by MBC News | Nov 15, 2016
Painted Hand Casino Powwow. Photo courtesy paintedhandcasino.ca The Painted Hand Casino in Yorkton will be the host of an awards night this weekend, honouring those who have helped foster immigration in the community. The casino is hosting and partnering with the...
by MBC News | Nov 14, 2016
On Monday, the Sask. Party withdrew a bill that would have given the province’s chief coroner discretion over whether or not to hold public inquests into deaths of people being held in provincial correctional centres. In-custody deaths are subject to a mandatory...
by MBC News | Nov 14, 2016
NORTEP/NORPAC stakeholder’s meeting last Thursday in La Ronge. Photo courtesy NORTEP/NORPAC Facebok group, posted by April Chiefcalf. The province says it’s reached an agreement with the NORTEP Council that will allow the council to lead consultations on the...
by MBC News | Nov 14, 2016
Social Services Minister Tina Beaudry-Mellor. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. The provincial government has announced a major review of how it delivers its social assistance programs, and at the same time, has backed off on plans that would have seen a reduction in...
by MBC News | Nov 10, 2016
An 11-year-old student carrying a knife at a school on the One Arrow First Nation temporarily caused the school to be placed under lockdown earlier today. RCMP say the student was holed up in the Grade 5 classroom at the Almightyvoice Education Centre when they got...
by MBC News | Nov 10, 2016
Nia Eastman. Photo courtesy RCMP. It was a tragic and heart breaking end to an Amber Alert for a little girl who had been missing since yesterday afternoon. Around 1:45 pm today, RCMP investigators found the body of seven-year-old Nia Eastman in a home at Choiceland,...
by MBC News | Nov 10, 2016
Evan Vossen. Photo courtesy of prohockeynews.com The La Ronge Ice Wolves have hired Evan Vossen as their new head coach and general manager. Vossen replaces Shawn Martin, who was fired a few weeks ago. The 30-year-old played for the Ice Wolves from 2004-2007 before...
by MBC News | Nov 10, 2016
A recently released food security survey says the cost to feed a family of four in the north is almost 30 per cent higher than in the south, but a spokesman for an Aboriginal-owned contracting company says it is actually much higher. This purportedly leads to all...
by MBC News | Nov 10, 2016
Onion Lake Chief Wallace Fox. File Photo An Onion Lake Cree Nation member has filed a court application demanding Onion Lake chief and council disclose all of their financial documents. Onion Lake member Charmaine Stick recently filed the motion with the backing of...
by MBC News | Nov 9, 2016
Photo by Manfred Joehnck Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says supporting families and communities is key to preventing youth suicides in northern Saskatchewan. The Premier along with a few of his cabinet ministers were in La Ronge Wednesday afternoon meeting with local...
