by MBC News | Feb 10, 2022
A Red Earth Cree Nation man convicted of First-degree murder will be getting a new trial. In 2016, Davis Demery Lester Whitehead was arrested and charged with the murder of Ramsey Whitehead. Davis Whitehead would later be convicted by a jury of his peers with...
by MBC News | Feb 10, 2022
A northern chief is worried of the affects lifting COVID-19 restrictions will have on her people. Chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band Tammy Cook-Searson said she doesn’t think it’s the right time yet. “I think it’s too soon to be lifting the restrictions with no...
by Joel Willick | Feb 10, 2022
Several Saskatchewan First Nations have come together to form a controlling ownership stake in a new renewable energy company. The nine band’s under the Meadow Lake Tribal Council, Mistawasis First Nation, and miEnergy have partnered together to form miEnergy...
by MBC News | Feb 10, 2022
It has been four years since Gerald Stanley was acquitted of the murder of Colten Boushie. To mark the day, which Boushie’s family have named ‘The Day of Action,’ the Office of the Treaty Commissioner hosted a panel discussion on the case, it’s implications on...
by MBC News | Feb 9, 2022
A Lac La Ronge Indian Band member has created an information package for new Indigenous mothers to help them navigate the healthcare system during and after birth. Valerie McLeod, who will soon be graduating with a master of governance and entrepreneurship in northern...
by Joel Willick | Feb 9, 2022
An increase in jobs and economic activity will be coming to northern Saskatchewan as Cameco has announced the upcoming restart of uranium production at the McArthur River and Key Lake facility. The northern uranium company made the announcement during their quarterly...
by MBC News | Feb 9, 2022
The former CEO of the Athabasca Health Authority (AHA) is looking to get his job back. Allan Adam has filed an application at Court of Queens Bench in Prince Albert alleging he was wrongfully terminated from his position on December 2 2021. Adam was named to the...
by MBC News | Feb 9, 2022
La Ronge town council will be looking for its residents’ input on a tri-community agreement. Raised during a regular council meeting Tuesday, council passed a motion to send a survey to its community members to see their ideas on an allyship with Air Ronge and the Lac...
by MBC News | Feb 8, 2022
Five Indigenous agencies in Saskatchewan have come together to call on the province to reconsider pulling all COVID-19 restrictions. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, Yorkton Tribal Council, Prince Albert Grand Council, Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs...
by MBC News | Feb 8, 2022
According to the Water Security Agency, Saskatchewan may see varying spring runoff conditions across the province. Northern Saskatchewan is expected to see a normal spring runoff, while the central region can expect an above-normal snow-melt. The south, however, is...
