The Saskatchewan Health Authority says they have completed a safe evacuation of patients from La Ronge. The SHA says 53 acute patients from the La Ronge Health Centre and care homes in the community were safely evacuated. Patients were transported to other health...
A charge of first-degree murder has been laid in the death of a man from Sweetgrass First Nation. RCMP say they responded to reports of an assault in a field near Cut Knife early this past Saturday morning. An injured man, who has been identified as 52-year-old Garnet...
From a press release sent out today, the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is working closely with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, the Canadian Red Cross and community partners to immediately and safely evacuate more than 45 acute care patients and long-term...
An ordered evacuation is being issued by LA Ronge due to a wildfire that is threatening the community. The wildfire is fast moving and individuals in La Ronge, Air Ronge, lac La Ronge IR, Napatak, Eagle Point, Lamp lake, Rabbit Creek, Potato Lake, Sucker River,...
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency has issued a mandatory evacuation order for the community of Sucker River. Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson posted an update on Facebook this morning. Band officials say they are making arrangements for buses, gas...
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is speaking out on First Nations being excluded from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s meetings with Canada’s premiers. In a statement, the FSIN says the exclusion of First Nations from these meetings is a breach...
More people have been told to leave their homes because of fires in northern Saskatchewan. Sturgeon Landing which is part of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation has been evacuated. The Northern Hamlet of Timber Bay issued an evacuation alert Sunday morning. The community is...
Prince Albert police are looking to the public for information on the death of a 30-year-old woman. Monday evening officers were called to the 1400 block of 15th Street East. The body of a woman was found at the scene. The victim has been identified as Dakota Settee....
In a media release sent by Sasktel, they are letting customers know that SaskTel crews have arrived on site to begin repairing the damaged fibre transport infrastructure near McLennan Lake. Due to the complexity and nature of the required repairs, SaskTel anticipates...
Premier Scott Moe has declared a state of emergency for the province of Saskatchewan due to wildfires. The premier announced the state of emergency at a Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency media event in Prince Albert Thursday afternoon. “It’s a very serious...
