Health officials to give update on Lyme disease

Health officials to give update on Lyme disease

Black-legged tick, carrier of Lyme disease. Courtesy of Sask. Health Provincial health officials will provide an update today on the incidence of Lyme disease, which is spread by the black-legged tick, also known as the deer tick. It is fairly rare in Saskatchewan....
Millions committed to housing needs in the north

Millions committed to housing needs in the north

La Loche Student Build. Photo courtesy of Government of Saskatchewan. More than $7 million worth of new housing initiatives have been announced for northern Saskatchewan. The money will be used to fund up to 44 affordable rental units and help renovate eight emergency...
Police investigate suspicious death in Pelican Narrows

Police investigate suspicious death in Pelican Narrows

Pelican Narrows. Photo courtesy of peterballantyne.ca RCMP have not released the name of a 32-year-old man who died in Pelican Narrows on the weekend. Police say the death is suspicious and the Major Crime Unit is investigating. Police received a call about an injured...
Lac La Ronge man gives Indigenous youth a voice in Ottawa

Lac La Ronge man gives Indigenous youth a voice in Ottawa

The Indigenous Youth Leaders with Senators. Photo Facebook, Christopher Tait. This week, La Ronge’s Modeste McKenzie was among nine young Indigenous adults speaking to the Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples in Ottawa. The “Indigenous Youth Leaders” from across...
Smudge walk in Regina attracts hundreds

Smudge walk in Regina attracts hundreds

Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck Hundreds of people gathered in North Central Regina this morning to take part in the 10th annual smudge walk. The first one was held in 2008 in response to an article in Maclean’s magazine that labeled the neighbourhood the worst in...
Black Lake issues warning to bootleggers

Black Lake issues warning to bootleggers

Black Lake. Photo courtesy of cameconorth.com With graduation ceremonies starting today, the community of Black Lake is issuing a warning to bootleggers. Black Lake Chief, Coreen Sayazie, says the community has zero tolerance for drugs and alcohol, and will do what it...
Murder charge laid in inmate’s death

Murder charge laid in inmate’s death

Saskatchewan Penitentiary. File photo. An inmate has been charged after the death of another inmate at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert this week. RCMP say 28-year-old Tyler Vandewater has been charged with one count of second-degree murder. It follows...