La Loche shooter appeal dismissed

La Loche shooter appeal dismissed

The person, who gunned down four people and wounded seven others in La Loche in January 2016, has lost an appeal to get a lighter sentence. The boy who was 15 days shy of his 18th birthday when the crimes were committed claimed in April that he should receive a youth...
Ratushniak named JRMCC fitness centre supervisor

Ratushniak named JRMCC fitness centre supervisor

The JRMCC Sports and Recreation Department on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band has announced its new fitness centre supervisor. Colin Ratushniak, who also serves as a pilot, has been hired for the role. “Fitness has always been a part of my life, being a pro athlete for...
PAGC holding Halloween event at Parkland Hall

PAGC holding Halloween event at Parkland Hall

The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is helping kids get ready for Halloween with a free event on Wednesday. The event is for children ages 8 to 12 and will include pumpkin carving, free food and drinks, a costume contest and a Halloween movie. The Parkland Hall was...
Northern football action finishes  

Northern football action finishes  

Teams have now officially wrapped up play in the Northern Saskatchewan High School Football League. The Creighton Kodiaks, who won the tier one championship, lost to Birch Hills 41-17 in provincial action over the weekend. Cumberland House also took part in provincial...
Métis Nation honours Second World War veterans

Métis Nation honours Second World War veterans

The Métis Nation-Saskatchewan honoured two of the province’s war veterans on Thursday. Lucien (Jim) Boucher was honoured in Saskatoon and “Alice” Victoria Marie Samuel in Duck Lake. Both are veterans of the Second World War and received $20,000 each in recognition of...

Battlefords RCMP lay several firearm and drug charges

Four people are facing charges after members of the Battlefords RCMP Street Enforcement Team found a suspicious vehicle in the 1100 block of 105th Street in North Battleford on Saturday. While speaking with the occupants of the vehicle, RCMP saw a firearm and then...
Four arrested after Big River traffic stop

Four arrested after Big River traffic stop

Big River RCMP are searching for a suspect after a traffic stop and the seizure of a number of weapons earlier this month. The incident in the Big River area happened Oct. 19. Police say they noticed a red-coloured Chevrolet Monte Carlo vehicle driving slowly but...