Additional COVID case identified in the North

Additional COVID case identified in the North

The Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority is advising of a second COVID-19 case in the Far North West region. The organization says there are two active cases in the North Central zone with one person being hospitalized. The exact location of the cases is not...
Nekaneet First Nation signs on to buy stake on Keystone XL

Nekaneet First Nation signs on to buy stake on Keystone XL

A Sask. First Nation is teaming with four Alberta First Nations to buy an equity stake in the Keystone XL pipeline. The consortium of the Maskwacis Nations in Alberta made up of the Erminskin Cree Nation, the Montana First Nation, Saddle Cree Nation and the Louis Bull...
Ice Wolves have French connection

Ice Wolves have French connection

The La Ronge Ice Wolves have plenty of French content on their roster this season. Narek Aleksanyan, Mathieu Bélanger and William Smith all hail from Quebec. Aleksanyan, an 18-year-old forward, spent the 2019-20 season in the WSHL with the Fresno Monsters and recorded...
CO’s investigating two moose poaching cases

CO’s investigating two moose poaching cases

Conservation officers in Northern Saskatchewan are investigating two poaching incidents in late September. Authorities in La Ronge allege that a moose was killed south of the junction along Highway 912, on the evening of September 20, on reports of shots fired....
Sisters in Spirit Walk held in La Ronge

Sisters in Spirit Walk held in La Ronge

The Piwapan Women’s Centre Sisters in Spirit Walk was held in La Ronge on Sunday. Organizer Jade Hartley says the walk is part of the effort to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women in the north. She says they started at the Lac La Ronge...
LA Chamber of Commerce AGM brings new faces, President

LA Chamber of Commerce AGM brings new faces, President

The La Ronge and District Chamber of Commerce saw overturn in a majority of its eight senior positions at its September annual general meeting (AGM), held at the Royal Canadian Legion. The meeting adhered to social distancing measures, and was attended by ten persons...
RCMP investigate drive-by shooting on La Ronge band reserve

RCMP investigate drive-by shooting on La Ronge band reserve

RCMP are investigating a drive-by shooting on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band reserve early Wednesday morning. Police say they responded to a report of a 20-year-old male who was suffering from gunshot wounds at the apartment complex on Nunn Street in La Ronge around...
Ice Wolves continue extended camp

Ice Wolves continue extended camp

The La Ronge Ice Wolves are hard at work, practicing and getting set for the 2020-21 SJHL season. When the campaign starts is anyone’s guess right now due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league was hoping to begin regular season action Oct. 9, but that seems more like a...