by MBC News | Dec 9, 2020
Prince Albert National Park is inviting the public to come cut down a Christmas tree. Park Ecologist Dustin Guedo explained for the fifth straight year they are inviting the public to cut down a tree from the fire break surrounding the Waskesiu town site. The park has...
by MBC News | Dec 9, 2020
It appears that indigenous Peoples and residents living in the Far North will have to wait for the arrival of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination to get immunized. Public health officials are expecting the Pfizer vaccine in the coming days and Moderna doses by the first...
by MBC News | Dec 9, 2020
Saskatchewan is expecting approximately 1950 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations by next week. A pilot immunization program will commence on December 15. The vaccine will be administered at Regina General Hospital and will target “health care workers in ICUs, Emergency...
by MBC News | Dec 9, 2020
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority is reporting 311 active cases of COVID-19. The far northeast region is once again reporting the most cases with 140. The far northwest has the second highest number with 95 active cases. The north central region is reporting...
by MBC News | Dec 9, 2020
The Prime Minister is pledging to continue reconciliation and partnership with First Nations, in an address to Chiefs at the Assembly of First Nations General Assembly. “This pandemic has led us to a crossroads. And together we must decide which way we take. And...
by MBC News | Dec 8, 2020
Stanley Mission RCMP say a 37-year-old man died after the snowmobile he was driving went through the ice on Lac La Ronge Saturday night. Police say they received a report of a male who had gone missing while snowmobiling about 10:15 a.m. Sunday morning. They say they...
by MBC News | Dec 8, 2020
A former La Ronge resident is being recognized for his work. Jason Mercredi has been named to the CBC’s Future 40 Under 40 List for his work with Prairie Harm Reduction in Saskatoon. The organization, which was previously known as AIDS Saskatoon, has made news for...
by MBC News | Dec 8, 2020
RCMP says a Big River First Nations man is dead after being struck by a vehicle on the weekend. Mounties say they responded to the call Sunday morning at about 12:30 to find an unconscious 37-year-old man being medically assisted by the First Nations security until...
by MBC News | Dec 8, 2020
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority is reporting 316 active COVID-19 cases in the north. The far northeast has the most active cases of COVID-19 at 134. The far northwest has the second highest number at 87. Both the northeast and north central regions are...
by MBC News | Dec 7, 2020
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) has been talking to communities about the importance of getting the flu shot this year. NITHA’s Medical Health Officer Dr. Nnambdi Ndubuka said the health authority has been stressing the need to have the shot amid...
