North Training for the Army, Rangers and RCMP

by | Mar 10, 2016

Members of the local Canadian Rangers Patrol Group will be taking part in a wilderness survival training exercise in the La Ronge area this weekend. This event is unique since it involves not only the Army and the Rangers, but also ten members of the RCMP. Major Russ...

Dangers of Chewing Tobacco – One Man’s Story

by | Mar 10, 2016

Step into any hockey rink in Canada with teenage players and you will find a common activity – chewing tobacco. One La Ronge man is hoping to end a cycle that has been entrenched in sports culture for decades. Terry Hunt has been involved in the local hockey scene for...
U of S presentation sheds light on Canada’s Inuit people

U of S presentation sheds light on Canada’s Inuit people

by | Mar 10, 2016

Canada’s Inuit people was the subject of a presentation at the University of Saskatchewan last night. Through song, speech and video, Juno award winner Susan Aglukark shared the story and history of her people. “I always take absolute pleasure in sharing these...
Vancouver residents welcome homeless Saskatchewan men

Vancouver residents welcome homeless Saskatchewan men

by | Mar 10, 2016

Vancouver’s Union Gospel Mission, where the two men have been taken in. Photo courtesy Union Gospel Mission, Facebook. Two homeless Saskatchewan men who say they were given one-way bus tickets to British Columbia have arrived in Vancouver. Charles Neil-Curly,...
UPDATE: Youth with disability reported missing in Prince Albert

UPDATE: Youth with disability reported missing in Prince Albert

by | Mar 10, 2016

Wayne Soloman Michel, 14. Photo provided by Prince Albert Police. After three different teens were reported missing by Big River RCMP and Prince Albert Police on Wednesday, two have been located. Wayne Soloman Michel, 14, of Prince Albert has a physical disability and...

Regina police officer keeps job despite assault conviction

by | Mar 9, 2016

Deputy Chief Dean Rae. Photo by Manfred Joehnck A 43-year-old Regina Police Service constable will keep his job even though Saskatchewan’s Court of Appeal has upheld his conviction for assaulting an aboriginal man in front of a Regina detox centre in May of 2012. The...

Cumberland constituency front-runners gear up for election

by | Mar 9, 2016

The second-largest constituency in the province is sure to see a big political battle as the Saskatchewan Party seeks to unseat the NDP. The riding of Cumberland encompasses more than a quarter of the province in the Northeast. It includes La Ronge, Creighton, Pelican...