by MBC News | May 18, 2022 | Current News
RCMP have charged two men in relation to a suspicious death earlier this week. Mounties were investigating the death after reports of shots being fired at Bells Point early Tuesday morning. Police have now identified the victim as 32-year-old Eric Bouchard who they...
by MBC News | May 18, 2022 | Current News
A Lac La Ronge family who lost two family members to suicide is expressing disappointment that the provincial government did not strike a bipartisan select committee to examine suicide and mental health. Jude and Frannie Ratt said they are trying to raise awareness...
by MBC News | May 18, 2022 | Current News
La Ronge RCMP are investigating a suspicious death at Bells Point early Tuesday morning. Mounties said they received a report of shots fired at a home at approximately 4 A.M. Officers would locate an injured man who later died at the scene. Three people have been...
by MBC News | May 17, 2022 | Current News
The Government of Canada has provided $2.1 million in funding for a dental therapy program at the University of Saskatchewan looking to recruit Indigenous students. The new program would be the first and only accredited Indigenous dental therapy degree program of its...
by MBC News | May 16, 2022 | Current News
The White Buffalo Treatment Centre now has a new permanent facility. Monday on the Muskoday First Nation people from a range of organizations including, Indigenous Services Canada, which provided funding for the new permanent building through their National Youth...
by MBC News | May 16, 2022 | Current News
By Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Veterinary clinics tend to be bustling places on any given day, as people bring in their beloved cats, dogs and other furry or feathered companions for check-ups and necessary medical care. But in La Ronge, Sask....
by MBC News | May 16, 2022 | Current News
The family of Frank Young is speaking publicly for the first time since his disappearance. The 5-year-old went missing on April 19 from Red Earth Cree Nation and a large scale search effort has been underway since then. “It’s been a long hard road for them” said...
by MBC News | May 16, 2022 | Current News
By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) and its president David Chartrand are accusing the new leadership of the Métis National Council (MNC) of using litigation to “secure power and influence amongst...
by MBC News | May 14, 2022 | Current News
The Chief of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) is responding to a decision by the nation’s Elders Council removing her from office. In a two page statement posted on Facebook, Karen Bird said the Elders Council recently made the decision to remove her from...
by MBC News | May 13, 2022 | Current News
By Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter At their regular clinic and health centre visits, young children in northern Saskatchewan can get their shots, a check-up — and a brand new book to take home and read with their family. The Babies, Books and...
