by MBC News | Jan 18, 2021 | Current News
Two phone apps are aiming to spark Cree and Dene language revitalization in Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) First Nations. Slated for release by the end of January, the MLTC initiative will be targeted for residents of Clearwater River Dene Nation (CRDN) and Canoe...
by MBC News | Jan 15, 2021 | Current News
A La Ronge area man is facing several firearms charges in an alleged shooting last evening. RCMP say officers received a report of vehicle being shot while being driven on Mikisiw Drive. Police determine that two males were involved in the incident. 23-year-old Jordan...
by MBC News | Jan 15, 2021 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News, Sports
The Government of Saskatchewan is backing junior hockey. The provincial government announced funding today to support the SJHL and the WHL. The province says the funding will help the leagues and their clubs survive in Saskatchewan as a result of the challenges...
by MBC News | Jan 15, 2021 | Current News
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) says there are 641 active cases of COVID-19 in their communities. Of NITHA’s regions the far northeast has the highest number of active cases with 278. The far northwest has the second highest number of active cases...
by MBC News | Jan 14, 2021 | Current News
It was a busy night for RCMP and other emergency services as Saskatchewan dealt with the province’s first major snow storm of the year on Wednesday. For much of the evening, drivers on the province’s major highways were forced to deal with snow, freezing rain and...
by MBC News | Jan 14, 2021 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News, Sports
Teams in the SJHL have not played games since November after the league was forced to halt play due to stricter COVID-19 restrictions. Although hockey teams across the province want to get back on the ice now, they will not be able to do so. “Yesterday, Wednesday,...
by MBC News | Jan 14, 2021 | Current News
The Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA) reported 554 active cases of COVID-19 in their communities Thursday. The region with the highest number of cases was the far northeast, northeast which currently has 254 active cases. The far northwest has the second...
by MBC News | Jan 14, 2021 | Current News
A Buffalo Narrows man charged in connection to a 2018 murder made his first court appearance in Meadow Lake Provincial Court Jan. 13 on a second-degree murder charge. Robert Young, 67, was arrested without incident on Jan. 12, 2021, after a two-year investigation into...
by MBC News | Jan 14, 2021 | Current News
A man accused of allegedly holding a girl captive at a remote northern Saskatchewan cabin had another show cause hearing scheduled on Jan. 11 in Meadow Lake Provincial Court. Aaron Gardiner, 42, has been in custody since his arrest in April 2020 after he allegedly...
by MBC News | Jan 13, 2021 | Current News
Prince Albert police have issued an arrest warrant for a 26-year-old man wanted in relation to the city’s first homicide of the year. Joseph Curtis Madden is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 21-year-old Madison Bird-Simaganis. Bird-Simaganis died in...
