by MBC News | Nov 27, 2020
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Vice Chief David Pratt said he has COVID-19. “I received a phone call and notification from the Saskatchewan Health Authority that I did test positive for COVID-19,” Pratt said in a Facebook video. “The symptoms that I...
by MBC News | Nov 26, 2020
Condolences and tributes continue to pour in for Fred Sasakamoose. The Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation man, who was one of the first Indigenous hockey players to make it to the NHL, passed away from complications due to COVID-19 on Tuesday. He was 86. Although Sasakamoose’s...
by MBC News | Nov 26, 2020
Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark is requesting the lowering of the Métis Flag at city hall to honour the late Senator Mike Maurice. Maurice, a respected elder known to many as Moshum Mike, passed away earlier this week after a lengthy illness. In a media release sent out...
by MBC News | Nov 26, 2020
The Zagime Anishinabek First Nation is holding a smudge walk for its youth, after several attempted suicide last weekend. “There is definitely a sense of isolation for our youth. We haven’t been able to have the usual activities,” said Chief Lynn Acoose. “I...
by MBC News | Nov 26, 2020
The unsolved mystery of two men who went missing in northern Saskatchewan in the late 1960’s is the subject of a new book. Jim Brady and Absolom Halkett were last seen in the area of Foster Lake, about 120 miles northwest of La Ronge, in June 1967. At the time, Brady...
by MBC News | Nov 26, 2020
Questions continue to be raised about how the federal Liberals will ensure the COVID-19 vaccine, when it arrives in the country will be distributed to vulnerable people and Indigenous communities. Ottawa is now suggesting January as the start date of when people will...
