by MBC News | Mar 26, 2020
The current chief and council of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band will remain in office a little longer than was initially expected. The First Nation was in the middle of an election campaign this month when the province was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic about two...
by MBC News | Mar 26, 2020
A Blackfoot Cree singer-songwriter based in Saskatoon says the COVID-19 outbreak changed the music industry overnight. The North Sound’s Forrest Eaglespeaker is playing livestream concerts to make up for his cancelled shows due to the pandemic. “We just want to stay...
by MBC News | Mar 26, 2020
As First Nations who undertake elections during the COVID-19 pandemic decide whether to proceed, a University of Saskatchewan professor said the case could be made for either. Yet he said First Nations should hold the authority to decide on if an election should take...
by MBC News | Mar 26, 2020
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says two people who attended a supper north of Prince Albert earlier this month have tested positive for COVID-19. The Lakeland Snowmobile Club Wilderness Rally Supper in Christopher Lake was held Mar. 14 with about 110 people in...
by MBC News | Mar 25, 2020
Lac La Ronge Indian Band voters will not be going to the polls on Monday after all. The band’s election tribunal made the decision to postpone the vote Wednesday due to ongoing concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic. An advance poll had already been cancelled. The...
by MBC News | Mar 25, 2020
A northern Saskatchewan gold mine is suspending operations. The Seabee Gold Operation is owned by Vancouver-based SSR Mining. It is located about 125 kilometres northeast of La Ronge. In a press release late Wednesday afternoon, the company says it will be entering...
