Stony Rapids. Photo courtesy of tourismsaskatchewan.com The Prince Albert Police Service has been asked to conduct an independent, external investigation of a drowning in Stony Rapids that was precipitated by a police chase. Mounties say they responded to a complaint...
Wild rice harvesting in northern Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy of Kandis Riese, Riese Photography. For the third straight year, coverage for wild rice producers under the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Program remains the same. However, premiums are on the way up. For...
Glen McCallum, Pinehouse Director of Social Development. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. A unique addictions recovery project run by the Village of Pinehouse has expanded, but village officials would like to expand even more. It used to run only for a couple of...
Makwa Sahgaiehcan Chief Richard Ben. Photo from Facebook. Richard Ben is still the chief of the Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation — but it was a close election result yesterday. The official results haven’t been made available, but the chief electoral...
File photo A Prince Albert prosecutor is mulling over launching an appeal after a teen was sentenced for shooting another boy in the face last January. The offender was initially charged with attempted murder but the plea was later reduced to aggravated assault. He...
People from all walks of life have submitted videos to the We Matter video campaign. Photo courtesy We Matter, Facebook. The We Matter campaign for Indigenous Youth is hitting the road, with plans to hold workshops in northern Saskatchewan in mid-March. Northwest...
Aaron Peck holds one of his dogs after the race. Photo courtesy of Braden Malsbury. Aaron Peck of Grande Prairie, Alberta is the winner of the 2017 Canadian Challenge 12-dog Sled Dog Race. He crossed the finish line shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday in La Ronge, meaning...
Ministers Bronwyn Eyre, Donna Harpauer, Tina Beaudry-Mellor, Jim Reiter, Don Morgan, Gordon Wyant, and La Loche Mayor Robert St. Pierre. Photo courtesy Village of La Loche, Facebook. High-level provincial representatives returned to La Loche this week, meeting with...
AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde and Cindy Blackstock. Photo courtesy of AFN. The Assembly of First Nations and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society have launched a new push to get the federal government to comply with a Human Rights Tribunal ruling on the care...
Marcel Marin. Photo courtesy of Facebook. Marcel Marin of Yellowknife/Saint James came across the line in La Ronge first in the eight-dog event of the Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race. Anna Bolvin of Porcupine Plain, SK finished in second, while Jillian Lawton of...
