by MBC News | Apr 18, 2017 | Current News
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 | Current News
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...
by MBC News | Apr 18, 2017 | Current News
Victim Jared Bear. Photo courtesy Facebook. A surprise plea was entered this week for impaired driving that killed an 11-year-old boy on Muskoday in 2014. Monday morning was supposed to be the outset of Gordon Morris Crain’s trial, but instead he entered a plea...
by MBC News | Apr 18, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy of shop.flagshop.com A new patient-oriented research centre will be opening in Saskatchewan. The provincial and federal health ministers announced 63 million dollars in funding for the new venture this morning. The Saskatchewan Centre for...
by MBC News | Apr 18, 2017 | Current News
George Gordon First Nation. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. Indigenous Affairs Canada is maintaining a hands-off approach in the George Gordon First Nation election dispute. Earlier this month, the Court of Appeal ordered a new election for chief, upholding a lower...
by MBC News | Apr 18, 2017 | Current News
Simon Grant. Photo courtesy of Facebook. La Ronge RCMP are looking to the public for information on the death of a business owner following a robbery. The incident at Louisiana’s BBQ Restaurant happened shortly before 11 p.m. on Saturday. Police say masked men...
by MBC News | Apr 17, 2017 | Current News
A public inquest into a death at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre in Prince Albert will be held May 1-5. On December 27th, 2015, 27-year-old Shauna Wolf was found unresponsive in a cell at the facility. She was taken to Victoria Hospital and later pronounced dead....
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy researchgate.net More patients in La Loche will now be able to receive care in their home community as a result of the provincial government’s $500,000 commitment to expand the use of remote presence technology in northern Saskatchewan. Health Minister...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy of Metis National Council website A landmark meeting between the Metis National Council and Prime Minister Trudeau culminated with the signing of the Canada-Metis Nation Accord today in Ottawa. The Accord marks a significant step towards a renewed...
by MBC News | Apr 13, 2017 | Current News
Advanced Education Minister, Bronwyn Eyre. Photo courtesy Manfred Joehnck. Advanced Education Minister, Bronwyn Eyre, is calling for all sides to work together for the sake of the students in the transfer of the Northern Teachers Education Program to Northlands...