by Joel Willick | Jan 17, 2024
A trial date has been delayed for one of the accused in the death of a La Ronge woman. Sheena Billete was killed in December 2019 with her body found along the highway north of La Ronge. Four people were charged in relation to her death. Last year, Telsa McKenzie pled...
by bryanorthner | Jan 16, 2024
WARNING: Distressing content. The Coroner’s Inquest into the mass stabbing on James Smith Cree Nation and in the Village of Weldon continued hearing testimony Tuesday. Staff Sgt. Robin Zentner, who supervised the investigation of the stabbings for the...
by bryanorthner | Jan 16, 2024
Teachers across the province staged a one-day strike Tuesday, hoping to get the Saskatchewan Government back to the negotiating table. Teachers in La Ronge were on the picket lines, seeking a new contract, which the local union said is reflective of their classrooms....
by Jenna Smith | Jan 16, 2024
Members of several First Nations around the Prince Albert area are raising concerns about work the forestry plans to do near Historical Sites. The Ministry of Environment’s Island Forests 2022-2042 Forest Management Plan includes logging in areas around Holbien and...
by Joel Willick | Jan 16, 2024
Later this month an Indigenous business out of Saskatoon will be featured on CBC’s Dragon’s Den. Rachel Smith will be pitching her business Bannock Express to the investors. In a conversation with MBC Radio News, Smith explained how Bannock Express was...
by MBC News | Jan 16, 2024
Three people are facing drugs and weapons charges following a house fire in Air Ronge last week. Police were called to a home on Chief James Roberts Street Tuesday afternoon, where officers allegedly observed drugs and paraphernalia inside the home. Mounties claim...
by bryanorthner | Jan 16, 2024
A La Ronge man will spend significant time in prison after being sentenced for manslaughter. Kurt Ratt pleaded guilty in September to the May 17, 2022 killing of Eric Bouchard on Bells Point Road. An agreed statement of facts concluded that following the fatal...
by bryanorthner | Jan 15, 2024
WARNING: Distressing content. The Corner’s Inquest looking in to the mass stabbings on James Smith Cree Nation on the Labour Day weekend in 2022 is now underway. The inquest got underway Monday morning at the Kerry Vickar Centre in Melfort with jury selection,...
by bryanorthner | Jan 15, 2024
(Photo of Christian Head.) WARNING: Distressing content. The sister of one of the murdered victims in the James Smith Cree Nation and Village of Weldon said she often thinks about the family members who were killed. Barbra Marion decided to attend the public inquest...
by bryanorthner | Jan 15, 2024
WARNING: Distressing content. The long-awaited public inquest into the mass stabbing incident on September 4, 2022 begins today in Melfort. Miles Sanderson is accused of killing 11 people, including his brother during the rampage, which also left 17 others injured....
