by MBC News | May 5, 2020
More COVID-19 cases continue to pop up in the Northwest. As of late Monday afternoon, La Loche had 68 confirmed and 21 presumptive cases, while the Clearwater River Dene Nation had seven. Of the 96 total cases, 84 are active. In the daily community update, 24...
by MBC News | May 4, 2020
The largest increase in new COVID-19 cases was reported Monday with 34, with 29 of those being in the La Loche region. As of late Monday morning, 76 of the 98 active cases are in the Far North, representing 60 percent of the active cases in the province. Health...
by MBC News | May 4, 2020
Two people in Deschambault Lake are facing bootlegging charges, after separate traffic stops on April 29. RCMP said it received a tip that a suspected bootlegger was back in town. After stopping the vehicle and conducting a search, officers found several liquor...
by MBC News | May 4, 2020
A hockey player from northern Saskatchewan has signed with a midget AAA team for the upcoming season. Jacob Cossette, a 2004-born forward from Air Ronge, is slated to suit up for the Tisdale Trojans during the 2020-21 campaign. “I’ve played hockey around that area...
by MBC News | May 4, 2020
Cameco has released the names of organizations who will be receiving financial support from its $1 million COVID-19 relief fund. Sixty-seven organizations from 40 Saskatchewan communities have been approved for the funding. Non-profits, charities, town offices and...
by MBC News | May 4, 2020
The province’s Information and Privacy Commissioner has a few words of advice for the Saskatchewan Health Authority in terms of releasing data during the COVID-19 pandemic – “more is better.” The SHA has come under fire from a number of organizations during the...
by MBC News | May 2, 2020
The Sask. Health Authority has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 in Beauval, after an increasing number of cases has been identified. Health officials are asking that anyone who may have travelled through the community of Beauval between April 12 and April 27 should...
by MBC News | May 2, 2020
A La Ronge man is picking up litter around town and is hoping others will help too. Matthew Maurer is cleaning up the garbage on the ground that is visible now that the snow has melted. He is also offering gloves and garbage bags to others who want to join him. Maurer...
by MBC News | May 1, 2020
The Saskatchewan Health Authority Friday said it is screening and interviewing potential health professionals to be deployed to La Loche to help with COVID-19 efforts as cases in that northern community are approximately 60. On Wednesday Premier Scott Moe said between...
by MBC News | May 1, 2020
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is moving ahead with plans to build a multi-purpose commercial structure in Prince Albert. The approximately 100,000 square foot building will be located on 14 acres of urban reserve land at the intersection of 10th Avenue West and...
