by MBC News | Jul 26, 2018
It’s been an exciting summer for Lac La Ronge Indian Band member Rylee Bell. Bell made Saskatchewan’s U15 female volleyball team that took part in a tournament in Vancouver. Bell is currently 14 and is heading into Grade 10 in the fall, she says it was...
by MBC News | Jul 26, 2018
The B.C. company working to open a marijuana retail outlet in La Ronge is hoping to begin an information campaign later this year. Aura Cannabis was awarded the licence for the facility and is looking at several locations to set up the business. Andrew Gordon is the...
by MBC News | Jul 26, 2018
With cooler wet weather across much of Saskatchewan, firefighting crews and aircraft have been dispatched to other parts of the country and the U.S. to help local crews. Ground crews and tankers from our province are now in Ontario, Quebec and the state of Oregon....
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2018
Perry Bellegarde has been re-elected to a second term as national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. The former head of Saskatchewan’s Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations took 328 of 522 votes on the second ballot Wednesday afternoon giving him just over...
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2018
Saskatoon’s Cameco corporation has announced it is laying off 700 employees. The announcement came on Wednesday afternoon as the uranium mining company released its second-quarter results. Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel says the layoffs are the result of weaker than expected...
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2018
The Sask. NDP is calling on the provincial government to address concerns regarding Indigenous child welfare, by creating a Provincial Advocate for Indigenous children, review legislation and create more supports and prevention programs. Data provided by the...
by MBC News | Jul 24, 2018
Health care providers in the province want to ensure everyone knows Hepatitis C is fully curable and they should not hesitate to get tested. The Saskatchewan Health Authority is doing a public outreach campaign in advance of World Hepatitis Day on Saturday, July 28....
by MBC News | Jul 24, 2018
Chief delegates at the Assembly of First Nations General Assembly are again calling on the Vatican to issue an apology to residential school survivors. A resolution was adopted Tuesday morning at the Vancouver conference. This is the third time Chiefs have asked the...
by MBC News | Jul 24, 2018
First Nations leaders from across the country are set to cast their ballots to elect the next chief of the Assembly of First Nations Wednesday in Vancouver. Tammy Cook-Searson of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band is one of the leaders representing Saskatchewan at the AFN...
by MBC News | Jul 24, 2018
Friends and family gathered Tuesday morning on the Pasqua First Nation to celebrate the life of Lindsay Cyr. The former Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations vice-chief and current Pasqua councillor passed away on Friday at the age of 65. Former FSIN chief...
