A gold mine in northern Saskatchewan had a record year in 2017. SSR Mining recently posted their fourth quarter financial report from last year and according to the company the Seabee Gold Mine achieved record production. The mining company says the northern...
A meeting on the Deschenaux Decision will be taking place in Prince Albert on Saturday at the Indian and Metis Friendship Centre starting at 10 a.m. The decision was made by the Quebec Superior Court that some Indigenous people, who were not covered under the Indian...
Late Thursday afternoon, a jury found Raymond Cormier not guilty of second-degree murder in the death of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine. Fontaine’s body was pulled from the Red River in Winnipeg in August 2014. Over the past two weeks, Cormier has been on trial for...
A decision on whether the La Loche mass shooter will be sentenced as an adult or a youth is expected to be rendered this morning. Judge Janet McIvor is set to deliver her ruling in a La Loche courtroom, with the offender present. McIvor took four months to consider...
On a somber day in La Loche one resident may be smiling after picking up over $130,000 dollars in cash. Earlier this week Markus Janvier hit the Enchanted Unicorn Jackpot at the Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford. The jackpot was sitting at $131,240 when Janvier...
Pierceland’s Gerry Walker is the winner of this year’s Canadian Challenge 12-dog race. Walker crossed the line shortly before 8 a.m. on Friday in downtown La Ronge. He says being laid-back was a key to his success. “Wasn’t really gonna try to compete,” said Walker....
A historic agreement signed in Ottawa Thursday afternoon is aiming to bring Metis people in Saskatchewan one step closer to reconciliation. Metis Nation-Saskatchewan President Glen McCallum signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn...
A team of what are being called peace keepers are set to take action against violence and gang activity in northern Saskatchewan. The first ever graduates of the Peace Keepers Program in Pelican Narrows will graduate Thursday evening. The 8 community members will...
For the second straight year, Marcel Marin of Yellowknife won the eight-dog portion of the Canadian Challenge when he came across the finish line first in La Ronge on Wednesday. “I won it last year, and my leaders know where they’re going, so that helped out,” said...
A firearms complaint from northern Alberta lead to the arrest of three men in La Loche Tuesday afternoon. RCMP say they received word from Alberta RCMP that a vehicle allegedly involved in a “serious” firearms incident was headed to La Loche. The alleged incident...
