by MBC News | Mar 25, 2020
The upcoming North American Indigenous Games in Halifax has been postponed until 2021 due to safety concerns around the novel coronavirus. The games had been scheduled to take place July 12-18 in Halifax. NAIG was expected to draw 5,000 athletes, coaches and team...
by MBC News | Mar 25, 2020
A 22-year-old male has been charged with several offences in relation to a shooting on March 26 at a home on the Fishing Lake First Nation. Wadena RCMP found the suspect behind a vehicle on a nearby road on the way to the residence on Saturday. 22-year-old Lane...
by MBC News | Mar 25, 2020
RCMP say the death of a 28-year-old male which took place in northern Saskatchewan on March 22 is considered suspicious. Buffalo Narrows RCMP and Dillon RCMP were called to a residence in Dillon and found two men with serious injuries on March 22. EMS attempted to...
by MBC News | Mar 24, 2020
The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre is receiving additional support during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’ve gotten a lot of cash donations,” Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre executive director Erin Katerynych said. “There’s been people that...
by MBC News | Mar 24, 2020
Officials with the Lac La Ronge Indian Band will meet tomorrow to make a decision on whether the First Nation’s Mar. 30 vote will go forward. Chief electoral officer Milton Burns said the election tribunal met on Friday and decided to postpone a final decision on the...
by MBC News | Mar 23, 2020
Cameco is winding down uranium production at Cigar Lake mine due to COVID-19. Orano said its McLean Lake processing mill will follow Cameco. The two sites will be placed in care and maintenance for at least the next four weeks. “We are in unprecedented and challenging...