by MBC News | Feb 21, 2020 | Current News, MBC News, Sports
Grande Prairie, Alberta’s Aaron Peck is the winner of the 12-dog portion of the Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race. Peck was first across the finish line early Friday morning in downtown La Ronge. This isn’t Peck’s first Canadian Challenge win, as he captured the...
by MBC News | Feb 20, 2020 | Current News
Northern remote cabin owners are getting a break on their Crown land lease fees, as the Ministry of Environment has capped it at $888. A proposal introduced in 2019 would have seen annual Crown land lease fees increase to $1,500 over four years. Now the rate is frozen...
by MBC News | Feb 20, 2020 | Current News, MBC News, Sports
An Indigenous curling team has booked its ticket to the 2020 Masters Men’s Provincial Curling Championship in Estevan. The rink features Lawrence Corrigal, Bob Desjarlais, Keith Goulet and Robert Kytwayhat. The foursome earned a spot following the northern qualifiers...
by MBC News | Feb 20, 2020 | Current News, MBC News, Sports
A champion has been crowned in the eight-dog portion of the Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race in northern Saskatchewan. Grande Prairie Alberta’s Connor McMahon came across the finish line first on Wednesday in La Ronge. “Just about everything was going well for...
by MBC News | Feb 20, 2020 | Current News
Officers in Moose Jaw will be wearing a patch of moose hide on their uniforms to help raise awareness to gender-based violence. The Moose Hide Campaign, which started in British Columbia, is a grassroots movement of Indigenous and non-Indigenous men and boys who are...
by MBC News | Feb 19, 2020 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News, Sports
The La Ronge Ice Wolves were looking for their third straight win on Wednesday at home versus Estevan, but that did not happen as the Bruins skated away with a 6-5 shootout victory. “Our play wasn’t good at all, too many individuals tonight, too much of...
by MBC News | Feb 19, 2020 | Current News
A report examining the financials of the Northern Village of Pinehouse is recommending a full audit of expenses from 2013 to 2017. “We recommend that a full (i.e. 100%) forensic compliance review of expenses be completed to identify potential non-compliant items. We...
by MBC News | Feb 19, 2020 | Current News
HIV infection rates in Saskatchewan First Nations communities are roughly twice the provincial average and a health conference taking place in Saskatoon this week wants to bring those numbers down. According to Health Canada statistics for 2018, HIV infection rates in...
by MBC News | Feb 19, 2020 | Current News, MBC News, Sports
Another installment of the Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race is underway from northern Saskatchewan. The event, which features a 12-dog race, eight-dog race and open race, started on Tuesday from Elk Ridge Resort north of Prince Albert. “We have plenty of snow, a...
by MBC News | Feb 19, 2020 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News, Sports
La Ronge’s Liam McGarva is in the running for the SJHL Top Goalie award. The Fort Saskatchewan, AB product is the nominee for the league’s Sher-Wood Division. “It feels great, especially coming from where I was last year,” said McGarva. “I know a lot of the guys on...
