The La Ronge Arts Council is gearing up for another summer of events which will include music, painting and culture. The Arts Council made a presentation to La Ronge town council Wednesday evening, looking for ways the town can be involved in the various projects...
Police have stayed charges against two males arrested in relation to the armed robbery of a La Ronge business on June 9. Eighteen-year-old Zachary Charles and a 16-year-old male were charged with a number of offences, including robbery with a restricted firearm,...
The Sask. government has paid the University of Regina $109,000 to provide an economic analysis on a carbon tax in the province. The study itself, according to Environment Minister Dustin Duncan, was based on the economy of the entire province and did not breakdown...
Saskatchewan’s Advocate for Children and Youth is calling on the provincial government to address the high rates of Indigenous youth incarceration in the province. Corey O’Soup points to a recent Statistics Canada report that finds 92 per cent of male youth and 98 per...
The Provincial Capital Commission says it is being forced to move some of its Canada Day activities at Regina’s Wascana Park because of an ongoing Indigenous protest there. Several teepees have been erected since protesters with the Justice for Our Stolen...
Health officials are encouraging residents to get a free HIV test today. Statistics indicate that since 1985, approximately 2,100 residents have been infected, with three quarters being from the Indigenous population. Sixty per cent of infections are caused through...
Coreen Sayazie will once again serve as the chief of the Black Lake Denesuline Nation. According to a spokesperson at the Black Lake band office, Sayazie, who is the first female chief of the First Nation, was re-elected to a second two-year term yesterday. John...
The Saskatchewan and federal governments are investing $4.2 million in new housing options for victims of domestic violence. One-point-eight million is going to the Piwapan Women’s Centre and Sapohtewan House in La Ronge, with that project being a new build. Public...
Residents from the northern Saskatchewan community of Southend were returning to their homes Tuesday. About 950 people were forced from their homes June 19 due to a wildfire burning about 15 kilometres south of the community. However, the general evacuation order for...
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations says the provincial government wants the Supreme Court to rule on a hunting case against an Indigenous man from Manitoba. In April, the provincial appeals court upheld a 2015 not guilty decision for Kristjan Pierone from...
