summer of 2023, the SHA has reported 18 cases of TB in that community. Although the word “outbreak” may sound alarming to some people, Dr. David...
by MBC News | Nov 15, 2024
(Photo: obtained from the SaskPower Facebook Page) Construction of the new Bekevar Yotin Wind Energy Facility north of Moose Mountain Provincial Park is now finished. The wind farm is owned and operated by Bekevar Wind LP, a limited partnership between Innagreen...
by MBC News | Nov 15, 2024
Earlier this year, the Lac La Ronge Indian Band hired a doctor to investigate Vitamin C deficiency among residents of northern Saskatchewan. The doctor would conduct 50 vitamin C blood tests over a span of several months. Of those 50 tests, 27 were found to be...
by MBC News | Nov 15, 2024
Migration patterns of local caribou will be considered in the new mining agreement. Photo by Kathy Hay By NC Raine Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Eagle Feather News Uranium exploration in Saskatchewan’s far north will soon be underway, but only if the...
by MBC News | Nov 15, 2024
By Jeremy Appel Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Alberta Native News The Senate Standing Committee on Indigenous Peoples heard testimony on Oct. 30 from young Indigenous leaders representing communities from British Columbia to Nova Scotia. The testimony was split...
by MBC News | Nov 14, 2024
High School students from the Canoe Lake Miksiw School stand in front of the newly built Kanaweyiminan ‘take care of us’ CFS Safe House. The students were part of a unique three-year project on their First Nation. On Nov. 1 they handed over the keys to the leadership....
