by MBC News | Oct 25, 2019 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News, Sports
A slow start out of the gates proved to be the difference, as the La Ronge Ice Wolves dropped a 4-3 decision to the North Stars on Friday in North Battleford. “You can’t dig yourself a hole against a good team like that and expect to win the game,” said Ice Wolves...
by MBC News | Oct 25, 2019 | Current News
In a very detailed submission of final arguments, Crown prosecutor Darren Howarth talked for more than six hours about why Napoleon Mercredi should be convicted of fraud over $5,000 and breach of trust. The former Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation chief is accused...
by MBC News | Oct 25, 2019 | Current News
Reports and recommendations from a focus group and consultations with child welfare agencies are expected by the end of this year on alternatives the province can consider in moving away from birth alerts. A birth alert is a notification of potential dangers to an...
by MBC News | Oct 24, 2019 | Current News
A 27-year-old Onion Lake man has been charged with second-degree murder in relation to the death of 32-year-old Conrad Mooswa of Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation. Police found an unresponsive Mooswa at a residence on the Onion Lake Cree Nation reserve in the early hours...
by MBC News | Oct 24, 2019 | Current News
A 41-year-old man faces number of charges after a drug bust on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band reserve on Wednesday. RCMP say they executed a search warrant at a local residence around 6 p.m. and found 30 grams of methamphetamine and three rifles. Calvin Charles of La...
by MBC News | Oct 24, 2019 | Current News
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Chief Bobby Cameron is dismissing calls for the prairie provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan to separate from Canada. Frustrations have boiled over following the election Monday, which saw a Liberal minority government, but...
by MBC News | Oct 24, 2019 | Current News
The janitor of the Timber Bay School near Montreal Lake said she felt embarrassed Monday as she was told by a Human Resources official that she was placed on paid leave, pending the outcome of an investigation by the Northern Lights School Division. Rose Bradfield is...
by MBC News | Oct 24, 2019 | Current News
Three First Nations communities in Saskatchewan’s far north have decided to band together for educational purposes. Black Lake, Fond du Lac and Hatchet Lake First Nations have formed the Athabasca Denesuline Education Authority as a means of better lobbying Ottawa for...
by MBC News | Oct 24, 2019 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News, Sports
The La Ronge Ice Wolves have made a deal with the AJHL’s Calgary Canucks. The Ice Wolves have acquired 19-year-old defenceman Kaiden Collumb in exchange for a player development fee. Collumb had four points in 11 games this season with the Canucks. In 30 games...
by MBC News | Oct 23, 2019 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News, Sports
It was not the way the Ice Wolves wanted to start a three-game swing, as they dropped a 5-1 decision in Kindersley on Wednesday evening to the Klippers. “We had a couple of good shifts there at the start, we kind of let them dictate the game, they used their speed...
