by Fraser Needham | Sep 30, 2019 | Current News
A number of events took place across the province on Monday in commemoration of Orange Shirt Day. Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty was in Prince Albert. He spoke to students at École Holy Cross in the morning. Mirasty said it was very encouraging to see a...
by mbcnews | Sep 30, 2019 | Current News, MBC News
It’s not known if any charges will be laid after a 24-year-old man was hit by a vehicle and killed in La Ronge on the weekend. The incident on Highway 2 near the bingo hall was reported just after midnight on Saturday. RCMP say the man was struck by a southbound taxi....
by Braden Malsbury | Sep 28, 2019 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News, Sports
The La Ronge Ice Wolves suffered their second straight setback when they came up short 4-3 on Saturday at home to the Battlefords North Stars. “I’m absolutely so proud of these guys, the way they played, battled through a lot of adversity through some bad bounces,”...
by Braden Malsbury | Sep 27, 2019 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News, Sports
The La Ronge Ice Wolves short two-game win streak came to an end on Friday at home when they dropped a 4-1 decision to the Battlefords North Stars. “We had some glorious chances,” said Ice Wolves Head Coach and GM Kevin Kaminski. “We’ve got to bear down as a team and...
by Brendan Mayer | Sep 27, 2019 | Current News
A Saskatchewan-based musician has reached number one on the national Indigenous Music Countdown. The North Sound’s Forrest Eaglespeaker climbed to the top spot this week with his song called “Between the Ditches”. “I was really excited when I found out,”...
by mbcnews | Sep 27, 2019 | Current News
Police say an 18-year-old woman is in hospital with serious head injuries after an assault with a firearm in Prince Albert last night. The incident happened around 9 p.m. in the 300 Block of 20th Street East. Officers say a shot was fired but the woman’s injuries are...
by Fraser Needham | Sep 27, 2019 | Current News
Prince Albert’s Victoria Hospital has announced plans for a $2.2 million expansion of its neonatal unit. The upgrades to the unit will see the number of bassinets increase to 11. Victoria Hospital serves all of northern Saskatchewan and Dr. Erin Hamilton, with...
by Braden Malsbury | Sep 27, 2019 | Current News, MBC News, Sports
Baseball players from northern Saskatchewan will be in Winnipeg this weekend for the Rookie League Fall Classic. The players in action are coming from the Jays Care Foundation’s Rookie league programs, which take place in Lac La Ronge, File Hills Qu’Appelle and...
by mbcnews | Sep 27, 2019 | Current News, MBC News
UPDATE – Police say Andrew Chanalquay has been located....
by mbcnews | Sep 26, 2019 | Current News
The province officially opened an expanded air hangar facility at the La Ronge airport Thursday with $14 million worth of upgrades. The four-year project significantly upgrades the airport’s firefighting capacity. The expansion makes the hangar 40 per cent larger and...
