Fake gun leads to real charges

Fake gun leads to real charges

photo courtesy Meadow Lake RCMP. It was a fake gun, but it resulted in real charges against a 19-year-old man. Meadow Lake RCMP were called out to a report of a man carrying a handgun walking down 3rd Avenue at about 8:00 pm last night. The suspect, 19-year-old Keegan...
UPDATED – Racism article raises ire of Melfort Journal readers

UPDATED – Racism article raises ire of Melfort Journal readers

  screengrab courtesy of Melfort Journal website. The managing editor of the Melfort Journal has apologized for an opinion piece on racism that was published yesterday. The article, entitled,  “When Will It End?” resulted in dozens of nasty and angry of comments to...
Charges laid in Pelican Narrows death

Charges laid in Pelican Narrows death

file photo. RCMP have charged a 22-year-old man from Pelican Narrows with manslaughter after an incident in the northern community last Saturday afternoon. Mounties say they responded to a call outside a Pelican Narrows business where they found a 25-year-old man in...
Delta Days exhibit goes full circle

Delta Days exhibit goes full circle

Photo courtesy of the University of Saskatchewan. It’s part storytelling, part Indigenous history — and it has travelled thousands of kilometres to arrive back where it all started. The Delta Days Exhibit is on display at the University of Saskatchewan’s Gordon...
Knife-involved cab theft at Lac La Ronge under investigation

Knife-involved cab theft at Lac La Ronge under investigation

La Ronge RCMP. MBC File photo. A knife-wielding taxi theft has La Ronge police looking for suspects. Investigators say the 1 a.m. Sunday taxi ride onto the Lac La Ronge Indian Band started off as a normal transport, but went awry when a male passenger threatened the...
Plow winds leave northwest residents in the dark

Plow winds leave northwest residents in the dark

Some of the damage caused by the Thursday plow wind in Northern Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy @saskpower, Facebook. SaskPower crews are working to get the lights back on in northwestern Saskatchewan after plow winds knocked down transmission lines. Leanne Persicke with...