by Dan Jones | May 14, 2021 | Current News
(Image credit: Athabasca Health Authority. As of May 10.) Premier Scott Moe said the Sask. Health Authority is planning to do additional correspondence into communities which are seeing lower COVID-19 vaccination uptake. This will include the Far North. According to...
by Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com | May 13, 2021 | Current News
The battle that has been waged between the Métis National Council and Métis Nation-Saskatchewan is now being fought in the trenches as MNC President Clem Chartier is among those challenging MN-S incumbent Glen McCallum for the position of president. Chartier holds...
by mbcnews | May 12, 2021 | Current News
May 13 11AM An RCMP officer accused of first-degree murder of a 26-year-old man will appear again in court later this month. Cpl. Bernie Herman was charged after Prince Albert Police discovered the body of Braden Herman, Tuesday evening in a wooded area of the city....
by Dan Jones | May 12, 2021 | Current News
Saskatchewan’s forest industry is having a bounce-back year, seeing 30 percent increase in sales. Recent statistics suggest that over $1.1 billion worth of forest products sold in 2020. In northern Saskatchewan, 8000 people work in the forestry sector, with seven...
by Dan Jones | May 11, 2021 | Current News
A northern MLA who tested positive for COVID-19 twice is imploring people to listen to public health advice and get vaccinated. Athabasca MLA Buckley Belanger said he got the virus for a second time early in the new year, months after his first diagnoses. “I had some...
by Dan Jones | May 10, 2021 | Current News
Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman said he was bothered by some of the results of a recent Sask. Health Authority employee survey. The Saskatoon Star Phoenix reported that a vocal minority were harbouring racist attitudes towards Indigenous Peoples. “There is...
