The murder case of a La Ronge woman is going ahead to trial. The preliminary hearing into the death of Sheena Billette took from August to December, ending with the judge deciding there was enough evidence for a trial. 26-year-old Telsa Jane McKenzie, 27-year-old...
A teenager from the La Ronge RCMP Detachment area has been arrested and charged in relation to a homicide in Air Ronge that happened Jan. 8. The boy, who can’t be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been charged with first degree murder and robbery....
A decorated trapper from northern Saskatchewan has been named the honorary chairperson of the Prince Albert Winter Festival. Franklin Carriere, who lives in La Ronge, has been competing in King Trapper competitions around northern Saskatchewan since 1970 and competed...
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com. Dan Ninham is excited about his newest venture. Ninham, a retired teacher who lives in Red Lake, Minnesota, is hoping to generate as much interest as possible about it. He is starting up and will...
Work is getting underway this week to open ice roads in Saskatchewan’s north. Steve Shaheen, senior communications consultant with the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure explained work crews are currently gearing up to start work on the roads. “They should be in...
An organization founded by a man from Montreal Lake Cree Nation is gathering signatures on a petition to get the Saskatchewan government to recognize the Timber Bay Day School as a provincially-run residential school. The Ballantyne Project, founded by Dwight...
La Ronge RCMP have identified the victim of a weekend homicide in Air Ronge. Police say 46-year-old Jennifer Hendry, a resident of the community, was killed in her home on Saturday morning. RCMP have now released footage and are asking for the public’s...
Construction of a new prekindergarten to Grade 6 school in La Loche will begin this summer. Premier Scott Moe and Education Minister Dustin Duncan were in the northern community today to announce the replacement location of the Ducharme Elementary School. The $24...
Two people have been arrested and charged for the murder of a man from Mistawasis First Nation in 2020. RCMP say after an extended investigation 19-year-old Roy Lasas along with a male youth were both arrested and charged in the murder of Troy Watson. Watson was found...
By: Susan McNeil, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince Albert Daily Herald A third candidate will run in the upcoming Athabasca by-election, positioning himself a neither right or left on the political spectrum. Darwin Roy said he sees no reason why people...
