by MBC News | Jan 13, 2022
A teenager from the La Ronge RCMP Detachment area has been arrested and charged in relation to a homicide in Air Ronge that happened Jan. 8. The boy, who can’t be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been charged with first degree murder and robbery....
by MBC News | Jan 13, 2022
A decorated trapper from northern Saskatchewan has been named the honorary chairperson of the Prince Albert Winter Festival. Franklin Carriere, who lives in La Ronge, has been competing in King Trapper competitions around northern Saskatchewan since 1970 and competed...
by MBC News | Jan 13, 2022
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com. Dan Ninham is excited about his newest venture. Ninham, a retired teacher who lives in Red Lake, Minnesota, is hoping to generate as much interest as possible about it. He is starting up and will...
by Joel Willick | Jan 12, 2022
A Saskatoon tribal chief says a recently opened Wellness Centre is painting a dark picture for the city’s homeless population and the trials they have to face. The Saskatoon Tribal Council opened their temporary Wellness Centre on December 15 to house and feed...
by MBC News | Jan 12, 2022
Work is getting underway this week to open ice roads in Saskatchewan’s north. Steve Shaheen, senior communications consultant with the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure explained work crews are currently gearing up to start work on the roads. “They should be in...
by MBC News | Jan 11, 2022
An organization founded by a man from Montreal Lake Cree Nation is gathering signatures on a petition to get the Saskatchewan government to recognize the Timber Bay Day School as a provincially-run residential school. The Ballantyne Project, founded by Dwight...
by MBC News | Jan 10, 2022
La Ronge RCMP have identified the victim of a weekend homicide in Air Ronge. Police say 46-year-old Jennifer Hendry, a resident of the community, was killed in her home on Saturday morning. RCMP have now released footage and are asking for the public’s...
by Joel Willick | Jan 10, 2022
The Saskatoon Tribal Council says the United Way has made a significant donation to the organization’s Wellness Centre. STC opened the building last month to help people in the city experiencing homelessness during the cold winter months. The STC announced on...
by MBC News | Jan 10, 2022
Construction of a new prekindergarten to Grade 6 school in La Loche will begin this summer. Premier Scott Moe and Education Minister Dustin Duncan were in the northern community today to announce the replacement location of the Ducharme Elementary School. The $24...
by MBC News | Jan 10, 2022
Two people have been arrested and charged for the murder of a man from Mistawasis First Nation in 2020. RCMP say after an extended investigation 19-year-old Roy Lasas along with a male youth were both arrested and charged in the murder of Troy Watson. Watson was found...
