Truck collides with house on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band

Truck collides with house on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band

Emergency crews in La Ronge were at work this morning after a stolen truck collided with a house. RCMP say at around 5:30 a.m., they noticed a vehicle had collided with the side of a home on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. Police say the house was occupied at the time...
$1.2 million given to safe shelter in Meadow Lake

$1.2 million given to safe shelter in Meadow Lake

More funding has been made available for a safe shelter under the Meadow Lake Tribal Council. The tribal council has been operating the Waskoosis Safe Shelter since 1992 to ensure the safety and security of women and children fleeing domestic violence. According to...
From Saskatchewan to Las Vegas

From Saskatchewan to Las Vegas

Colby Daniels of Mistawasis First Nation has taken his talents from the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League to Las Vegas, Nevada. Daniels, a former La Ronge Ice Wolves forward, spent the second part of this season with the UNLV Rebels in the ACHA. “We finished off...
George Gordon First Nation chief passes away

George Gordon First Nation chief passes away

The sitting chief of the George Gordon First Nation has passed away, he was 56. A short obituary on the Conley Funeral Home website says that John McNab passed away Thursday morning with family by his side. A visitation will be held in the old gym of the George Gordon...
Brigette Lacquette “humbled” by role model status

Brigette Lacquette “humbled” by role model status

The first Indigenous hockey player to lace up the skates for Canada’s Olympic hockey team says she is humbled by her newfound position as a role model. Brigette Lacquette spoke to nearly 1,100 students in Saskatoon on Thursday, encouraging them to follow their...
UPDATE: Another Rider confirmed for football camp in La Ronge

UPDATE: Another Rider confirmed for football camp in La Ronge

UPDATE: Defensive lineman Zack Evans of the Roughriders will also be attending. Three more members of the Saskatchewan Roughriders have been confirmed to attend the Northern Football Jamboree in La Ronge next month. Naaman Roosevelt, Willie Jefferson and Ed Gainey are...
Moe says no to FSIN consultation on oil and gas export bill

Moe says no to FSIN consultation on oil and gas export bill

Premier Scott Moe’s government does not believe it needs to consult Indigenous groups prior to tabling retaliatory legislation in response to British Columbia halting construction on the federally approved Trans Mountain Pipeline project. Moe who says the legislation...