by MBC News | Aug 12, 2021
By: Jessica R. Durling, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Humboldt Journal The dock at the small craft harbour in Missinipe on Otter Lake has been allocated funding for improvements under Fisheries and Oceans Canada. The funding comes as Fisheries, Oceans and the...
by MBC News | Aug 12, 2021
By: Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News On Aug. 9 – the fifth anniversary of Colten Boushie’s death – the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) called on the Government of Saskatchewan to launch a public inquiry into the police’s...
by MBC News | Aug 12, 2021
Prince Albert RCMP are searching for a man wanted for an alleged robbery on the Little Red River First Nation. Mounties allege that Glen Frederick Halkett of Sturgeon Lake First Nation approached a pulled over vehicle on the side of the road on August 7, and...
by MBC News | Aug 11, 2021
The RCMP are advising the public of an increased police presence on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation. According to a press release, RCMP are investigating the theft of a white truck that occurred Wednesday morning. RCMP say a firearm was involved. Investigators believe...
by MBC News | Aug 11, 2021
According to a local buyer, the chanterelle mushroom harvest has been slow so far this summer, but he said it’s starting to look up. Randy Johns, Boreal Heartland’s general manager, said the harvest was slow earlier in the year due to the hot and dry...
by MBC News | Aug 11, 2021
La Ronge town council is mourning the loss of one of their councillors. Hugh Watt died unexpectedly Saturday at the age of 58. He was elected as a councillor in 2016 and re-elected in 2020. Colin Ratushniak, mayor of La Ronge, said Watt was a mentor to many new...
by MBC News | Aug 11, 2021
By: Jessica R. Durling, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Humboldt Journal Following a fire which destroyed their band office in 2019, the Cumberland House Cree Nation has inaugurated its new band office in Cumberland House. The grand opening of the two-storey...
by MBC News | Aug 10, 2021
Hugh Watt, a La Ronge town councillor and businessman, has died at the age of 58. He was elected as councillor in 2016 then again in 2020. Originally from Ontario, Watt moved to La Ronge in 1977. Watt was well-known for his business endeavours and for volunteering on...
by MBC News | Aug 10, 2021
Police in Ile a la Crosse are seeking information on a recent drive-by shooting on Elbow Crescent. Its alleged last Thursday that a black van drove up to the home, shot at it several times, before fleeing town. No one was injured, but a window was damaged. Anyone with...
by MBC News | Aug 10, 2021
The federal government and the Peepeekisis Cree Nation have settled a century-old farming claim. As part of the agreement, the First Nation will receive $150 million in compensation with the option to acquire up to 18,720 acres of land, which can be added to the...
