by MBC News | Jun 26, 2020 | Current News
As the COVID-19 pandemic shut down classes for University of Saskatchewan Bachelor Education student Tanzy Janvier, she began to receive messages from family and friends from her home community of La Loche on the difficulties of accessing food, cleaning supplies and...
by MBC News | Jun 26, 2020 | Current News
Charmaine Dreaver says she hopes that by continuing to bring her own story forward, it may prevent future deaths of Indigenous people at the hands of police. Dreaver’s 22-year-old son Jordan Lafond died following a high-speed vehicle chase with Saskatoon police in...
by MBC News | Jun 26, 2020 | Current News, MBC News, Sports
Sucker River Golfer Dade Bernatchez will be hitting the links this weekend down south. Bernatchez plays on the Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour and he will take to the course at Elmwood Golf Club in Swift Current, SK. “There’s a lot of elm trees, so I’m probably going to...
by MBC News | Jun 26, 2020 | Current News
Saskatoon police are asking for the public’s assistance locating a 13-year-old girl who has been missing since Wednesday night. Keliyah Bedard-Tootoosis was last seen leaving her residence in the 200-block of Cruise Street around 7:45 p.m. Police believe she may be in...
by MBC News | Jun 25, 2020 | Current News
Providing credible and accurate information on the COVID-19 pandemic on a weekly basis has been the goal of a national First Nations organization out of Ottawa. Since shortly after the pandemic began, The First Nations Health Managers Association has been hosting...
by MBC News | Jun 25, 2020 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News, Sports
The SJHL held its annual bantam draft during the first week of June and the La Ronge Ice Wolves ended up making seven selections. The Ice Wolves held the eighth overall selection and drafted forward Rylan Williams from Kyle, SK. Williams tallied 66 points in 31 games...
by MBC News | Jun 25, 2020 | Current News
A Métis fiddler with home bases in Buffalo Narrows and La Ronge has released his debut album. The Métis Fiddle of Tristen Durocher in the Key of Kiyâm was released in conjunction with the Gabriel Dumont Institute on National Indigenous Peoples Day. Durocher has been...
by MBC News | Jun 24, 2020 | Current News
A popular La Ronge music festival will be held online this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Napatak Ramble usually brings in musicians from all over Canada and sometimes the United States. Colin Jolly is the founder and arts director for the Ramble. He said he...
by MBC News | Jun 24, 2020 | Current News
Transwest Air has made a number of changes to its fee structure. One of the biggest changes is, starting this week, the northern Saskatchewan airline will no longer be offering heavily discounted ticket prices to last minute travellers. Customers will still be able to...
by MBC News | Jun 24, 2020 | Current News
A Pelican Narrows man is facing an attempted murder charge stemming from an alleged assault in that community Monday. Police said at approximately 9:15 PM, they received the report of an assault in progress on the 3000 block of Custer Road. When officers arrived they...
