by MBC News | Jun 10, 2018
At the La Ronge Ice Wolves Golf Tournament on Saturday, Bryce Fiske was presented with a cheque for $13,850.71. Fiske was one of the survivors of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Fiske is from La Ronge and spent his whole junior hockey career with the La Ronge Ice...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2018
A group of boaters luckily escaped injury Friday afternoon after the vessel they were in sank on a northern Saskatchewan lake. Police say they received a call, a little before 2 p.m., of boaters in distress on Lac La Ronge due to the vessel they were in sinking. The...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2018
Spritwood RCMP say they have charged several area residents with drug-related offences. On May, 31 police raided a home on the Witchekan Lake First Nation, arresting 28-year-old Chris Scott and 31-year-old Adrianne Scott. Both are charged with possession for the...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2018
Lac La Ronge Indian Band member Alex Bell is making a name for himself in Saskatchewan hockey circles. The 16-year-old goaltender spent this past season with the Northeast Wolfpack Midget AA club. His team won a league championship, as well as a provincial title....
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2018
Children, youth and other members of the Piapot First Nation celebrated the first anniversary of banning drugs and alcohol from their community. Students and others marched in unity Friday at the Payepot School. The prohibition originally was spearheaded by the youth,...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2018
A number of northern and First Nations communities will be receiving upgraded wireless service as part of a new $4.6 million investment by SaskTel. These communities include Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation, George Gordon First Nation, Ile-a-la Crosse, Onion Lake Cree...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2018
Encouraging reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians is one of the features of a new youth rights document. Fifteen youth delegates from across the country met in Ottawa earlier this week to finalize the Canadian Children’s Charter. Others also...
by MBC News | Jun 7, 2018
The Métis Nation of Saskatchewan will be discussing some of its most pressing issues when it meets in the northwest part of the province this weekend. The Ile-a-la Crosse Boarding School and Section 35 constitutional rights are just a few of the topics on the agenda....
by MBC News | Jun 7, 2018
An Indigenous leader will be recognized for his many years of work with an honourary degree on Thursday. Joseph Quewezance will be awarded the degree at the University of Saskatchewan’s spring convocation, which is currently underway in Saskatoon. Quewezance is a...
by MBC News | Jun 7, 2018
The Provincial Auditor is recommending that the Saskatchewan Health Authority assess whether mental health and addictions services in the Northeast are meeting clients demands. Judy Ferguson examined the former Prince Albert Parkland Health Region for the 2016-17...
