by MBC News | Sep 26, 2018
The Chief of the Nekaneet First Nation says he was surprised to learn through the media that Terri-Lynne McClintic is at a Corrections Canada Aboriginal Healing Lodge operated by the First Nation. “When this came up yesterday, this was actually the first time that I...
by MBC News | Sep 26, 2018
A local bus contractor in La Ronge says he is in the process of taking legal action against the Northern Lights School Division. Larry Lowenberg is the owner of Allinone Conveyance Ltd. On Sept. 17, NLSD abruptly cancelled a five-year contract with Allinone to provide...
by MBC News | Sep 26, 2018
The Athabasca Health Authority is looking to revolutionize health care in the far north with the introduction of a remote ultrasound machine. The procedure involves performing the ultrasound at the Stony Rapids hospital, while a radiologist reads the results in...
by MBC News | Sep 26, 2018
Carrot River RCMP are investigating a break and enter and vandalism on the Red Earth First Nation. Mounties say between last Thursday and yesterday, a home in the 400 block of the main village was broken into and vandalized extensively. The suspect broke windows and...
by MBC News | Sep 26, 2018
A Saskatoon uranium mining company is making its case to the U.S. government as to why it should not be subject to quotas or tariffs. The U.S. Department of Commerce has launched an investigation as to whether foreign uranium imports threaten national security. In a...
by MBC News | Sep 25, 2018
The election race for various executive positions at the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is not even a day old but already a controversy is brewing that has nothing to do, with, the actual election. The FSIN sent out a press release late Monday afternoon...
by MBC News | Sep 25, 2018
The RCMP officer who fatally shot a First Nations man in North Battleford in October 2017 will not be facing any criminal charges. 22-year-old Brydon Whitstone of the Onion Lake Cree Nation was killed following a brief police chase. “After a comprehensive...
by MBC News | Sep 25, 2018
La Loche RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance regarding an armed robbery of a local business earlier this month. Police say a male suspect entered the business brandishing a weapon around 11 p.m. on Sept. 15. He made off with an undisclosed amount of cash....
by MBC News | Sep 25, 2018
A total of seven different candidates are running for election in Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations executive elections this fall. Incumbent Bobby Cameron is being challenged by Delbert Wapass for the position of chief. Morley Watson and Darin Poorman are...
by MBC News | Sep 24, 2018
The La Ronge Ice Wolves slipped to 0-4 on the season following an 8-0 loss on Monday afternoon in Warman to the Weyburn Red Wings. A slow start once again proved to be costly for the Ice Wolves, who trailed 2-0 before the game was even seven minutes old. “Pretty...
