by MBC News | Oct 13, 2020
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is reporting no new additional COVID 19 cases in Deschambault Lake, since the initial outbreak of three cases Oct. 7. However, Southend has two additional cases, bringing the total to six. “There’s no more positive cases that...
by MBC News | Oct 13, 2020
Community members in the Lac La Ronge region are pushing back against a peat moss harvesting project proposal. Lambert Peat Moss Inc., a harvesting company based out of Quebec, is working on getting approval to harvest peat moss in areas spanning 2,500 hectares...
by MBC News | Oct 13, 2020
The Saskatchewan NDP has made a number of commitments to Indigenous and northern people in its campaign platform. These commitments include reintroducing an independent ministry of northern affairs and putting $10 million toward calls to action from the Truth and...
by MBC News | Oct 13, 2020
The La Ronge Ice Wolves have a handful of local prospects in the system who could be cracking the lineup in the coming seasons. Defenceman Parker Layton and forward Cobe Delaney from La Ronge will both suit up for the Warman Wildcats in the U18 AAA ranks this season....
by MBC News | Oct 13, 2020
As the Lac La Ronge Indian Band addresses approximately a dozen COVID-19 cases, testing, contact tracing and community support are now what the First Nation is focusing on. Stanley Mission has six confirmed cases, as Chief Tammy Cook-Season said that community is in...
by MBC News | Oct 13, 2020
The New Democrat candidate for Athabasca said several issues affecting northern residents is why he is seeking another term in Legislative office. Buckley Belanger explained he feels the North is being ignored and that Northerners are pushed around by the provincial...
by MBC News | Oct 12, 2020
COVID-19 is continuing to rise in the Far North. Provincial health officials report six new cases in the Far North East and two in the Far North West since Saturday. One of those new cases was reported Saturday on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. The Northern...
by MBC News | Oct 12, 2020
Prince Albert RCMP said it needs help in locating a woman not seen since August 7. Mounties said 24-year-old Krystal Cattleman has not been seen by her friends and family in Prince Albert and in Sturgeon Lake First Nation and are concerned for her well-being. She is...
by MBC News | Oct 12, 2020
An 18-year-old woman from Prince Albert will appear in court Tuesday, charged with manslaughter. Police allege that an 18-year-old man was found dead near a home in the 1700 Block of 14th Street West early Saturday morning of an apparent gunshot wound. Authorities are...
by MBC News | Oct 9, 2020
The community of Stanley Mission is confirming six positive cases of COVID-19. The information, in a public service announcement from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, was posted on Facebook Friday afternoon. Stanley Mission has been on lockdown since Wednesday afternoon...
