by MBC News | Sep 21, 2018 | Current News
Saskatchewan residents will soon have the opportunity to wear an orange shirt to commemorate the experiences of residential school survivors and their families. Orange Shirt Day takes place Sept. 30 and was inspired by Phyllis Webstad. Webstad is an Indigenous woman...
by MBC News | Sep 21, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
Treaty 6 chiefs are sending a letter to Queen Elizabeth II to express frustration over Ottawa’s proposed Indigenous rights framework. The leaders from Saskatchewan and Alberta met Thursday in Lloydminster to develop a work plan and set action items. Onion Lake Cree...
by MBC News | Sep 21, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
Two games took place on Thursday in the Northern Saskatchewan Football League. The Sandy Bay T-Wolves downed the Pinehouse Lakers 38-32 in a close battle. With the win, Sandy Bay improves to 2-1 on the season, while Pinehouse slipped to 2-1. Elsewhere, the Cumberland...
by MBC News | Sep 20, 2018 | Current News
Ninety participants from the Prince Albert Saskatchewan Polytechnic campus took part in the Indigenous relay challenge Thursday despite the rain. The relay consists of nine legs and is part of Indigenous Students Welcome Week and the fall equinox celebration.“It’s a...
by MBC News | Sep 20, 2018 | Current News
La Ronge RCMP say a missing 25-year-old woman has been located. Police say Tristen Charles has been found and is in good health. (PHOTO: Tristen Charles. Photo courtesy La Ronge RCMP)
by MBC News | Sep 20, 2018 | Current News
The Northern Lights School Division says busing for students at Pre-Cam and Gordon Denny elementary and Churchill high schools in the La Ronge area will resume next week. Busing had been cancelled since Sept. 17 after the school division decided to terminate its...
by MBC News | Sep 20, 2018 | Current News
Prince Albert Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing 15-year-old girl. Clarice Maurice was reported missing on August 18, and was last seen wearing a grey hoody, black pants and glasses. Clarice is described as 5’0”, 100 lbs, shaved head on one...
by MBC News | Sep 20, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
The Town of La Ronge is scrambling today to respond to serious allegations of racism, homophobia and other inappropriate behavior by elected councillors by a former administrator. A local media outlet published a story Wednesday that makes note of an apparent letter...
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2018 | Current News
RCMP are calling the death of a man on the Thunderchild First Nation over the weekend suspicious. Fifty-seven-year-old Roger Standingwater was found unresponsive and later died on Saturday. An autopsy was performed on Tuesday and RCMP Major Crimes Unit North, North...
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2018 | Current News
Elementary and high school students in the La Ronge area are having to find their own way to school this week. The Northern Lights School Division suspended its busing contract with Allinone Conveyance Ltd. on Saturday and the contract was terminated Monday. The...
