by MBC News | Jan 13, 2021 | Current News
The Chief of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) is hoping to set a positive example for his membership. Chief Peter Beatty recently received the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Beatty explained he got the immunization when he was at one of the sites...
by MBC News | Jan 13, 2021 | Current News
Métis history and culture are the focus of a new ten-part podcast series. “Paykiiwikay” – which means “come and visit” in Michif – is the product of a partnership between the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan and Canadian Geographic. Métis author and artist Leah Dorion...
by MBC News | Jan 13, 2021 | Current News
A Buffalo Narrows man is facing a second-degree murder charge in a cold case from two years ago. Mounties initially deemed the death of 42-year-old Jason Chartier on Dec. 20, 2018 in Buffalo Narrows as suspicious, yet an investigation later determined the death was a...
by MBC News | Jan 13, 2021 | Current News
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) is reporting 507 active cases of COVID-19. The far northeast region has the highest number of cases with 238, followed by the far northwest which is reporting 111 active cases. The northeast region has 69 cases and...
by MBC News | Jan 12, 2021 | Current News
The Athabasca Health Authority in far north central Saskatchewan has received COVID-19 vaccines and are working to get them in people’s arms. “Thursday night we started vaccinating in Stony Rapids and Fond-du-Lac and Black Lake started vaccinating on Friday January...
by MBC News | Jan 12, 2021 | Current News, MBC News, Sports
Golf Saskatchewan is helping grow the sport in northern Saskatchewan. The provincial organization has donated a golf kit to Chief Moses Ratt School in Sucker River. “What it does is that it just creates some interest in the game, it gets kids swinging clubs inside of...
by MBC News | Jan 12, 2021 | Current News
The La Ronge Legion has received much needed federal dollars to help it keep operating. Gathering restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic essentially dried up the major income driver, that being hall rentals. “Our local branch relies solely from renting out our...
by MBC News | Jan 12, 2021 | Current News
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) is reporting 447 active COVID-19 cases in their communities. The far northeast region is again reporting the most active cases with 213. The far northwest has the second highest number of cases with 99. The north...
by MBC News | Jan 11, 2021 | Current News
Saskatchewan’s two healing lodges are working to provide programming to their residents amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Jeff Campbell, regional communications manager for Corrections Services Canada (CSC) said they have been working to try to protect both their residents...
by MBC News | Jan 11, 2021 | Current News
The New Democrats have written to Information and Privacy Commissioner Ron Kruzeniski asking for him to investigate a possible breach of information. The NDP claim in their Saturday letter to Kruzeniski that members of the public have received emails from the...
