Drug Seizure In La Loche

RCMP have seized a variety of drugs after exercising two search warrants on homes in La Loche. Cst. Anthony Bear says the seizure occurred on Saturday and was done with the help of the street enforcement team out of Prince Albert. Francois Herman and Brendon Herman...

Gang Expert Casts Doubt On Effectiveness Of Proposed Bill

A gang-expert in the country says he doubts a proposed government bill designed to stop young people from joining gangs will do what it’s supposed to. Dr. Mark Totten is a sociologist and author of the book  “Nasty, Brutish and Short: The Lives of Gang Members in...

Good Samaritan Thanked By Family

Well a good deed on a cold stretch of winter ice is being remembered today by a grateful family. It was just a few weeks ago that Stan Reynolds and his family were driving across Lake Athabasca. Suddenly their truck fell about one and a half feet through the ice and...

Northern Students Prepare To Tour Legislature

Ten high school students from Northern Saskatchewan will be in Regina next week to learn about the provincial government. The students hail from the communities of Cumberland House, Turnor Lake and Buffalo Narrows. They’re due to arrive on Sunday. From Monday...

Mine Could Have Extended Life

Officials at Golden Band Resources say they’re pleased with some recent drilling results at the Roy Lloyd Gold Mine. Vice-president Rodney Orr says more pockets of so-called “nuggety gold” have been discovered at the site. He expects this will add another 15 months of...

Rookie First Nations MLA At National Status Of Women Meeting

A First Nations MLA is representing Saskatchewan at the federal-provincial meeting on the Status of Women. Jennifer Campeau of the Saskatoon-Fairview constituency says she is pleased to be in Halifax for the event. She says violence against women is one of the main...