Okanese amateur baker to appear on Great Canadian Baking Show

Okanese amateur baker to appear on Great Canadian Baking Show

An amateur baker from the Okanese First Nation will be the only Indigenous contestant on this year’s Great Canadian Baking Show. Jodi Robson learned to bake at a young age, watching her Kokum bake various delights. She said learning to make sweet fry-bread, started...
Over 30 athletes take part in junior golf event

Over 30 athletes take part in junior golf event

Thirty-five golfers hit the links Sunday in La Ronge for a junior golf tournament at Eagle Point Resort. The event featured a beginners division, collegiate division and a junior open division. “In the beginners division, there is no score kept, it’s just nine holes....
Ice Wolves beat by Bombers

Ice Wolves beat by Bombers

For the second straight night, the Flin Flon Bombers were victorious over the La Ronge Ice Wolves. The Ice Wolves dropped a 4-1 decision to the Bombers on Saturday evening at the Mel Hegland Uniplex in La Ronge’s home opener. “I thought we played a really strong game,...
Ice Wolves fall in Flin Flon 

Ice Wolves fall in Flin Flon 

The La Ronge Ice Wolves started the season with a 5-2 loss in Flin Flon on Friday night versus the Bombers.  “I think there was a few things that were going on that determined that outcome,” said Ice Wolves Associate Coach Gaelan Patterson. “Obviously, we just weren’t...
Indigenous entertainers hope to inspire youth with tour

Indigenous entertainers hope to inspire youth with tour

Three Indigenous entertainers have teamed up for a tour in the hopes of educating people on the struggles Indigenous people face while inspiring youth at the same time. The Waniskawin Awake + Rise Tour features Saskatchewan artists Joey Stylez and Mike Scott and...
Mirasty is the perfect choice: Bellegarde

Mirasty is the perfect choice: Bellegarde

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde said newly installed Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty is the perfect choice to be the Queen’s representative to the province. He called the occasion of having Mirasty, of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band and fluent...
Jury finds it can not rule how Ryan Donard died

Jury finds it can not rule how Ryan Donard died

The family of 31-year-old Ryan Donard will not know for certain how their son died. A public inquest was conducted into his death this week in Black Lake. The Stony Rapids man presumably drowned in the Fond Du Lac River on February 25, 2017 after encountering RCMP....