RCMP have charged 11 people under the first violation of the COVID-19 public health act after a vehicle chase in the Meadow Lake area early Friday morning. Police began pursuing a stolen SUV around 1:30 a.m. in Loon Lake. Mounties were unable to stop the vehicle as it...
It was back to work Friday for Chief Tammy Cook-Searson and the rest of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band council. The band’s upcoming election has been postponed and chief and council’s term extended on an emergency basis to Apr. 30. Cook-Searson said now the election has...
The current chief and council of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band will remain in office a little longer than was initially expected. The First Nation was in the middle of an election campaign this month when the province was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic about two...
A Blackfoot Cree singer-songwriter based in Saskatoon says the COVID-19 outbreak changed the music industry overnight. The North Sound’s Forrest Eaglespeaker is playing livestream concerts to make up for his cancelled shows due to the pandemic. “We just want to stay...
As First Nations who undertake elections during the COVID-19 pandemic decide whether to proceed, a University of Saskatchewan professor said the case could be made for either. Yet he said First Nations should hold the authority to decide on if an election should take...
The Saskatchewan Health Authority says two people who attended a supper north of Prince Albert earlier this month have tested positive for COVID-19. The Lakeland Snowmobile Club Wilderness Rally Supper in Christopher Lake was held Mar. 14 with about 110 people in...
Lac La Ronge Indian Band voters will not be going to the polls on Monday after all. The band’s election tribunal made the decision to postpone the vote Wednesday due to ongoing concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic. An advance poll had already been cancelled. The...
A northern Saskatchewan gold mine is suspending operations. The Seabee Gold Operation is owned by Vancouver-based SSR Mining. It is located about 125 kilometres northeast of La Ronge. In a press release late Wednesday afternoon, the company says it will be entering...
The upcoming North American Indigenous Games in Halifax has been postponed until 2021 due to safety concerns around the novel coronavirus. The games had been scheduled to take place July 12-18 in Halifax. NAIG was expected to draw 5,000 athletes, coaches and team...
A 22-year-old male has been charged with several offences in relation to a shooting on March 26 at a home on the Fishing Lake First Nation. Wadena RCMP found the suspect behind a vehicle on a nearby road on the way to the residence on Saturday. 22-year-old Lane...
