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SASKATOON — The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says it's alarmed by a new report that found disproportionate rates of self-harm and suicide among First Nations people in Saskatchewan.

The report by the Saskatchewan Health Quality Council found that First Nations men die by suicide three times more often than their non-Indigenous counterparts…

Vidal questions vaccine rollout on First Nations communities The MP for Northern Saskatchewan says a First Nations community in his riding has only received 30 doses of the Moderna vaccination, despite having a COVID-19 outbreak declared. “I had heard a couple of Parliamentary Secretaries, all telling us in the House of Commons, what a great job the government has done in securing vaccines and this great rollout,” explained Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River MP Gary Vidal. “I receiv...