Trial Ordered For Man Accused Of First-Degree Murder

A trial has been ordered for a La Ronge man charged with first-degree murder. Twenty-one-year-old Jimmy David Douglas Ross is accused of killing 23-year-old Jason Charles, also of La Ronge. On September 18th, RCMP officers were called out to a report of an unconscious...

Man Given Lengthy Sentence For Being Party to Fatal Stabbing

A Saskatoon-based lawyer is shedding more light about a recent sentence handed down in a provincial court-room. William Kahpeaysewat was recently given a 13-and-a-half-year sentence for taking part in the stabbing death of a 52-year-old man. The incident happened in...

Lack of Land Base Hurting Metis Economic Development: Chartier

The president of the Metis National Council says he wishes companies would look past the fact Metis communities don’t have their own land-base. Clem Chartier recently spoke at a national conference examining the future of Canada’s north. He says Metis are looking to...

Northern Boy With Leukemia Named “Sergeant for a Day”

A four-year-old boy with leukemia was recently given the title “Sergeant for a Day” at the Cumberland House RCMP detachment. Kayden Crane is from the Cumberland House Cree Nation. Two years ago, Kayden was diagnosed with a form of leukemia which destroys...

Mosquito Reserve Loses Band Office, Health Clinic to Fire

Members of the Mosquito First Nation awoke to bad news today. Their band office and medical clinic burned down. The RCMP say the fire was first reported at around 6:50 a.m. An investigation into the cause is underway. Band councillor Milton Oxebin says, fortunately,...

Regina Becomes First City to Fly Treaty Flag

A significant flag-raising ceremony took place this morning in Regina. A Treaty 4 flag was raised at Regina City Hall. Cultural adviser Elmer Eashappie says this is the first time a Canadian government anywhere has chosen to fly a treaty flag. Eashappie says it...

Grand Opening Held For New Deschambault Lake School

The new elementary school at Deschambault Lake is now officially open. The new school replaces the previous one destroyed by fire in 2005. The $20 million project included design and construction of the new school, roadways, parking lots, playing fields and...

Team in Place in La Ronge to Help Groups Deal With Trauma

Members of the La Ronge Regional Critical Incident Stress Management Team are working to raise awareness about the service they provide. The group has been operating since April with 21 volunteers who were trained last fall. Its mandate is to assist groups of people,...