by MBC News | Apr 13, 2021
Most voters of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation go to the polls to elect a new chief and council on Tuesday. The communities of Pelican Narrows, Deschambault Lake, Sandy Bay, Amisk Lake/Denare Beach and Prince Albert Urban will cast ballots for chief and council...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2021
A 34-year-old Regina man recently survived COVID-19 said the province needs to take steps now to greater protect front-line workers from the third wave of the virus, which is now gripping younger people, due to new variants. On March 15, Matthew Cardinal first began...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2021
Police say no one was injured after shots were fired at a home on the Onion Lake Cree Nation Saturday morning. RCMP say the occupants of the home sought shelter at a nearby residence. Mounties say the suspects fled Onion Lake and were intercepted while travelling...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2021
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde is urging a House of Commons Committee to recommend 12 changes to a proposed Bill to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). The legislation tabled in December...
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2021
Police continue to search for a 26-year-old woman from the Shoal Lake Cree Nation who was last seen on Wednesday. Mykayla Bearboy was last seen at the Rexall Pharmacy in Nipawin where she had been dropped off by a medical taxi. She was supposed to meet the driver for...
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2021
Dallyn Peekeekoot has been making the best of his debut season in the Western Hockey League. In seven games with the Prince Albert Raiders the 2004 born forward from Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation has five points, with three goals and two assists. Peekeekoot credits much of...
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2021
The New Democrats assert the location of a proposed monument for residential school survivors is unsuitable. The provincial government and Lt. Governor Russ Mirasty have committed to building a Truth and Reconciliation monument at Government House this year, following...
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2021
Cameco is restating production at its Cigar Lake facility later this month. The uranium producer suspended operations in December over concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The safety of our workers, their families and communities is always our top priority,” said...
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2021
An outbreak of COVID-19 in one of its communities has somewhat scuttled plans for the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation election. The election is scheduled for Tuesday but the outbreak in the community of Sturgeon Landing means voters will not be able to cast ballots...
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2021
Gaelan Patterson is moving on from the La Ronge Ice Wolves. The team’s associate head coach/general manager is moving to Nanaimo British Columbia to be the director of hockey operations for the Nanaimo Minor Hockey Association. In a tweet from the Ice Wolves’ official...
