by MBC News | Jul 21, 2022
RCMP says it is investigating a suspicious death in La Ronge. Mounties received a report of an assault at a home on Jack Bell Place in Bell’s Point early Thursday morning. Officers would locate an injured 24-year-old man who was transported to hospital, where he later...
by MBC News | Jul 20, 2022
RCMP is turning to the public for help in locating a Deschambault Lake man. Malcolm Custer left that northern community on foot June 27, headed towards La Ronge. He was last seen at the Big Sandy Bay Fishing and Hunting Resort north of Smeaton, SK, on Sunday July 17....
by MBC News | Jul 20, 2022
Battleford RCMP have charged one man with assault after a man was attacked while dropping of a trailer at a home in the town this past weekend. In a media release RCMP said 46-year-old Adam Lesmeister of Battleford was arrested on Tuesday and charged with one count of...
by MBC News | Jul 20, 2022
Police in Prince Albert have made an arrest in a 13-month homicide. Officers said they have arrested a man from Muskoday Wednesday in connection to the death of Drexlyr Whitehead. The unidentified man will appear in court Thursday, charged with accessory after the...
by MBC News | Jul 20, 2022
The Town of La Ronge is in search of a new Mayor. Colin Ratushniak announced Tuesday evening he resigned his position on Council and will be leaving that northern community in early August for new employment. “Professionally, I’m so happy but personally, it is...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2022
A newly elected Metis local in northern Saskatchewan is appealing for a greater relationship with its provincial body. The A La Baie Métis Local 21, home to the Sakitawak Metis, in the historic Metis community of Ile a la Crosse, wants a better relationship with the...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2022
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling for criminal charges to be laid after an assault this past weekend in Battleford. In a media release sent out Tuesday the FSIN said a man from the Poundmaker Cree Nation was in a yard in Battelford...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2022
Regina residents have launched an ethics complaint against a City Councillor for comments made toward Indigenous People. The complaint has the backing of 47 residents and is seeking to have Terina Shaw removed from Council. The Regina Leader-Post reports that the...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2022
Six people are swimming 163 kilometers of Lake Diefenbaker tomorrow to help raise funds for women’s shelters in the province. The swimmers will take turns covering the Lake, looking to raise $10,000 for the Piwapan Women’s Centre in La Ronge and the YWCA in...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2022
The membership of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) are being asked to vote on some proposed changes to the band’s election act. Five possible changes are being presented to membership, one of the biggest possible changes involves electronic voting and if...
