by MBC News | Jul 20, 2017 | Current News
Wapiti Valley, Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy of Enns Kivin, Facebook. One year ago today, a Husky oil pipeline ruptured near Maidstone spilling 225,000 litres of oil into the North Saskatchewan River. The pipeline ruptured on July 20th, 2016, but was not reported until...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2017 | Current News
(Clockwise from top left) The Ministry of Justice’s Plan for 2015-16, NAS employee Harold Johnson, and the July 2016 findings of the NAS report. New liquor restrictions being proposed to La Ronge town council are making waves this month, but the...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2017 | Current News
Missing girl Tyra Moccasin. Photo courtesy Prince Albert Police Service. Prince Albert police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 15-year-old girl. Tyra Moccasin was last seen on June 18 in Prince Albert. She is about 5’4″, 133 pounds with...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2017 | Current News
RCMP insignia. MBC file photo. Onion Lake RCMP officers are investigating a two-vehicle collision which took the life of one person. The crash involving a car and van happened around 1:30 p.m. on Monday on Highway 17, about three kilometers south of Onion Lake. RCMP...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2017 | Current News
Surveillance images provided by RCMP in the July 18 robbery. La Ronge RCMP are on the lookout for a man who they say is responsible for an armed robbery in Air Ronge on Tuesday night after 10 p.m. RCMP say their investigation has revealed a lone male entered the...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2017 | Current News
Southend. Photo courtesy of peterballantyne.ca Looking for clues in one historical case has led Southend RCMP to find new leads in a historical case that goes back 35 years. In May, RCMP were investigating the discovery of old human remains that were found near the...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2017 | Current News
La Ronge Chamber of Commerce meeting on proposed liquor restrictions. Photo by David Smith. About thirty people attended a special meeting of the La Ronge Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night to discuss proposed changes to liquor regulations in the area. The gathering...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2017 | Current News
Headman Milton Tootoosis with Chief Poundmaker’s artifacts. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. It has taken 132 years, but a rifle and war club belonging to Chief Poundmaker have arrived on his home reserve near Cut Knife and officially go on public display Tuesday...
by MBC News | Jul 17, 2017 | Current News
A previous Woodland Cree Gathering. Photo courtesy La Ronge & Area Rez News, Facebook. Stanley Mission is busy this week, getting ready for the Amachewespimawin Woodland Cree Gathering. The annual event starts on Tuesday and ends Thursday, with everything taking...
by MBC News | Jul 17, 2017 | Current News
Dr. Ivar Mendez met with Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott earlier this year to talk about robotic technology. Photo courtesy @janephilpott, Twitter. An expert in remote healthcare says a new robotic machine is a gamechanger for northern Saskatchewan...
