by MBC News | Mar 14, 2018
The changing migration patterns of the barren ground caribou is once again being assessed in northern Saskatchewan this year. Caribou harvest data collectors will be going door-to-door over the next month in the communities of Fond-du-Lac, Black Lake and Hatchet Lake....
by MBC News | Mar 14, 2018
About 50 students and faculty at the Northlands College campus in La Ronge are taking part in a challenge that requires them to stop consuming alcohol for most of March. Northlands College Student Services Coordinator, Brandi Bell, says the challenge has been met with...
by MBC News | Mar 13, 2018
Spiritwood RCMP are investigating after they say a gun was fired during an incident near the community. RCMP say early this morning a gun was discharged after an alleged break and enter in nearby rural area. One man was taken into custody, however, police say this man...
by MBC News | Mar 13, 2018
Thanks to a large donation from one Saskatchewan company, Wanuskewin is one step closer to becoming a World Heritage Site. On Tuesday morning at Wanuskewin, officials from the potash giant Mosaic announced a $500,000 donation towards the heritage site’s...
by MBC News | Mar 13, 2018
Canadian Rangers from the La Ronge area were needed to rescue some stranded snowmobilers — and two Mounties who initially tried to rescue them. The RCMP say it happened Saturday evening when two RCMP officers and a conservation officer went to free the snowmobilers...
by MBC News | Mar 13, 2018
Runoff from the spring snow melt is expected to be near normal to above normal in most of the province. That is according to the Water Security Agency, which in February had predicted below normal runoff in southern Saskatchewan. Parts of northwest Saskatchewan, from...
by MBC News | Mar 13, 2018
The federal government says it will pursue negotiated settlements with residential school survivors whose claims of student-on-student abuse were previously dismissed or under-compensated. Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett says the action could help...
by MBC News | Mar 13, 2018
Wanuskewin and SIGA have been nominated for the Saskatchewan Tourism Awards of Excellence for 2017. SIGA’s Gold Eagle Casino is nominated for the Service Excellence Award and the organization itself has been nominated for Tourism Employer of the Year and...
by MBC News | Mar 13, 2018
Elders with the LLRIB travelled to Nova Scotia last week as a part of the Strengthening and Revitalizing Indigenous Language and Culture Conference, which was hosted by the Indigenous Leadership and Development Institute. Twenty-six communities met for a gathering,...
by MBC News | Mar 12, 2018
Two people are dead following a house fire on Onion Lake Cree Nation. RCMP say a fire broke out at a home in the community this past Saturday evening at around 8:17 pm. Emergency crews responded to the fired, but were not able to fully extinguish the blaze until the...
