Fire map. Photo courtesy of Government of Saskatchewan. It is another smoky day in Pelican Narrows, as crews continue to battle three fires that have consumed more than 1,000 square kilometres of forest. The largest fire, about 14 kilometres southeast of Pelican...
La Ronge Provincial Court. File photo. A Crown prosecutor in La Ronge says there was no likelihood of a conviction in a manslaughter case, so prosecutors had no choice but to stay the charges against a Sucker River woman. Shawna Finlayson, 28, was accused in the death...
Mary Gardiner has been set up outside the Canoe Lake band office in a tent. Photo courtesy Mary Gardiner via Facebook. A Canoe Lake First Nation woman is on the third week of a protest outside the Canoe Lake Band Office. Mary Gardiner has been sleeping in a tent...
One of the many participants in Wednesday night’s meeting. Photo courtesy of Candice Evans, Facebook. According to organizers, a meeting calling for action on northern suicides exceeded their expectations. Organizer Allison Woods-Janvier says she didn’t...
Chief Lynn Acoose. Photo courtesy of Twitter. Lynn Acoose has been re-elected chief of the Sakimay First Nation, which is located about 100 kilometres east of Regina. In a notice posted on her Facebook page, Chief Acoose congratulated all the candidates and thanked...
Black Bear. Photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Environment. A 39-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being attacked by a bear earlier this week. The incident, which took place five kilometres east of Weirdale, was reported around 7:30 p.m. Monday. Officials with...
Event poster. Photo courtesy of Facebook. World-class dancers will be making a stop in La Ronge on Thursday as a part of a new event hosted by Northlands College. Dancers from across Saskatchewan and as far away as California, will be participating in Jingles,...
Event poster. Photo courtesy of Facebook. A collection of northern Saskatchewan residents are urging their leaders to declare a state of emergency over youth suicides. Several community members are expected to attend a meeting in Buffalo Narrows on Wednesday night to...
Henk Ruys Soccer Centre, Saskatoon. Courtesy of Vanessa Lynn Linklater McCallum. Evacuees are being moved out of a soccer centre in Saskatoon and into hotels, while more men and equipment are being put on the front lines of forest fires near Pelican Narrows. Meantime,...
Cut Knife RCMP have arrested and charged four people from Little Pine First Nation with trafficking cocaine. RCMP say they responded to a complaint of an assault yesterday morning, which led officers to search a home on the reserve. In the home, police say they seized...
