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On April 18 at 6 a.m., Fond du Lac RCMP received a report of an altercation between several people at a residence in the community of Fond du Lac.

As of April 19, Saskatchewan has two new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 315 reported cases. The total number of cases still includes one presumptive case reported April 18. Seventy-seven of the 315 reported cases are considered active.

After over 140 years, a collection of culturally significant artifacts of the Blackfoot Confederacy will be returning from a museum in England to its home at Siksika Nation.

WHITEHORSE — Mineral staking in the Peel Watershed was off-limits for nearly a decade, but now industrial development is permitted in a portion of wilderness home to four First Nations.

The Government of Nunavut is paying airlines for empty seats to help ensure flights continue during the COVID-19 pandemic. The GN has been giving Calm Air and Canadian North $2.25 million a week since March 30.

Businesses built around mining — even those with diversified portfolios — are in sharp decline as the COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll on northern industry. “Every sector is impacted.

Businesses built around mining – even those with diversified portfolios – are in sharp decline as the COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll on northern industry. “Every sector is impacted.

​The nor​​thern​ medical health officers for the Saskatchewan Health Authority and the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority confirmed Saturday there is currently contact tracing investigation underway following the identification of new cases of CO

As of April 18, Saskatchewan has three new confirmed cases and three new presumptive cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 313 reported cases.

NIPAWIN — For the first time since 1970, there won't be a Nipawin Exhibition this July.