by MBC News | Mar 8, 2022 | Current News
Northerners looking for immediate relief at the gas pumps will be disappointed as the province is not following in the footsteps of Alberta. The price of one litre of regular gas at many northern gas stations is approximately $1.60. Premium fuel in Stony Rapids is...
by MBC News | Mar 7, 2022 | Current News
The annual Saskaloppet ski event was held this weekend in La Ronge. Skiers from all over Saskatchewan came to participate in the event that saw different race lengths and age categories. Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty was one of the winners of the...
by MBC News | Mar 7, 2022 | Current News
Longtime La Ronge resident James Irvine has qualified to compete at the 2021 World Ironman Championship at St. George, Utah. The competition was to take place last year but COVID-19 restrictions caused a delay. Irvine recently found out he’d be competing at the...
by MBC News | Mar 7, 2022 | Current News
A 21-year-old man has died after a reported shooting on Red Pheasant First Nation. RCMP say the man’s body was found by officers on a roadway in the community early Sunday morning. An investigation would determine the man was in a verbal altercation at a home on...
by MBC News | Mar 7, 2022 | Current News
Saskatchewan Polytechnic is looking to help First Nations and smaller communities digitize their historical records. To do this the post secondary institution has created a digital tool kit, which is now available online. The kit provides important information about...
by MBC News | Mar 7, 2022 | Current News
By: Matt Johnson, Local Journalism Initiative reporter After what has been a turbulent 24 months, Rise Air is hopeful Cameco’s plans to restart the McArthur River mine and Key Lake mill later is a sign of future stability for the airline company. For Derek Nice,...
by MBC News | Mar 7, 2022 | Current News
By: Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter COVID-19 made it difficult for the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division board to hold regular meetings with elders and knowledge keepers on the Elders Council, but that’s starting to change. Education director...
by MBC News | Mar 7, 2022 | Current News
By: Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Trustees got a good look at the growth and success of Indigenous language programming during the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division board of education meeting on Monday. Superintendent Jennifer Hingley...
by MBC News | Mar 4, 2022 | Current News
As communities in Northern Saskatchewan grapple with tuberculosis outbreaks, the area MP asks when will the federal government release its tuberculosis reduction action plan for First Nations communities. “In northern Saskatchewan, we make up three-point-six percent...
by Joel Willick | Mar 4, 2022 | Current News
The Saskatoon Tribal Council has signed an agreement with the province to help support First Nation inmates as they transition back into the community. STC Chief Mark Arcand, along with the other STC chiefs, and Saskatchewan’s public safety Minister Christine...
