by MBC News | Nov 1, 2018 | Current News
Seven men and one woman have been charged after a drug bust involving residences in the Meadow Lake and Green Lake areas. Police used multiple search warrants to seize cocaine, cash, brass knuckles, and a vehicle. Charges include trafficking cocaine, possession for...
by MBC News | Nov 1, 2018 | Current News
Emergency workers had to use the jaws of life to extract two people from vehicles after an accident in La Ronge on Sunday night. The two-vehicle collision happened near a local business on Highway 102 a little after 8 p.m. Three people were injured as a result of the...
by MBC News | Nov 1, 2018 | Current News
As the number of children in government care rises every year, the New Democrats are calling for quicker action in overhauling child welfare legislation. According to the Child Advocate report for 2017, approximately 5250 kids were in government care, up from 4500 in...
by MBC News | Nov 1, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
The controversial Northern Alcohol Strategy, introduced in 2016 by La Ronge town council, has new movement. The strategy, with almost 50 proposals, is intended to regulate liquor sales in an effort to reduce alcohol-related hazards. One proposal resurfaced at the last...
by MBC News | Nov 1, 2018 | Current News
A legal battle between Saskatoon’s Cameco Corporation and the Canada Revenue Corporation looks like it won’t be ending anytime soon. CRA has appealed a recent federal tax court decision that ruled in favour of the uranium mining company. The ruling means...
by MBC News | Oct 31, 2018 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News
The La Ronge Ice Wolves were looking for a return to the win column on Wednesday night in Humboldt, but it was the Broncos prevailing with a 2-1 victory. For the second straight night, a slow start plagued the Ice Wolves. The Broncos opened the scoring 7:24 into the...
by MBC News | Oct 31, 2018 | Current News
Federal government officials say they working with the Piapot First Nation in determining what supports are required to restore water service. The community’s water treatment facility was destroyed by a grass fire Tuesday. Indigenous Services Canada says it is...
by MBC News | Oct 31, 2018 | Current News
The Saskatchewan government is holding firm on its decision to arm conservation officers with semi-automatic rifles. Officers are already armed with a handgun and shotgun but the government claims they need the increased firepower because they face “potentially...
by MBC News | Oct 31, 2018 | Current News
An inmate who escaped from the Willow Cree Healing Lodge on the Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation is now back in custody. RCMP say they arrested Louis Bonneau in a rural area near Macdowell, Tuesday afternoon. Police say Bonneau surrendered without incident and...
by MBC News | Oct 31, 2018 | Current News
Over three dozen University of Saskatchewan medical students and some family medicine residents were able to experience medical and cultural life in two northern Saskatchewan communities this past weekend. The event took place in Ile-a-la-Crosse and Buffalo Narrows on...
