by MBC News | Aug 16, 2019 | Current News
RCMP are turning to the public for help in locating a man wanted for a fatal hit and run south of Battleford in July. It’s alleged that 22-year-old August Devin Nahbexie ran over a man July 25 on Highway 4 and left him to die. Nahbexie is charged with failure to stop...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2019 | Current News
Heavy rain has caused a significant washout at Highway 903 from Cole Bay to Meadow Lake forcing motorists to seek alternate travel plans of either paved Highway 155 or Highway 965 as the road is closed. But the detour is affecting the communities of Canoe Lake First...
by MBC News | Aug 16, 2019 | Current News
RCMP say one person is dead following a two vehicle crash south of La Ronge on Highway 2 Thursday afternoon. Mounties say a car was traveling north when it collided with a southbound semi-trailer 30 kilometers south of that community at approximately 1 P.M. The lone...
by MBC News | Aug 15, 2019 | Current News
The Western Treaty Nations Summit wrapped up in Prince Albert on Thursday. The three-day summit was hosted by the Prince Albert Grand Council with a focus on the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement. The 1930 NRTA transferred control of Crown lands and natural...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2019 | Current News
A University of Alberta professor says the Natural Resources Transfer Act strengthens and protects Indigenous treaty land rights. Under the 1930 NRTA, the federal government transferred control over Crown lands and natural resources to the Prairie provinces. Frank...
by MBC News | Aug 14, 2019 | Current News
A federal court has ruled against a First Nations man suing an electoral officer for rejecting his nomination package. Glen O’Soup of the Key First Nation alleged that Irvin Montana the Electoral Officer for the June 11, 2018 election improperly rejected his...
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2019 | Current News
Saskatoon City Council is committing to reading the entire 1200 page final report into the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls by the end of the year. Mayor Charlie Clark presented a motion, which passed unanimously at the July 29...
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2019 | Current News
Some small changes have been made to Premier Scott Moe’s Cabinet. This morning he shuffled responsibilities of three Ministers, while affecting several others. Former Highways and Infrastructure Minister Lori Carr is the new Minister of Government Relations and...
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2019 | Current News
One of three males convicted in the 2017 brutal beating death of La Ronge restaurant owner Simon Grant will continue to serve his sentence in the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. Justice Bob Lane made the decision this morning based on a placement report....
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2019 | Current News
It was a bumper crop for chanterelle mushrooms in northern Saskatchewan. The fungi was so abundant that one buyer in the La Ronge area reached their quota early. “The season started very early, and then they came on profusely. I think the season is still on,” said...
