Two people in Deschambault Lake are facing bootlegging charges, after separate traffic stops on April 29. RCMP said it received a tip that a suspected bootlegger was back in town. After stopping the vehicle and conducting a search, officers found several liquor...
A hockey player from northern Saskatchewan has signed with a midget AAA team for the upcoming season. Jacob Cossette, a 2004-born forward from Air Ronge, is slated to suit up for the Tisdale Trojans during the 2020-21 campaign. “I’ve played hockey around that area...
Cameco has released the names of organizations who will be receiving financial support from its $1 million COVID-19 relief fund. Sixty-seven organizations from 40 Saskatchewan communities have been approved for the funding. Non-profits, charities, town offices and...
The province’s Information and Privacy Commissioner has a few words of advice for the Saskatchewan Health Authority in terms of releasing data during the COVID-19 pandemic – “more is better.” The SHA has come under fire from a number of organizations during the...
The Sask. Health Authority has declared an outbreak of COVID-19 in Beauval, after an increasing number of cases has been identified. Health officials are asking that anyone who may have travelled through the community of Beauval between April 12 and April 27 should...
A La Ronge man is picking up litter around town and is hoping others will help too. Matthew Maurer is cleaning up the garbage on the ground that is visible now that the snow has melted. He is also offering gloves and garbage bags to others who want to join him. Maurer...
The Saskatchewan Health Authority Friday said it is screening and interviewing potential health professionals to be deployed to La Loche to help with COVID-19 efforts as cases in that northern community are approximately 60. On Wednesday Premier Scott Moe said between...
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is moving ahead with plans to build a multi-purpose commercial structure in Prince Albert. The approximately 100,000 square foot building will be located on 14 acres of urban reserve land at the intersection of 10th Avenue West and...
A La Ronge town councillor voted against a council’s motion to send a letter to the Saskatchewan government asking for an exemption from the travel restrictions for travel to and from the Northern Saskatchewan Administrative District. La Ronge is now exempt from the...
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, people have found numerous ways to cheer others up. Former La Ronge Ice Wolves forward and current Kindersley Klipper Boston Maxwell decided to host a concert on his street in Saskatoon. “My dad had the idea and I’m really big into...
