La Ronge high school student struggles with final year because of pandemic
A La Ronge high school student says she is struggling after having to complete her last year of high school online and not knowing what will happen after graduation. Lilly Markwart is one of around 60 graduating students at Churchill Community High School. She said it...
One northerner claims discrimination in booking medical appointments
A northern resident said she felt humiliated Wednesday after being denied an appointment to see an optometrist in southern Saskatchewan. Georgina Jolibois, who lives in the northwest said she called her optometrist she’d been using for 20 years and claims she was told...
Ice Wolves pleased with online auction
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the La Ronge Ice Wolves were forced to move a popular fundraiser online this year. The Ice Wolves were able to raise over $12,000 during their jersey auction, which took place on Facebook earlier this week. In addition to the team’s...
Saskatchewan First Nations experiencing lack of PPE: NITHA
The executive director of the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority told a House of Commons Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs that First Nation communities in Saskatchewan are experiencing shortages in personal protective and testing equipment, as well as...
Cook-Searson re-elected to sixth term as La Ronge band chief
The 2020 Lac La Ronge Indian Band election will go down as one for the history books. The election was initially supposed to be at the end of March but was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Existing chief and council were then sworn back into office on an...
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