by Nick Pearce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The StarPhoenix | Jan 25, 2021 | Current News
Northern Saskatchewan community leaders are upset that health officials are no longer sharing daily reports of how many confirmed cases of COVID-19 are in their communities. Pinehouse Mayor Mike Natomagan, whose community is emerging from a widespread outbreak earlier...
by mbcnews | Jan 22, 2021 | Current News
The Athabasca Health Authority in far north central Saskatchewan is hoping to get more people to take the COVID-19 vaccine. In a letter posted on their Facebook page and signed by executive director of primary health care Derek Keller, the local health authority said...
by mbcnews | Jan 22, 2021 | Current News
Northern Saskatchewan’s two major airlines have announced a rebranding. In a press release, West Wind Group of Companies acting CEO Stephen Smith says West Wind Aviation and Transwest Air have been renamed Rise Air. Smith says the new name was chosen after more than...
by mbcnews | Jan 22, 2021 | Current News
A Black Lake woman is $100,000 richer after taking home the second top prize on her HOT LINES ZING ticket. Michelle Throassie picked up the ticket as part of a $20 PLAYER’S CHOICE MEGA PACK from a 7-Eleven in Prince Albert on Dec. 9 and discovered her win by...
by mbcnews | Jan 22, 2021 | Current News
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) reported 542 active cases of COVID-19 in their communities Friday. The far northeast is reporting the most active cases with 169. The far northwest region is reporting the second highest number of cases with 159. The...
by By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com | Jan 22, 2021 | Current News
“If I ever got a chance to speak to the Biden administration, I would plead my case,” said Nekaneet First Nation Chief Alvin Francis, president of Natural Law Energy (NLE). That “case” would be the value in continuing the United States’ portion of the 1,897-kilometre...