by MBC News | Sep 13, 2021
World Suicide Prevention Day was Sept. 10 and a local initiative was sure to create awareness for this day. The Embracing Life Initiative began in 2012 to try and cultivate resources for northern people who have been impacted by suicide. They have created a bank of...
by MBC News | Sep 10, 2021
A group called Walking with Our Angels walked from La Ronge to Regina a year ago to raise awareness of high suicide rates in northern Saskatchewan. The group consisted of Christopher Merasty, Myles Cook and Tristen Durocher. Durocher also fasted for 44 days in front...
by MBC News | Sep 10, 2021
A Vice-Chief with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations said he has COVID-19, but admits to attending a First Nations event days after getting tested and waiting for the results. “On the morning of Monday, September 6, 2021, I was informed by Saskatchewan...
by Joel Willick | Sep 10, 2021
Northlands College is hoping a newly announced Elders Advisory Council will provide guidance in the areas of Indigenous language and culture. The school announced the formation of the council on Friday afternoon. According to school officials, the advisory council...
by MBC News | Sep 10, 2021
Two more timber mills in Saskatchewan have received timber allocations from the government. The government says these latest timber allocations will help support increased production at the Big River sawmill, operated by Carrier Forest Products, as well as the Dunkley...
by MBC News | Sep 10, 2021
By: Nick Pearce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The StarPhoenix A former candidate for Muskeg Lake Cree Nation council wants the Federal Court of Canada to reverse the First Nation’s last election. Alvin Arcand applied for judicial review in Edmonton on...
