by MBC News | May 30, 2019
A 19-year-old man who was the architect and leader in the 2017 fatal beating of La Ronge restauranteur Simon Grant has been sentenced to nine years in a federal penitentiary. In handing down the adult sentence, Justice Bob Lane said he weighed heavily on the...
by MBC News | May 30, 2019
Around 50 youth in Black Lake will be spending their summer break on a one-month bicycle journey. The trip will commence in Black Lake on June 21 and the group will cycle to Lac Ste. Anne, AB, which is about 80 kilometres northwest of Edmonton. The 1,600-kilometre...
by MBC News | May 30, 2019
The SJHL Bantam Draft takes place on Friday in Nipawin. The La Ronge Ice Wolves hold the first overall selection following a disappointing season that saw the team miss the playoffs for the third straight year. Ice Wolves Head Coach and GM Kevin Kaminski wouldn’t...
by MBC News | May 30, 2019
A fastball team from New Zealand is coming to northern Saskatchewan in July. New Zealand will take on the Sask. Prairie Selects in a doubleheader July 21 at the JRMCC Sports Grounds, which is located on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. “We’re pretty fortunate to get this...
by MBC News | May 29, 2019
Fitness 2J2 is this year’s winner of the Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce’s community involvement award. The award is given to the business that best demonstrates exceptional performance in its support of art, culture, amateur sport and education. Joel Pedersen, a...
by MBC News | May 29, 2019
A Saskatchewan-based singer-songwriter has written a new single to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Mitch Daigneault currently lives on the Fishing Lake First Nation and his latest song is called “Red Dress.” Daigneault says his...
by MBC News | May 29, 2019
It’s another busy weekend coming up for the sport of football in La Ronge. La Ronge is the site of the Northern Saskatchewan Flag Football tournament Friday and Saturday. Athletes from all over northern Saskatchewan will be taking part in the action. “We really want...
by MBC News | May 29, 2019
Saskatchewan police say they hope a new program will lead to more answers in the many unsolved missing persons’ cases in the province. The program is called “To Those Who Took The Missing” and it was launched earlier this month as part of Crime Stoppers. Police...
by MBC News | May 28, 2019
Former La Ronge Ice Wolves Head Coach and GM Bob Beatty has a new job. Beatty is joining the AJHL’s Fort McMurray Oil Barons as an associate coach for the upcoming season. “I’m excited to come to Fort McMurray and join a very respected...
by MBC News | May 28, 2019
For the past decade, the University of Saskatchewan has been offering a science outreach program based in USasks College of Art and Science. Launching in 2009 as a single-classroom project, Nutrien Kamskénow has grown rapidly and has reached over 1000 students this...
