A northern Alberta First Nations chief continues to draw national media attention after going public last week with his story of serious assault at the hands of RCMP over an expired driver’s registration. Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam was in a...
A Churchill Community High School (CCHS) volunteer student group will be one initiative receiving the 2020 Prairieaction Foundation Youth Leadership Award. The Peer Support Volunteers began approximately four years ago after four young girls committed suicide in...
A Grandmother’s Bay man is facing weapons charges for allegedly pointing a firearm at several people. RCMP from Stanley mission say on June 7, officers received a report of an intoxicated man with a firearm. Police from Stanley Mission and La Ronge later arrested...
La Ronge hockey player Liam Hallett has signed with the SIJHL’s Dryden Ice Dogs. Hallett is a 2001-born forward and tallied 27 points in 31 games this past season with the Carrot River Outback Thunder in the PJHL. “I wasn’t even planning on playing junior A...
The Prairieaction Foundation is recognizing a northern youth mentor program, which instills leadership skills in young people. Clearwater Project Venture Youth Mentors is an outdoor/experiential program for students in grades 6 to 8, with assistance from high-school...
The SJHL recently held its bantam draft and league meetings. SJHL President Bill Chow says the season start date was certainly a topic of conversation. “We fall under the regulations and the guidelines set out by the Saskatchewan Health Authority, with Hockey Canada,...
All school students will have the option of returning to in-school classes starting in the fall. The province announced classes for some school districts could be available starting September 1. “Our plan is to ensure that our schools are fully open and that children...
Saskatoon’s Allan Lafond is coming off his first season of playing with Dalhousie University in the Atlantic Football League. He played his final year of high school football at Aden Bowman before advancing through the ranks. Lafond, who is a defensive...
An updated Woodland Cree dictionary will soon be finished. Minnie McKenzie, the Cree language and culture coordinator for the Lac La Ronge Indian Band Education division, said she is hoping to have the dictionary finished sometime this fall. McKenzie has been working...
The province is reporting two additional COVID-19 related deaths. Health officials Monday say the two people in their 60’s and 70’s were in the Far North. This brings the total number of deaths in the province to 13. Four new cases Monday, including one in the Far...
