by MBC News | Apr 19, 2017
Health Minister Jane Philpott with Ahtahkakoop Chief Larry Ahenakew. Photo by Rory McLean of the FSIN. Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says she is impressed with how the Ahtahkakoop and Big River First Nations have addressed the HIV epidemic in their...
by MBC News | Apr 18, 2017
La Ronge Mayor Ron Woytowich at the Tuesday gathering. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. In light of a La Ronge robbery that turned fatal on the weekend, northern crime was on the minds of many at the New North annual mayor and council spring gathering. RCMP Commanding...
by MBC News | Apr 18, 2017
A makeshift memorial for Simon Grant. Photo courtesy of Facebook. A makeshift memorial has been set up outside Louisiana’s Bar-B-Que in La Ronge in memory of its owner, 64-year-old Simon Grant. He died in hospital yesterday as a result of a severe beating he suffered...
by MBC News | Apr 18, 2017
Victim Jared Bear. Photo courtesy Facebook. A surprise plea was entered this week for impaired driving that killed an 11-year-old boy on Muskoday in 2014. Monday morning was supposed to be the outset of Gordon Morris Crain’s trial, but instead he entered a plea...
by MBC News | Apr 18, 2017
Photo courtesy of shop.flagshop.com A new patient-oriented research centre will be opening in Saskatchewan. The provincial and federal health ministers announced 63 million dollars in funding for the new venture this morning. The Saskatchewan Centre for...
by MBC News | Apr 18, 2017
George Gordon First Nation. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. Indigenous Affairs Canada is maintaining a hands-off approach in the George Gordon First Nation election dispute. Earlier this month, the Court of Appeal ordered a new election for chief, upholding a lower...
