by MBC News | Sep 15, 2021
The town of La Ronge has called a byelection for November 30. This is to fill the spot of the late councillor Hugh Watt, who died in August. After a position on council becomes available, the town has six months to hold a byelection. Calling for a byelection is...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2021
The Green Party of Canada candidate in the Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River riding said he would work with other parties to focus on issues facing the north. Nasser Dean Chalifoux, who lives on a mostly self-sustained homestead in the northeast of the province,...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2021
RCMP in southern Saskatchewan are on the lookout for a man they are calling dangerous. Jarrett Poitras was scheduled for a trial in Regina this past August, but didn’t show up. The charges against Poitras stem from an alleged armed robbery in July 2019 on...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2021
A design unique to Prince Albert will be available for this year’s Truth and Reconciliation Day. Formerly known as an Orange Shirt Day, September 30th has now become a national holiday with the goal to remember survivors of Canada’s residential schools....
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2021
Several Indigenous leaders are supporting recommendations from the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority in an attempt to curb rising COVID-19 cases in northern First Nations. NITHA is strongly recommending that masking for all indoor public spaces be re-introduced...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2021
The City of Saskatoon is currently looking at forming a support network to help Indigenous matriarchal figures in the community. A recent report on missing Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people in the city recommended the formation of the Office of the...
