by MBC News | Jan 29, 2021
A 30-year-old man faces a number of charges after a reported gun threat near the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation School Thursday morning. RCMP say a vehicle drove off the road and hit a fence near the school and a male suspect was seen exiting the vehicle with a firearm in...
by MBC News | Jan 29, 2021
The MP for Northern Saskatchewan says a First Nations community in his riding has only received 30 doses of the Moderna vaccination, despite having a COVID-19 outbreak declared. “I had heard a couple of Parliamentary Secretaries, all telling us in the House of...
by MBC News | Jan 29, 2021
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) was reporting 383 active cases of COVID-19 in their communities Friday. The far northwest reported the highest number of cases with 131. The northeast has the second highest number of cases with 105 followed by the...
by MBC News | Jan 28, 2021
An organization representing Indigenous people in Saskatchewan is concerned about a recent agreement signed by the federal government. The Association of Métis, Non and Status Indians of Saskatchewan (AMNSIS) has written to Parks Canada and Federal Minister of the...
by MBC News | Jan 28, 2021
After the position went vacant for almost two-and-a-half years, the Town of La Ronge has hired a new chief administrative officer. The previous administrator, Stephen Conway, left abruptly in the fall of 2018. In his resignation letter, Conway levelled serious...
by MBC News | Jan 28, 2021
The SJHL season was paused back in November after tighter COVID-19 measures were introduced by the provincial government. Players on the La Ronge Ice Wolves are trying to stay busy as they gear up for a potential return in the coming months. “I’ve been staying in the...
by MBC News | Jan 28, 2021
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) reported 346 active cases of COVID-19 in their communities Thursday. The far northwest zone is reporting the most active cases with 116. The northeast region is reporting the second highest number of cases with 101....
by MBC News | Jan 27, 2021
A permanent public monument is being planned to honour those who suffered, and those who continue to suffer, the impact of residential schools. It will be located surrounded by the gardens at Government House in Regina. “The main reason for my perspective, would be...
by MBC News | Jan 27, 2021
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) is reporting 319 active cases of COVID-19 in their communities Wednesday. The north east region is reporting the most active cases with 100. The far northwest has the second highest number of cases with 97 and the far...
by MBC News | Jan 27, 2021
Colin Ratushniak is happy to see a new batch of vaccines coming into his town of La Ronge the past week. The first batch of first dose Moderna vaccines was delivered on Jan. 8, with the newly elected mayor of La Ronge getting the vaccine himself when it first arrived....
