by MBC News | Jan 27, 2019
The hockey community is in mourning following the death of former La Ronge Ice Wolves forward Nakehko Lamothe. Lamothe was just 23 years old and in his third season of college hockey with the Grant MacEwan Griffins in the ACAC. “It’s difficult to comprehend the pain...
by MBC News | Jan 27, 2019
The La Ronge Ice Wolves ended a three-game southern swing with a 5-3 loss in Melville on Saturday night. “I thought they (the Ice Wolves) battled for the most part and it was a decent hockey game,” said Ice Wolves Assistant Coach Gaelan Patterson. “I think they...
by MBC News | Jan 26, 2019
The La Ronge Ice Wolves were looking to snap a four-game losing streak on Friday in Yorkton, but their four-game slide turned into a five-game skid following a 5-2 setback. “I would say we let a lot of opportunities on Benny (Brendan Benoit) and he was up for the...
by MBC News | Jan 25, 2019
Various parties are coming out in defence of a Canoe Lake First Nation man convicted of illegally selling fish earlier this month. Donald Iron was the target of a 16-month sting operation where he sold $90 worth of fish, without a commercial licence, to an undercover...
by MBC News | Jan 25, 2019
A legal scholar says errors made in the Gerald Stanley trial likely had an impact on the final outcome. Twenty-two-year-old Colten Boushie of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation was shot and killed by the Saskatchewan farmer in 2016. Stanley was acquitted of all charges,...
by MBC News | Jan 25, 2019
Police say for all intense purposes the investigation into the death of Brennan Ahenakew is closed. The remains of the 20-year-old man were found in a burned-out vehicle last May on the Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation. RCMP Corporal Rob King says the force agrees with a...
by MBC News | Jan 25, 2019
A Métis man who is seeking an apology from the Regina Police Service for an improper strip search more than five years ago will not get his long sought after apology. Mark Popowich was arrested on December 3, 2013 for trafficking cocaine. He was detained by two female...
by MBC News | Jan 25, 2019
Saskatoon Police say they need the public’s help in locating a missing 13-year-old girl. Authorities say Kaidace Tony-Squirrel left a home on the east-side of the city on January 21 at approximately 10:00 pm. She was last seen on the west-side of the city the next...
by MBC News | Jan 24, 2019
The La Ronge Wildlife Federation has a new leadership and new focus. The federation promotes responsible angling, hunting, and conservation. In previous years, the membership has tended to consist mainly of middle-aged men. By increasing their presence on social...
by MBC News | Jan 24, 2019
The Saskatchewan government confirms it did not allow a biologist and executive member of the Beverly and Qaminirjuaq Caribou Management Board to speak at a northern caribou conference this week. The Environment Ministry says it felt it was not appropriate for the...
