by MBC News | May 15, 2019 | Current News
A Stanley Mission nurse has received a national award for excellence in health care. Janet McKenzie, who is a member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, is one of three recipients of the Indigenous Services Canada Award of Excellence in Nursing. McKenzie says she was...
by MBC News | May 15, 2019 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News
Meadow Lake hockey player Skylar Olson remains in hospital following an injury to his skull. “As of this morning, Skylar remains in RUH Saskatoon under observation and treatment for the serious skull injury he incurred on the weekend,” said the Tisdale Trojans in a...
by MBC News | May 15, 2019 | Current News
Lac La Ronge Indian Band member Cobe Delaney is back in town after competing for Saskatchewan at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Whitehorse, YT. Team Saskatchewan earned a silver medal following a 6-1 loss to Manitoba in the championship contest....
by MBC News | May 14, 2019 | Current News
Staff reductions are coming to the Northern Lights School Division for the 2020 school year, as administrators try to balance a one million dollar budget shortfall in provincial funding. Classroom resizing is predicted to eliminate eight-point-five teaching positions....
by MBC News | May 14, 2019 | Current News
Five people are facing drugs and weapons charges following an RCMP raid on a home in Ile-a-la Crosse last Friday. Police say they seized 112 grams of packaged crack cocaine, 30 grams of an unidentified white powder, $10,000 in cash and a loaded handgun. Among the...
by MBC News | May 14, 2019 | Current News, MBC News
For the second time in franchise history, the Prince Albert Raiders are WHL champions. The Raiders slipped past the Vancouver Giants 3-2 in overtime Monday night at the Art Hauser Centre to capture the Ed Chynoweth Cup in game seven. Dante Hannoun found the back of...
by MBC News | May 11, 2019 | Current News, MBC News
The 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders Northern Football Jamboree came to a close on Saturday at Churchill Community High School in La Ronge. It’s the second straight year members of the CFL team have made the trek north to La Ronge for the event. Zack Evans, a defensive...
by MBC News | May 10, 2019 | Current News
Red dress displays have been placed at four Saskatchewan Polytechnic campuses to honour Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. A permanent display can be viewed at the Moose Jaw campus and displays were up from Saturday until Monday in Prince Albert,...
by MBC News | May 10, 2019 | Current News
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says it will not hesitate to protect Indigenous treaty rights under the government’s trespass to property act, even if this means going to court. The new law puts the onus on hunters and trappers to seek permission from a...
by MBC News | May 9, 2019 | Current News
A group representing Sixties Scoop survivors are frustrated with what they say is a lack of commitment from the provincial government following the apology from Premier Scott Moe in January. The Sixties Scoop Indigenous Society of Saskatchewan produced a report from...
