by MBC News | Aug 13, 2019
One of three males convicted in the 2017 brutal beating death of La Ronge restaurant owner Simon Grant will continue to serve his sentence in the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. Justice Bob Lane made the decision this morning based on a placement report....
by MBC News | Aug 13, 2019
It was a bumper crop for chanterelle mushrooms in northern Saskatchewan. The fungi was so abundant that one buyer in the La Ronge area reached their quota early. “The season started very early, and then they came on profusely. I think the season is still on,” said...
by MBC News | Aug 12, 2019
RCMP say a 49-year-old woman is in Saskatoon hospital with serious life-threatening injuries, following an ATV accident on the Clearwater River Dene First Nation Thursday evening. Mounties say the driver was not injured in the single vehicle accident. The injured...
by MBC News | Aug 9, 2019
The All Nations Healing Hospital (ANHH) in Fort Qu’Appelle has received an anonymous $1 million donation. The hospital plans to use the money to start a new foundation with the help of the South Saskatchewan Community Foundation (SSCF). “They wanted to start a...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2019
QM Points Contracting LP (QM Points) has agreed to work with the Saskatchewan Research Council to finish one of the final main phases to reclaim the Gunnar mine site. “We try to get organizations that can do the work cost-effectively and safely,” said Saskatchewan...
by MBC News | Aug 8, 2019
A First Nations activist and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation are taking their fight to have First Nations be more transparent with its finances to the Prime Minister. Charmaine Stick and CTF Prairie Director Todd MacKay claim to have a petition with over 30,000...
by MBC News | Aug 7, 2019
The La Ronge Arts Council and a University of Saskatchewan graduate student are working together on a caribou-themed community art exhibit. The exhibit will be displayed at Mistasinihk Place in La Ronge for the entire month of September. Max Pospisil is a U of S...
by MBC News | Aug 6, 2019
The Regina Open Door Society is putting on a program to teach young newcomers to Canada about Indigenous culture. The new program is called Reconciliation through Education and is being held this summer until Aug. 17. “We’ve done everything through the consultation of...
by MBC News | Aug 6, 2019
The Court of Queen’s Bench is holding the Onion Lake Cree Nation in contempt of court for not releasing certain financial documents. Charmaine Stick and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation were successful in federal court in June 2017 in having the First Nation release...
by MBC News | Aug 2, 2019
RCMP say two men drowned in northern Saskatchewan lakes this week. On Wednesday, police discovered the body of a 28-year-old man in Father’s Lake, about five kilometres north of Pelican Narrows. EMS and police officers tried performing CPR on the male but were...
