by MBC News | May 12, 2023
Fire crews are performing a full assault on a wildfire southeast of Dillon, which forced some residents of the Buffalo River Dene Nation from their homes to seek refuge in Lloydminster. The “SHAW” fire is currently 7200 hectares in size and is threatening Highway 925,...
by bryanorthner | May 12, 2023
This week, the town of La Ronge held its community cleanup program. The spring beautification town clean-up involved both the Town of La Ronge staff and volunteers cleaning up various sites across the community. “Every year we do a day where we close the office...
by MBC News | May 12, 2023
Several northern communities are under air quality advisories, due to smokey conditions. The Sask Alert system is advising residents of Buffalo Narrows, Ile a la Crosse, Peter Pond Lake and Beauval that wildfire smoke can fluctuate over a short distance causing poor...
by bryanorthner | May 11, 2023
A mother is demanding accountability after her 14-year-old daughter died while in the care of the Ministry of Social Services. Angela Severight had given up custodial care of Stellayna Severight as the child became a runaway, being swept up in drug and gang activity...
by MBC News | May 11, 2023
The Cluff Lake uranium project operated by Orano has been deactivated, with federal regulators cancelling its operating license. After reviewing all submissions and interventions, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission decided that the Cluff Lake Project’s...
by MBC News | May 11, 2023
(Photo courtesy of NHL.com.) By: Dave Baxter, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Winnipeg Sun Geraldine Shingoose still remembers the jokes and the ridicule she would often face as a child because of her traditional Indigenous name, and that is why she felt sadness...
