About two-dozen members of the Canadian Army Reserve are expected in the La Ronge area this weekend for some winter training. Members of the North Saskatchewan Regiment will learn about outdoor survival from members of the Canadian Rangers. Warrant Officer Mike...
At noon today, Conrad Burns and Pernell Ballantyne will begin their walk from Saskatoon to Prince Albert to raise awareness for murdered and missing Indigenous women in the province’s north. “We want the stories in the north to be heard,” says Burns....
“It is now your duty to determine Stanley’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.” Those were the words uttered by Justice Martel Popescul when charging the jury during the second-degree murder trial of Gerald Stanley. Stanley has been on trial in a courtroom in...
The La Ronge Fire Department had to deploy the jaws of life following a collision yesterday morning. Shortly before 2.a.m., yesterday, firefighters arrived at 1120 La Ronge Ave where a vehicle had rear-ended a parked truck. Responders deployed the jaws of life in...
The College of Graduate and Post-doctoral Studies at the University of Saskatchewan has unveiled a new scholarship for Indigenous masters and PhD students. The award for leadership in the community is being coined as the Indigenous Graduate Leadership Award. Tuition...
Saskatchewan’s Water Security Agency is predicting a below average spring runoff for southern areas of the province. Officials say dry conditions in the summer and fall of 2017 combined with below normal winter precipitation so far has contributed to the...
A 17-year-old youth who can’t be named is scheduled to appear in La Loche Provincial Court today charged with making threats against a school. RCMP say a call was received about the alleged incident on Wednesday. Officers located and arrested a 17-year-old male...
A vigil honouring the family of the victim in the Gerald Stanley murder trial will take place outside Regina’s Court of Queen’s Bench tonight at 7:30 pm. The event titled, Shine a Light on the Justice System: Solidarity Vigil to Support Family of Colten Boushie is...
Northern mayors have been in Regina this week pushing for the interests of northern Saskatchewan at the annual SUMA convention. While the Board Chair of the organization New North says each municipality has their own interests much of the conversation from northerners...
Another man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to the manslaughter of a pelican Narrows teen. Marcus Sewap received a sentence of 720 days, minus 375 days for time served, after he pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a teenager from Pelican Narrows. Four other...
