by MBC News | Jun 9, 2016
An expert on early childhood development told a La Ronge conference this week that love builds children’s brains. Dr. Jean Clinton, an early childhood psychiatrist, was one of the speakers at the “Roots to Wings” conference — which wraps up...
by MBC News | Jun 9, 2016
A man accused of attempted murder related to a stabbing in La Ronge earlier this spring, was denied bail this week. Elias Ballantyne, 43, has been behind bars since March 17 after Mounties responded to a call and found a 50-year-old man suffering from serious stab...
by MBC News | Jun 9, 2016
La Ronge RCMP say the body of a man missing since December has been located. Police say searchers from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band located the remains of Billy Taylor around 11:30 yesterday morning. Investigators say his body was found in the area where he was...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2016
Gilbert McCallum in a poster made during the search for him. Photo courtesy Facebook The RCMP confirms foul play led to the death of a man whose remains were found in a field near Rosthern last Friday, but won’t release any more details on the circumstances....
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2016
The site of a makeshift memorial for La Loche shooting victims on Feb. 24, 2016. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski The Mayor of La Loche is giving his perspective on the mental health supports offered since the mass shooting in January. In the months since students and...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2016
There are some surprising findings in a new survey on attitudes about Indigenous Canadians. Thirty per cent of respondents had not even heard of residential schools, and a majority of Canadians feel Indigenous people have a sense of entitlement. The most positive...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2016
Investigators say they now consider the death of a Metis woman who went missing in the Shellbrook area a year ago to be suspicious in nature. RCMP are releasing some details related to the night 22-year-old Danielle Nyland went missing. She was last seen on the...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2016
Chandra Van de Vorst, Kamryn Van de Vorst, Jordan Van de Vorst, and Miguire Van de Vorst. Photo courtesy Facebook. A Saskatoon woman has admitted to impaired driving in a highway crash that killed a couple and their two young children. Catherine McKay, who remains in...
by MBC News | Jun 8, 2016
Several northern Saskatchewan leaders feel that the right people in Ottawa have heard their message. Northern chiefs, mayors and representatives from several far north communities were in the nation’s capital this week to meet with nearly twenty federal...
by MBC News | Jun 7, 2016
Photo courtesy Roots to Wings program Government representatives, parents, and those working in the childcare field are learning the best practices to give young kids a good foundation for the rest of their lives. The Roots to Wings (R2W) Early Childhood Conference,...
