by mbcnews | Jun 5, 2020 | Current News
The La Ronge Ice Wolves ended up making seven selections during Friday’s SJHL Bantam Draft. The Ice Wolves held the eighth overall pick and selected forward Rylan Williams from Kyle, SK. Williams had 66 points in 31 games with the Swift Current Broncos Bantam AA team...
by mbcnews | Jun 5, 2020 | Current News
A vice-chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says Saskatchewan’s child welfare system is clearly broken when it comes to Indigenous children. David Pratt was reacting to statistics released by the Ministry of Social Services earlier this week that...
by mbcnews | Jun 4, 2020 | Current News
The final report from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was released a year ago Wednesday. An action plan by the federal government was supposed to follow but has yet to be released. The government announced last week that the...
by mbcnews | Jun 4, 2020 | Current News
The Northern Air Transport Association (NATA) is advocating for potential solutions to reduce the impact northern Canadian airlines are feeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. Many northern air operators are seeing what is usually their busy season significantly reduced...
by mbcnews | Jun 4, 2020 | Current News
A La Ronge woman says her 15-year-old son is lucky to be alive after he was thrown off his motorcycle after hitting a cable wire last week. Tammy Quandt said her son Tyler was riding his dirt bike in the evening in a back alley in Air Ronge when he struck a wire that...
by mbcnews | Jun 4, 2020 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News, Sports
The La Ronge Ice Wolves have announced a trade. The Ice Wolves have sent 2000-born forward Kyle Ford to the Kindersley Klippers. This completes the trade last season that saw the Ice Wolves acquire 20-year-old defenceman Jake Hobson, who only appeared in five games...
by mbcnews | Jun 4, 2020 | Current News, MBC News
The Saskatchewan Water Security Agency has issued a high water advisory for parts of the north. The advisory applies to the Churchill River system east of Peter Pond Lake. Officials say above normal precipitation has led to high water in central and eastern areas of...
by mbcnews | Jun 4, 2020 | Current News, MBC News
RCMP are looking to the public for information on the death of a 29-year-old man earlier this week. Shortly before 4 a.m. Wednesday, police were called about a disturbance at a home on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. Officers located 29-year-old Muhammad Venne with...
by mbcnews | Jun 3, 2020 | Current News
La Ronge’s Scattered Site Outreach Program has stopped its overnight program for the summer. The program lets people without a place to stay sleep at the facility and usually runs from November to March. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Scattered Site continued their...
by mbcnews | Jun 3, 2020 | Current News
The Prince Albert Grand Council is applauding an additional $650 million from the Trudeau government given to First Nations to help them deal with a potential second wave of COVID-19. About $285 million of the funding is earmarked for rapid health responses including...
