by MBC News | Jan 26, 2021
A national Indigenous organization is accusing the La Ronge RCMP of systemic racism. The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples held a virtual press conference in Ottawa Monday in support of La Ronge resident Emily Kammermayer. The 20-year-old First Nations woman is alleging...
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...
by MBC News | Jan 25, 2021
The SJHL will be hosting a virtual showcase this coming Friday and Saturday. The league says this initiative has been created to help provide some added exposure for the players in the SJHL. “This is a great opportunity to provide some positivity and entertainment in...
by MBC News | Jan 25, 2021
RCMP is turning to the public for help in locating a Big River First Nation man accused of sexual assault. Its alleged that Skylar Blaze Lachance assaulted a female at a home on the First Nation Jan. 18. Police suspect he may be in the community of Big River First...
by MBC News | Jan 25, 2021
La Ronge mayor and council are looking to review their salaries at next week’s council meeting in what Mayor Colin Ratushniak concedes will be an “awkward conversation” to have in public. Remuneration has been frozen since 2019 when previous Mayor Ron...
