by MBC News | Apr 16, 2019
Michael Linklater of Thunderchild First Nation will be suiting up for Saskatchewan’s pro basketball team next month. The Saskatchewan Rattlers will play in the Canadian Elite Basketball League, which features six teams across Canada. Linklater, a guard, says the...
by MBC News | Apr 15, 2019
The Northern Saskatchewan Trappers’ Association held their annual convention April 12-14 at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre in La Ronge. The three-day event attracts trappers from across the province to gather feedback and promote the activity. Members...
by MBC News | Apr 15, 2019
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it is still investigating an accusation of forced or coerced sterilization of an Indigenous woman at the Moose Jaw hospital. The incident was alleged to happen in December to a Nakoda set to give birth to her third child. Lawyer...
by MBC News | Apr 15, 2019
A University of Saskatchewan research program that looks at ways of providing reliable and affordable energy to northern communities has received $500,000 in new funding. The money comes courtesy of Edmonton-based engineering and construction company ONEC Group....
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2019
A new program will soon be launched to help Indigenous students obtain their degree or certificate from the Levene Graduate School of Business at the University of Regina. The Indigenous Pathway program will support Indigenous students who have finished high school...
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2019
Kiaro, a Vancouver based cannabis retail store, is slated to open its doors in La Ronge in May. Located at the old CIBC building on La Ronge Avenue, the store will sell a variety of dried cannabis flowers, pre-rolled products, oils, capsules and accessories. The...
by MBC News | Apr 12, 2019
A Saskatchewan senator says the defeat of her private member’s bill earlier this week is a slap in the face to Indigenous women. Lillian Dyck’s Bill S-215 was voted down in the House of Commons on Wednesday. The legislation sought to have Indigenous women specifically...
by MBC News | Apr 11, 2019
The lawyer for a man convicted of killing four people and injuring seven others in a shooting spree in La Loche three years ago says his client does not deserve an adult sentence. The now 21-year-old man was just shy of his 18th birthday at the time of the shooting in...
by MBC News | Apr 11, 2019
The lawyer for a man convicted of killing four people in a shooting spree in La Loche three years ago says his client does not deserve to be tried as an adult. The man was only 17 at the time of the shooting in January 2016 but has been sentenced to life in a federal...
by MBC News | Apr 11, 2019
A football player from northern Saskatchewan is taking his talents to Regina. Defensive back Justin McKerracher of Air Ronge has signed with the Regina Thunder. The Thunder play in the Canadian Junior Football League. “We were excited to find Justin, us being in the...
