by MBC News | Aug 24, 2023
A staffing shortage is disrupting some services at the La Ronge Health Centre. The Saskatchewan Health Authority, (SHA) said outpatient laboratory and x-ray services will be disrupted on Friday’s, beginning tomorrow. “The current service disruption is due to a...
by MBC News | Aug 24, 2023
One person is dead and another charged with murder in Pelican Narrows. RCMP were called to a home early Tuesday morning for a report of a serious assault. An investigation determined that an altercation between a man and a youth male occurred where the man was...
by MBC News | Aug 23, 2023
By: Kimiya Shokoohi, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The StarPhoenix A two-year pilot program in Saskatchewan aims to build a better understanding of the needs and requirements of First Nations in regions affected by wildfires. The federal government recently...
by MBC News | Aug 22, 2023
RCMP says it is investigating a death in Emma Lake as a homicide. Prince Albert RCMP received a report of an unresponsive man on MacIntosh Point at approximately 10:30 Tuesday morning. Authorities would find a deceased man in an outdoor location, identified as Phillip...
by MBC News | Aug 22, 2023
RCMP in La Ronge are seeking help in solving an alleged assault. Mounties claim a man broke into a home on Vickers Crescent early Saturday morning, assaulted a woman, then fled on foot. The victim was treated at hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect...
by MBC News | Aug 22, 2023
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) Grand Chief Cathy Merrick and other Indigenous leaders are now calling on Premier Heather Stefanson to resign, because of the premier’s refusal to assist with a landfill search for the remains of two Indigenous women. Dave Baxter,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 21, 2023
The James Smith Cree Nation is continuing to work towards healing as the one year anniversary of the mass stabbing draws closer. Over the next several days the First Nation will be hosting the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Traditional Healing...
by MBC News | Aug 21, 2023
The northern community of Dillon is in mourning after a child was killed over the weekend. RCMP say a vehicle struck a six-year-old child at approximately 7:30 PM Saturday evening. The girl would later die at the local health center. The driver of the vehicle remained...
by MBC News | Aug 21, 2023
The Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation and the federal government have settled a historic land claim dispute. The First Nation claimed Canada breached its fiduciary and statutory obligations relating to the surrender of 18,352 acres of reserve lands in 1909. “Now we have...
by bryanorthner | Aug 21, 2023
Work is underway to provide more support to Indigenous veterans. A range of groups including the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), the Royal Canadian Legion and the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) have teamed up as part of the Burns Way initiative....
