by MBC News | Jan 26, 2021
RCMP have laid a murder charge in connection to a homicide that occurred on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in June. 21-year-old Keagan Nelson-Smith was arrested Monday and charged with the second-degree murder of Muhammad Venne. Venne was found by police and EMS in the...
by MBC News | Jan 26, 2021
Eight members of the La Ronge Ice Wolves have been selected for the SJHL’s virtual showcase event. Narek Aleksanyan, Adam McNutt, Logan Holm, Spencer Kennedy, Holden Knights, Nolan Doell, Aaron Greyeyes and Xavier Cannon were picked. “The SJHL recognizes that...
by MBC News | Jan 26, 2021
Saskatoon based Federated Cooperatives Ltd (FCL) is looking to do business with Indigenous communities. To do this the organization is working to roll out a new brand aimed at those communities. FCL’s Vice President of Energy Brian Humphreys explained Western Nations...
by MBC News | Jan 25, 2021
The Prince Albert Police Service have released their 2020 crime statistics. The police service said overall they responded to 45,301 calls in 2020. Police said this was an increase of just over 11 per cent from last year. According to police much of the increase in...
by MBC News | Jan 25, 2021
A First Nations woman is alleging RCMP officers used excessive force and she suffered a concussion as a result after a dispute at the La Ronge Health Centre last month. Lac La Ronge Indian Band member Emily Kammermayer said she took her two-year-old son into the...
by MBC News | Jan 25, 2021
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band is stepping up to help local homeless find a warm place to sleep during the current cold snap. Approximately 15 beds are being provided at the Kitsaki Hall to those in need. Scattered Sites operates a homeless shelter, but was forced to...
