Open house set to showcase La Ronge’s history

Open house set to showcase La Ronge’s history

Travel in the early 1940s, from left: John Olsen with his mother Ida, Anne and Norma Olsen, Maggie Ratt, Caroline McKay, and Kelland Olsen.   The history of La Ronge and area will be on display at the Northern Saskatchewan Archives this week. The archives will be...

2016 Census counting begins in Saskatchewan’s north

Residents from Saskatchewan’s north should be expecting representatives from the 2016 Census at their door steps in the next few weeks. Statistics Canada is launching its early enumeration efforts to count Canada’s northern and remote communities. They...
Goforths found guilty in child-killing case

Goforths found guilty in child-killing case

There were screams of joy and loud applause in a Regina courtroom when a Regina judge pronounced a life sentence on Tammy Goforth. She was found guilty of second-degree murder in the starvation death of a four-year-old girl in the summer of 2012.  The verdict came...

RCMP make arrest in Stanley Mission death

The RCMP have made an arrest and are releasing the name of a Stanley Mission man who died several days ago. Isiah McKenzie, 21, was found dead in a home in the community on Monday. At the time, the RCMP wasn’t sure of the circumstances. The autopsy results and...

Prince Albert man pleads guilty to manslaughter for 2014 death

Trevor Cook leaves court on Thursday after pleading guilty to manslaughter. Photo courtesy Curtis Brown, A sentence has yet to be delivered to a Prince Albert man’s killer, but the victim’s family is already frustrated by the legal system. Cory Brown, 43,...

Golden Band seeks financial advisor

Golden Heart mine. Photo courtesy goldenbandresources.com A La Ronge-area gold-mining company has issued a cryptic news release about its first big step in 2016. Golden Band Resources says it is working with a financial advisor, Primary Capital Inc., “to assist in...

Environment Canada gives first fire season outlook for 2016

Photo by Kamika Riese, courtesy of Facebook, Tammy Cook-Searson. A spokesperson for Environment Canada says the 2016 fire season in northern Saskatchewan should be less severe than what was experienced in 2015. Senior Climatologist David Phillips says soil moisture...