by MBC News | Apr 1, 2021
Saskatchewan’s NDP Opposition is calling on the province to put a hold on all applications for timber harvesting until in-person consultations can be done with affected trappers. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, forestry companies have moved to doing these...
by MBC News | Apr 1, 2021
At least two Indigenous organizations in the province are opening COVID-19 immunization clinics. Beginning today, the Prince Albert Grand Council will hold an on-reserve clinic at the Senator Allen Bird Memorial Centre from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. The site will be open to...
by MBC News | Mar 31, 2021
The seven-foot-tall bronze statue of Sir John A Macdonald in Regina’s Victoria Park is being put into storage. City Council voted 7-4 in favor of a motion which calls for broad public consultation on the future location of the monument. Approximately 12 people spoke...
by MBC News | Mar 31, 2021
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) is teaming up with two of the province’s post secondary institutions. The health authority, the University of Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Polytechnic have announced they are working together to establish a dental...
by MBC News | Mar 31, 2021
The Prince Albert Raiders have added a player from the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation to their roster. The Raiders announced on Tuesday that 16-year-old centreman Dallyn Peekeekoot has joined the club in the Regina hub and he made his debut later that night in a game against...
by MBC News | Mar 31, 2021
The Cowessess First Nation is getting $3.4 million in provincial and federal funds to develop it’s Awasis Solar Project southeast of Regina. The project, expected to be completed later this year will provide 10 MW of solar energy to the grid. “Cowessess First...
by MBC News | Mar 30, 2021
Police are releasing few details about a vehicle crash on the Witchekan Lake First Nation, which killed a man at approximately midnight on March 27. RCMP says a single vehicle collision left the only occupant, a 29-year-old man dead at the scene. The family has been...
by MBC News | Mar 30, 2021
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is the latest First Nation to be scratched from the federal government’s long-term drinking water advisory list. The advisory in place since August 2019 affected the Chief Joseph Custer distribution system was lifted earlier this...
by MBC News | Mar 30, 2021
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) reported 44 active cases of COVID-19 in their communities Tuesday. The far northeast reported the most active cases with 22. The northeast region reported the second highest number of active cases with 16. The north...
by MBC News | Mar 29, 2021
RCMP are looking for a 31-year-old Buffalo Narrows man after a drug bust in the community on Saturday. Police say they executed a search warrant on a local residence and seized drugs believed to be cocaine and methamphetamine along with 11 firearms and $11,000 in...
