by MBC News | Sep 20, 2019
University of Regina President Vianne Timmons is on a northern Saskatchewan tour this week. The U of R President was in La Loche Wednesday, Meadow Lake Thursday and La Ronge Friday morning. Timmons said the northern tour is an annual event and part of the university’s...
by MBC News | Sep 20, 2019
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) has created a scavenger hunt to help clean up the community. Francis Ratt and April Bird at the Lac La Ronge Indian Band housing department will give out clues to those who pick up grocery bags of garbage. The clues provide a...
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2019
A First Nations entrepreneur is trying to unseat incumbent Conservative Andrew Sheer to represent the Regina-Qu’Appelle riding in the House of Commons. Jordan Ames-Sinclair of the Zagime Anishinabek formally the Sakimay First Nation is running a campaign focused on...
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2019
A new survey shows 91 per cent of respondents think reconciliation is important and 87 per cent believe it is possible. The survey was conducted by the Office of the Treaty Commissioner and polled 3,000 Saskatchewan residents between December 2018 and January 2019....
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2019
A third First Nations owned and operated cannabis retail store is set to open. The Zagime Anishinabek formally the Sakimay First Nation held a soft opening of its Omagakii Medical Dispensary operation on First Nation’s land at the intersection of Dewdney Avenue and...
by MBC News | Sep 19, 2019
The La Ronge Ice Wolves are getting a defensive boost. The Ice Wolves have added 17-year-old defenceman Alex Ozar to their roster. “I think I’m just a simple defenceman who can move the puck north and south – and just help out any way I can,” said Ozar when describing...
by MBC News | Sep 18, 2019
It appears the high electrical bills in Southend are due to consumption and not external factors beyond the control of the community. SaskPower says it has completed its own internal review, following a commitment from Minister Dustin Duncan, in the wake of complaints...
by MBC News | Sep 18, 2019
Northern expectant mothers will have to continue to drive longer to either Prince Albert or The Pas to deliver their babies. This has been the normal since November when the Flin Flon hospital stopped the regular service as it no longer had an obstetrician available...
by MBC News | Sep 18, 2019
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is once again calling on the Saskatchewan government to end the controversial practice of birth alerts. The FSIN says birth alerts are primarily used against vulnerable, marginalized and often First Nations women. The...
by MBC News | Sep 18, 2019
Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty has been named as the first honourary patron of the Victoria Hospital Foundation in Prince Albert. Mirasty will serve as an ambassador for the foundation in his new role in the hopes of increasing financial donations....
