The Muskeg Lake Cree Nation of Saskatchewan wants to start up its own Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) clinic in Saskatoon but the province's health minister doesn't like the idea.

The waiting list for an MRI test is lengthy in Saskatchewan. The band hopes its clinic will fill a need.

But Health Minister John Nilson says there is money in the budget for a new clinic. Nilson also says the band will have to gain provincial and federal approval to offer health care. The band says it is exempt as a sovereign government.

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