by MBC News | Oct 18, 2020
RCMP says it needs help in locating an escaped prisoner from a detention center in Northern Sask. Its alleged that 29-year-old Travis Tyler Smith left the Besnard Lake Correctional Facility at around 2 PM Friday. It is unknown which direction he went. Smith does have...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2020
With Halloween quickly approaching, the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) is outlining ways community members can stay safe throughout the spooky holiday amidst a global pandemic. COVID-19 has made communal candy bowls and large groups of costumed kids on...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2020
Mark Arcand has been re-elected to another term as chief of the Saskatoon Tribal Council. In delegate voting Thursday, Arcand edged out challenger Cliff Tawpisin 39 to 31 votes. Arcand, who is a member of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, was first elected as chief in...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2020
Recruiting out of the KIJHL has been fruitful for the La Ronge Ice Wolves over the past few seasons. Forward Jake Gudjonson spent three years in the KIJHL with the Golden Rockets before joining the La Ronge Ice Wolves prior to the 2018-19 campaign. In 110 SJHL regular...
by MBC News | Oct 16, 2020
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band is addressing COVID-19 cases in four communities. The First Nation reports that seven cases are in Little Red River, six in Stanley Mission, four in Sucker River and two in La Ronge. Stanley Mission has no new cases, other than the six...
by MBC News | Oct 15, 2020
Indigenous Services Canada said it is closely monitoring COVID-19 in northeast Saskatchewan, as approximately 18 people in communities within the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation and Lac La Ronge Indian Band have contracted the virus. “I think there’s still some...
