by MBC News | Jun 10, 2020
The SJHL recently held its bantam draft and league meetings. SJHL President Bill Chow says the season start date was certainly a topic of conversation. “We fall under the regulations and the guidelines set out by the Saskatchewan Health Authority, with Hockey Canada,...
by MBC News | Jun 9, 2020
All school students will have the option of returning to in-school classes starting in the fall. The province announced classes for some school districts could be available starting September 1. “Our plan is to ensure that our schools are fully open and that children...
by MBC News | Jun 9, 2020
Saskatoon’s Allan Lafond is coming off his first season of playing with Dalhousie University in the Atlantic Football League. He played his final year of high school football at Aden Bowman before advancing through the ranks. Lafond, who is a defensive...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2020
An updated Woodland Cree dictionary will soon be finished. Minnie McKenzie, the Cree language and culture coordinator for the Lac La Ronge Indian Band Education division, said she is hoping to have the dictionary finished sometime this fall. McKenzie has been working...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2020
The province is reporting two additional COVID-19 related deaths. Health officials Monday say the two people in their 60’s and 70’s were in the Far North. This brings the total number of deaths in the province to 13. Four new cases Monday, including one in the Far...
by MBC News | Jun 5, 2020
The La Ronge Ice Wolves ended up making seven selections during Friday’s SJHL Bantam Draft. The Ice Wolves held the eighth overall pick and selected forward Rylan Williams from Kyle, SK. Williams had 66 points in 31 games with the Swift Current Broncos Bantam AA team...
by MBC News | Jun 5, 2020
A vice-chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says Saskatchewan’s child welfare system is clearly broken when it comes to Indigenous children. David Pratt was reacting to statistics released by the Ministry of Social Services earlier this week that...
by MBC News | Jun 4, 2020
The final report from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls was released a year ago Wednesday. An action plan by the federal government was supposed to follow but has yet to be released. The government announced last week that the...
by MBC News | Jun 4, 2020
The Northern Air Transport Association (NATA) is advocating for potential solutions to reduce the impact northern Canadian airlines are feeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. Many northern air operators are seeing what is usually their busy season significantly reduced...
by MBC News | Jun 4, 2020
A La Ronge woman says her 15-year-old son is lucky to be alive after he was thrown off his motorcycle after hitting a cable wire last week. Tammy Quandt said her son Tyler was riding his dirt bike in the evening in a back alley in Air Ronge when he struck a wire that...
