by MBC News | Apr 20, 2017
Sask. RCMP. MBC file photo. A two-week jury trial is set for the murder of a Waterhen Lake man. Tommy Fiddler died in Feb. of 2016 after a shooting on the reserve, and Gordon Fiddler was arrested in the following days. At the time of Tommy’s death, Mounties said...
by MBC News | Apr 19, 2017
The best-quality image RCMP has on one of three suspects in the April 15 break-in and murder. Photo provided by RCMP. Mounties are sharing details and chilling photos of three suspects in the La Ronge robbery and murder of Simon Grant. Grant was fatally wounded after...
by MBC News | Apr 19, 2017
Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott meets with officials in La Ronge. Photo courtesy of Abel Charles. Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says the government recognizes the scope and the seriousness of the mental health issues that are facing First Nations...
by MBC News | Apr 19, 2017
Photo courtesy of nvgreenlake.ca The Village of Green Lake is one step closer to generating its own solar power. The community, northeast of Meadow Lake, is installing solar panels on the roof of the community hall this week to help supplement their current power...
by MBC News | Apr 19, 2017
The five suspects made their first appearance at Prince Albert Provincial Court on Wednesday. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. Heavily armed officers made some dramatic arrests at a home in Prince Albert on Tuesday. The tactical team was executing a high-risk search...
by MBC News | Apr 19, 2017
Jennifer Reid with the Population Health Unit presents on dog bites in northern Saskatchewan on April 19. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. Reported dog bites in northern Saskatchewan were up nearly a third between 2014 and 2015. Those startling off-reserve statistics from...
by MBC News | Apr 19, 2017
Photo courtesy of policecanada.ca A man from Kamsack has been fined $1,200 after being found guilty of two illegal hunting charges. The incident, southwest of the town of Pelly, was reported to the Turn In Poachers line in October 2015. Conservation officers say...
by MBC News | Apr 19, 2017
Health Minister Jane Philpott with Ahtahkakoop Chief Larry Ahenakew. Photo by Rory McLean of the FSIN. Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says she is impressed with how the Ahtahkakoop and Big River First Nations have addressed the HIV epidemic in their...
by MBC News | Apr 18, 2017
La Ronge Mayor Ron Woytowich at the Tuesday gathering. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. In light of a La Ronge robbery that turned fatal on the weekend, northern crime was on the minds of many at the New North annual mayor and council spring gathering. RCMP Commanding...
by MBC News | Apr 18, 2017
A makeshift memorial for Simon Grant. Photo courtesy of Facebook. A makeshift memorial has been set up outside Louisiana’s Bar-B-Que in La Ronge in memory of its owner, 64-year-old Simon Grant. He died in hospital yesterday as a result of a severe beating he suffered...
