by Joel Willick | Sep 13, 2021 | Current News
A former northern Saskatchewan MP is throwing her support behind this year’s NDP hopeful. Georgina Jolibois believes Harmonie King will give a “strong voice” to communities in the north. “People in Denesthé-Missinippi-Churchill River, have been missing real...
by MBC News | Sep 13, 2021 | Current News
World Suicide Prevention Day was Sept. 10 and a local initiative was sure to create awareness for this day. The Embracing Life Initiative began in 2012 to try and cultivate resources for northern people who have been impacted by suicide. They have created a bank of...
by MBC News | Sep 10, 2021 | Current News
A group called Walking with Our Angels walked from La Ronge to Regina a year ago to raise awareness of high suicide rates in northern Saskatchewan. The group consisted of Christopher Merasty, Myles Cook and Tristen Durocher. Durocher also fasted for 44 days in front...
by MBC News | Sep 10, 2021 | Current News
A Vice-Chief with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations said he has COVID-19, but admits to attending a First Nations event days after getting tested and waiting for the results. “On the morning of Monday, September 6, 2021, I was informed by Saskatchewan...
by Joel Willick | Sep 10, 2021 | Current News
Northlands College is hoping a newly announced Elders Advisory Council will provide guidance in the areas of Indigenous language and culture. The school announced the formation of the council on Friday afternoon. According to school officials, the advisory council...
by MBC News | Sep 10, 2021 | Current News
Two more timber mills in Saskatchewan have received timber allocations from the government. The government says these latest timber allocations will help support increased production at the Big River sawmill, operated by Carrier Forest Products, as well as the Dunkley...
by MBC News | Sep 10, 2021 | Current News
By: Nick Pearce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The StarPhoenix A former candidate for Muskeg Lake Cree Nation council wants the Federal Court of Canada to reverse the First Nation’s last election. Alvin Arcand applied for judicial review in Edmonton on...
by MBC News | Sep 10, 2021 | Current News
An event in Saskatoon this weekend is looking to highlight the importance of Metis elders. The fourth annual Metis Days will be taking place in the city with this year’s theme being The Year of the Elder. Organizer and Central Urban Metis Federation President,...
by MBC News | Sep 9, 2021 | Current News
Two people and a 4-year-old child are safe and sound after spending a night in the wilderness near Black Lake. RCMP say the three individuals ventured out on a side-by-side last Friday afternoon when they got stuck in the muskeg. The group was able to make brief phone...
by MBC News | Sep 9, 2021 | Current News, MBC News
A professor at the University of Saskatchewan has been awarded a prestigious honour after decades of research on Indigenous health. Dr. Malcolm King was recently chosen to become a member of the Royal Society of Canada. The Royal Society elects members based on their...
