by MBC News | Apr 21, 2020
The English River First Nation said four people have tested positive for COVID-19. The positive tests were confirmed Monday evening and appear to be the first for the First Nation. The four cases are in one household and are self-isolating at home. Contact tracing is...
by MBC News | Apr 21, 2020
As La Loche deals with an outbreak of COVID-19 including cases in a long-term care facility and in hospital, the area MLA is demanding better provincial supports to help stop the spread. Nearly two dozen people are being tested in what health officials believe as the...
by MBC News | Apr 21, 2020
Simon Nemethy has committed to play for the La Ronge Ice Wolves for the 2020-21 campaign. Nemethy, a 2001-born forward, is a product of Vanderhoof, B.C. He has spent the past two seasons in the KIJHL with the Beaver Valley Nite Hawks. “I’m a pretty fast aggressive...
by MBC News | Apr 21, 2020
Health regulations brought in to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic have led to changes in the way aviators in Saskatchewan are preparing for the upcoming wildfire season. Peter Boniface is the director of air operations for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency. He says...
by MBC News | Apr 21, 2020
A Prince Albert lawyer says a new city bylaw will unnecessarily enhance police powers and lead to greater racial profiling of Indigenous people. The new proposed back alley curfew bylaw would make it a finable offence of up to $5,000 if a person were apprehended by...
by MBC News | Apr 20, 2020
The Northern Village of Pinehouse is meeting its legislative obligations to process local authority freedom of information requests according to the province’s information and privacy commissioner. In his latest report, Ronald Kruzeniski says Pinehouse did a...
by MBC News | Apr 20, 2020
RCMP have arrested one of two men from the George Gordon First Nation wanted on sexual assault charges. Arrest warrants were issued on Apr. 20. Nineteen-year-old Tyrese Pratt was arrested in Regina on charges of sexual assault and sexual interference. RCMP are still...
by MBC News | Apr 19, 2020
In the wake of an outbreak of COVID-19, the northern community of La Loche is implementing a new curfew. Residents can face fines of up to $100 for a first offence, and $150 for each subsequent infraction, if out between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. The...
by MBC News | Apr 19, 2020
Police say two people died on Saskatchewan First Nations on the weekend. Broadview RCMP say a woman’s body was found in a residence on the Ochapowace First Nation in the early morning hours of Saturday. Police say an autopsy will be performed in Regina at an as of yet...
by MBC News | Apr 19, 2020
The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan has declared a state of emergency due to the ongoing spread of COVID-19 within its communities. In a press release, the MN-S says it needs the assistance of all three levels of government to protect its 75,000 citizens in the province...
