by Joel Willick | Nov 25, 2021
Earlier this week the Canadian Press did an interview with new Federal Languages Minister Ginette Pettipas-Taylor to discuss her new role. During the interview, Pettipas-Taylor said the Liberal government is committed to protecting Indigenous languages and to ensuring...
by MBC News | Nov 25, 2021
An area of land near Cumberland House has been designated a new conservation area by the Ministry of Environment. The government says Lobstick Lake, about 24 kilometres south of the northern community, has been made an ecological reserve. The nearly 250-thousand-acre...
by MBC News | Nov 24, 2021
The Government of Saskatchewan is seeking public input about a proposed highway extension in northern Saskatchewan. Currently Highway 914 ends at the Key Lake Mine, but the Ministry of Highways is proposing an all-weather 50-kilometre extension to connect the highway...
by MBC News | Nov 24, 2021
The La Ronge Ice Wolves have traded captain Nolan Doell to the Melfort Mustangs. Doell has been with the organization for three years. The 20-year-old was announced as alternate captain in 2020, and became captain this year. Originally from Martensville, Doell had 26...
by MBC News | Nov 24, 2021
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations has signed an agreement to collaborate on health research projects for Indigenous people. The FSIN agreed to a partnership with Pewaseskwan – the Indigenous Wellness Research Group out of the University of...
by MBC News | Nov 24, 2021
As Saskatchewan public health officials begin to administer Pfizer COVID-19 immunizations to children aged 5-11 tomorrow, there are a few clinics in the North offering this service. The Sask Health Authority’s website indicates three communities set to open for...
by MBC News | Nov 24, 2021
Lac La Ronge Indian Band youth from two northern communities worked together to write and record a song that was released Tuesday. Students from Keethanow Elementary School in Stanley Mission and Senator Myles Venne School in La Ronge wrote “Not Alone,”...
by MBC News | Nov 23, 2021
The province’s First Nations and Metis Relations Critic is speaking out against recent racist comments she received. On Tuesday evening, NDP MLA Betty Nippi-Albright shared a derogatory message she received on social media. (Above Photo: A tweet shared by Betty...
by MBC News | Nov 23, 2021
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) is getting ready to offer COVID-19 vaccines to children aged five to 11. NITHA Medical Health Officer Dr. Nnamdi Ndubuka said they are hoping to have the vaccines in their communities as soon as possible. “We have...
by MBC News | Nov 23, 2021
By: Nick Pearce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter,The StarPhoenix WARNING: Disturbing content. A Métis Elder in Saskatchewan has a message for the spiritual leader of more than a billion Catholics. Elder Norman Fleury is to join the Métis National Council’s...
