Residents of La Loche vote in a new mayor

Residents of La Loche vote in a new mayor

by | Oct 7, 2016

Robert St. Pierre. Photo submitted. Residents of La Loche have decided not to re-elect the man who led them through the aftermath of January’s mass shooting. Instead, Robert St. Pierre has emerged as La Loche’s new mayor following Wednesday’s...

Province considers legal action against carbon levy

by | Oct 7, 2016

Photo by Manfred Joehnck. Premier Brad Wall says legal action is a possibility if the federal government tries to impose a carbon tax on Saskatchewan. That comment from Wall was part of his first public statement since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a surprise...

Aboriginal unemployment rates drop from last month

by | Oct 7, 2016

Saskatchewan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is up a half a point from August to 6.8%, slightly below the national average of 7%. The September jobless numbers were released this morning by statistics Canada. Aboriginal unemployment stood at 14.5% last month,...

Guilty pleas entered in relation to a Stanley Mission shooting

by | Oct 6, 2016

A man from Stanley Mission has entered a number of guilty pleas related to a shooting that took place in the community last fall. Jeffery Roberts, 42, was arrested and charged with attempted murder after one of the three people in a Stanley Mission home on Oct. 4,...