by MBC News | Jun 5, 2018
The federal government is giving the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls an extension to the end of 2018 to continue to gather evidence and hear from witnesses. This represents a six-month extension for the inquiry, which requested a...
by MBC News | Jun 5, 2018
The training and employment needs of northern Saskatchewan is on the agenda as the Northern Labour Market Committee holds two days of meetings starting today at Eagle Point Resort just outside of La Ronge. A slowdown in the uranium industry has forced the layoffs of...
by MBC News | Jun 4, 2018
Parents of young children wanting to take an innovative approach to learning one of Saskatchewan’s eight First Nations languages can now do so through a series of translated beginner-level books and an audio/video app for Apple devices. The five books are available in...
by MBC News | Jun 4, 2018
Northern mines picked up several prizes this weekend at the 50th annual Emergency Response Mine Rescue Skills Competition. The event was held on Saturday in Moose Jaw, with 16 mines from across Saskatchewan represented. The competition is divided into five events. The...
by MBC News | Jun 1, 2018
All residents of the Waterhen Lake First Nation have now returned home. A general evacuation order had been issued last month due to a fire burning in the Meadow Lake Provincial Park. Most residents returned a few days later but some remained in Saskatoon due to smoke...
by MBC News | Jun 1, 2018
The La Ronge Ice Wolves selected six players during Friday’s SJHL Bantam Draft in Nipawin. With the first overall pick, the Ice Wolves drafted forward Cash Arntsen of Swift Current. Arntsen had 54 points in 31 games with the Swift Current Raiders Bantam AA team...
by MBC News | Jun 1, 2018
Two First Nations groups are getting four of the 51 cannabis retail permits. The Saskatchewan government announced the recipients Friday. The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs Investment LP and Greentec Holdings will operate a store in Nipawin. This investment group is...
by MBC News | Jun 1, 2018
It has been nearly 20 years since the La Ronge Ice Wolves played their first game in the SJHL. Lac La Ronge Indian Band member Devin Bernatchez was part of the inaugural season as a player. “They unveiled the jersey at the motor inn that one night,” said Bernatchez....
by MBC News | Jun 1, 2018
A fire ban in the Prince Albert National Park is expected to be lifted Friday. The ban has been in place since the middle of May due to the 36,000 hectare Rabbit Creek fire burning in the park. However, Incident Commander Jed Cochrane, says firefighters now believe...
