by MBC News | Jan 6, 2021
Onion Lake RCMP say they have charged five people after a vehicle chase where gunshots were fired on New Year’s Day. Police say the chase began west of the Onion Lake Cree Nation and ended at the local high school on the reserve. Mounties say they were fired upon a...
by MBC News | Jan 6, 2021
The Far North West communities of Île-à-la-Crosse and La Loche were among the first to get the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. The province said Registered Nurse Brittany Favel and her grandfather Jimmy Favel who is a resident in Île-à-la-Crosse Long Term Care were...
by MBC News | Jan 6, 2021
The Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race has been cancelled this year. “With the new provincial restrictions in place since Dec. 17, it would have been particularly challenging to fulfil the requirements needed to make the race happen in a totally COVID safe way while...
by MBC News | Jan 6, 2021
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) has declared another outbreak of COVID-19. An outbreak has been declared for Kitsaki, La Ronge Reserve. NITHA explained in a statement posted online the declaration was made after an increase in the number of COVID-19...
by MBC News | Jan 5, 2021
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band is mourning the loss of one of its elders. A press release from the First Nation says Kate Hamilton, who served as the representative for Hall Lake on the council of elders from 2008 to 2020, has passed away. The release also says Hamilton...
by MBC News | Jan 5, 2021
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) is reporting 246 active cases of COVID-19. The far northeast region continues to report the highest number with 136 active cases. The far northwest has the second highest case count at 67, followed by the north east...
by MBC News | Jan 5, 2021
Liam McGarva, formerly of the La Ronge Ice Wolves, will continue his season at Concordia University in Wisconsin, which is an NCAA Division III program. The 20-year-old Fort Saskatchewan, AB goaltender spent parts of two seasons in La Ronge and he was a finalist for...
by MBC News | Jan 4, 2021
Multiple inmates at several correctional facilities in the province stated they are on a hunger strike until Corrections and Policing Minister Christine Tell resigns. Inmates have written letters detailing their concerns with how the COVID-19 pandemic has been handled...
by MBC News | Jan 4, 2021
Prince Albert Carlton MLA Joe Hargrave has stepped down as highways minister in the Saskatchewan Party government. Hargrave has been under fire since it was revealed last week that he travelled to Palm Springs, California over the Christmas holidays at the height of...
by MBC News | Jan 4, 2021
RCMP say they have discovered the body of a 17-year-old Whitefish First Nation teen who had been reported missing on the weekend. Jayden Crookedneck was with two family members when he went missing early Saturday morning. Police have not released a cause of death but...
