by MBC News | Jan 24, 2017 | Current News
Lawyer Peter Abrametz represented Tasia Natewayes at the Supreme Court. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski The Supreme Court has upheld the manslaughter conviction of a treaty member from the Sandy Bay area. On Friday, Tasia Natewayes was in Ottawa where her lawyer Peter...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy northernlightscasino.ca Yet another Smoke Signals jackpot has been handed out at the Northern Lights Casino. The Thursday win of $1.2 million marks the fifth time someone has joined the “millionaire’s club” at the Prince Albert casino. The winner...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2017 | Current News
A picture of the oil spill area. Photo courtesy Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment. There has been an oil pipeline spill on the Ocean Man First Nation. It happened late Friday about 10 kilometres north of Stoughton. The breach resulted in the release of about 200...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2017 | Current News
A La Loche memorial ribbon. Photo courtesy Kevin Joseph, Facebook. La Loche’s mayor said he’s left feeling “hopeful” after spending Sunday with hundreds of community members during memorial events marking the one-year anniversary of a mass...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2017 | Current News
A group of walkers in Stanley Mission. Photo courtesy of Valerie Barnes-Connell. A group of people who braved cold weather and walked all the way to North Dakota arrived back home in Stanley Mission on Sunday. The group left in late November to join the Water...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy of usask.ca For the second time in two months, an Edmonton man has been arrested for trafficking in cocaine in the Ile-a-la-Crosse. The latest bust took place early Friday morning when police checked an unregistered vehicle. A quantity of cocaine and...
by MBC News | Jan 23, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy Northern Healthy Communities Partnership, Facebook. The past year has been a tough one for young people in northern Saskatchewan, but a new video series is aiming to highlight their triumphs instead of their struggles. Jan. 17 marked the first of four...
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2017 | Current News
Mayor Robert St. Pierre pictured on Jan. 9, 2017. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. La Loche RCMP’s detachment commander says investigators have found “no legitimate threat” after RCMP received a complaint on Thursday night about allegations of a potential...
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2017 | Current News
Courtesy of saskpower.com A vehicle knocking down a power pole south of La Ronge is blamed for last Friday’s power outage that impacted a number of northern communities. It happened shortly after midnight on January 13th near the turn off to Besnard Lake. SaskpPower...
by MBC News | Jan 20, 2017 | Current News
Saskatchewan Court of Appeal/Court of Queens Bench in Regina. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. The election on the George Gordon First Nation took place almost a year ago, but the results are still in dispute. Next month, the Court of Appeal is expected to decide if...
