by MBC News | Nov 7, 2016
La Ronge Ice Wolves logo. Photo courtesy of icewolves.ca The La Ronge Ice Wolves are starting the interview process for a new head coach and general manager today. The board of directors whittled down the 14 applicants to a shortlist of four people who will be...
by MBC News | Nov 4, 2016
Photo courtesy of Village of Pierceland Facebook page. *UPDATE – SaskTel cellular service has been restored in Pierceland and the surrounding area. But SaskTel crews continue to work to restore landline and internet services after a fire completely destroyed a...
by MBC News | Nov 4, 2016
A planning meeting in Pinehouse that took place before Addictions Awareness Month. Photo submitted by Vince Natomagan The northern village of Pinehouse has spent every November for the past few years focusing on building a healthy community. Challenges for reading,...
by MBC News | Nov 4, 2016
The view from the new remand unit at Prince Albert Correctional Centre. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. It is costing taxpayers an extra $10 million a year to house a growing inmate population in Saskatchewan jails. Most of the inmates are on remand and many of them are...
by MBC News | Nov 4, 2016
Photo courtesy of Government of Canada. There were almost 11,000 fewer people working in Saskatchewan last month compared to a year ago. The latest jobless figures put the province’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate at 6.9 per cent, which is up a tenth of a per...
by MBC News | Nov 3, 2016
Prince Albert Court of Queen’s Bench. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski A trial has been set for attempted murder in relation to a La Ronge stabbing that happened in March. Elias Ballantyne will face trial by judge in February for charges of attempted murder,...
by MBC News | Nov 3, 2016
PBCN Urban Councillor Warren McCallum. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski Warren McCallum is breathing a lot easier in recent weeks after the federal court reinstated him as urban councillor for Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation. The elected position sat vacant for 10 months after...
by MBC News | Nov 3, 2016
George Sanderson. Photo courtesy Facebook. A Sturgeon Lake man accused of sexually assaulting children has been denied bail. The charges against 22-year-old George Sanderson involve a 13-year-old and 15-year-old. He also accused of making and distributing child...
by MBC News | Nov 3, 2016
Chief Rodney Brass gets attendees at the conference to participate in a group activity. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski The recently elected Key First Nation chief says helping youth has been a growing cause in his life. Rodney Brass just entered office as chief last...
by MBC News | Nov 3, 2016
Pine Creek First Nation Chief Charlie Boucher. Photo courtesy of pinecreekfirstnation.com. Two Manitoba First Nations men have pleaded guilty to illegal hunting in Saskatchewan in a case that sparked outrage among First Nations leaders in Manitoba earlier this year....
