by MBC News | Mar 24, 2019
It appears the La Ronge Ice Wolves search for a new head coach and general manager is coming to a close. Social media was buzzing over the weekend following speculation on Rod Pedersen’s sports blog that suggested former NHLer Kevin Kaminski could be the new bench...
by MBC News | Mar 22, 2019
The coroner’s inquest into the death of 22-year-old Austin Eaglechief has been delayed. The inquest had been scheduled to start Monday in Saskatoon. Eaglechief was killed in August 2017 as the result of injuries sustained after the vehicle he was driving crashed...
by MBC News | Mar 22, 2019
The Muskoday First Nation has a new chief for the first time in decades. Newly elected chief Herman Crain replaces long-serving chief Austin Bear who chose not to run in the election. Crain beat out challengers Sandra Burns and Sandi LeBoeuf in yesterday’s election....
by MBC News | Mar 22, 2019
La Ronge’s Cobe Delaney will be suiting up for Team Saskatchewan at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Whitehorse, YT in May. Delaney played for the Beardy’s Blackhawks of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA League this past season. The 15-year-old...
by MBC News | Mar 21, 2019
Saskatchewan’s northern MP says there is both good and bad in the 2019 federal Liberal budget in terms of Indigenous spending. NDP MP Georgina Jolibois says the fact the Trudeau government has targeted $334 million over five years for the preservation and...
by MBC News | Mar 21, 2019
Melfort RCMP are investigating two suspicious deaths on the James Smith Cree Nation which occurred early Thursday morning. Police say they responded to call around 2:20 a.m. where they discovered a male and female, both 19, who were deceased outside a residence....
by MBC News | Mar 21, 2019
The Minister responsible for SaskPower says he will meet with the Chief of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation in the coming weeks to discuss high electricity consumption in Southend. Dustin Duncan says he talked with Chief Peter Beatty this week, following a recent...
by MBC News | Mar 21, 2019
Nominations are now open for the SaskTel Indigenous Youth Awards of Excellence. The awards recognize the accomplishments of students of First Nations, Metis, or Inuit descent between the ages of 14-18. There are 10 award categories which include leadership, education,...
by MBC News | Mar 21, 2019
Pinehouse Saskatchewan’s Clarence Iron has been given a unique opportunity. Iron has been tasked with doing play-by-play for an NHL game Sunday in Cree between the Montreal Canadiens and Carolina Hurricanes on APTN. Iron says he heard about the gig through social...
by MBC News | Mar 20, 2019
A two-day trial of a sister and brother accused of illegally occupying a Saskatchewan recreational site began in Prince Albert Wednesday morning. Sylvia and Kurtis McAdam were served with non-compliance orders by Saskatchewan Environment in early 2017 for violating...