Travel in the early 1940s, from left: John Olsen with his mother Ida, Anne and Norma Olsen, Maggie Ratt, Caroline McKay, and Kelland Olsen. The history of La Ronge and area will be on display at the Northern Saskatchewan Archives this week. The archives will be...
Saskatoon’s largest career fair focusing on First Nation students wrapped up at Prairieland park on Monday afternoon. The 2016 Future Is Yours Career Expo was put on in conjunction with the Saskatoon Tribal Council and PotashCorp. STC Chief Felix Thomas says the...
Residents from Saskatchewan’s north should be expecting representatives from the 2016 Census at their door steps in the next few weeks. Statistics Canada is launching its early enumeration efforts to count Canada’s northern and remote communities. They...
There were screams of joy and loud applause in a Regina courtroom when a Regina judge pronounced a life sentence on Tammy Goforth. She was found guilty of second-degree murder in the starvation death of a four-year-old girl in the summer of 2012. The verdict came...
The jury is now out and a small group of supporters took to the street outside the Regina courthouse Friday afternoon as the fates of Kevin and Tammy Goforth are decided. The Goforths are accused of second-degree murder in the starvation death of a four-year-old under...
The RCMP have made an arrest and are releasing the name of a Stanley Mission man who died several days ago. Isiah McKenzie, 21, was found dead in a home in the community on Monday. At the time, the RCMP wasn’t sure of the circumstances. The autopsy results and...
Trevor Cook leaves court on Thursday after pleading guilty to manslaughter. Photo courtesy Curtis Brown, A sentence has yet to be delivered to a Prince Albert man’s killer, but the victim’s family is already frustrated by the legal system. Cory Brown, 43,...
Golden Heart mine. Photo courtesy goldenbandresources.com A La Ronge-area gold-mining company has issued a cryptic news release about its first big step in 2016. Golden Band Resources says it is working with a financial advisor, Primary Capital Inc., “to assist in...
Photo by Kamika Riese, courtesy of Facebook, Tammy Cook-Searson. A spokesperson for Environment Canada says the 2016 fire season in northern Saskatchewan should be less severe than what was experienced in 2015. Senior Climatologist David Phillips says soil moisture...
The past, present and future was the main discussion at an Aboriginal Justice Conference in Saskatoon this week. The conference entitled Traditional Family and Community Relationships featured several speakers and presentations. The three-day gathering began on...
