Sask. babies still being delivered at Flin Flon Hospital

Sask. babies still being delivered at Flin Flon Hospital

Despite not having an obstetrician at the Flin Flon General Hospital, Saskatchewan babies continue to be delivered there. Stats released by the Sask. Government Monday show eight babies were delivered there in 2019. Expectant mothers were told in November that Flin...
Cameco seeks licence amendment on Beaverlodge site

Cameco seeks licence amendment on Beaverlodge site

Cameco says it wants to remove 20 of 65 properties from the former Beaverlodge project out of its control and into a provincial program. It has applied to amend its Waste Facility Operating Licence, with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission. The Beaverlodge Project...
La Ronge band child and family services celebrates 25 years

La Ronge band child and family services celebrates 25 years

Lac La Ronge Indian Band child and family services is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month. The organization provides a number of services to the band’s six-member communities including child protection and foster care. Child and family services assistant...
Sentencing for third accused in Simon Grant case adjourned again

Sentencing for third accused in Simon Grant case adjourned again

A La Ronge judge has again delayed the sentencing for a third person who pleaded guilty in the killing of local restaurant owner Simon Grant. The attack which took place at Grant’s restaurant, Louisiana’s Bar-B-Que in La Ronge in April of 2017 that left Grant severely...
Police lay murder charge in Prince Albert toddler death

Police lay murder charge in Prince Albert toddler death

A 29-year-old Sandy Bay man has been charged with second-degree murder in relation to the death of a toddler in Prince Albert last week. Police and Parkland Ambulance were called to a downtown apartment building around noon last Wednesday after receiving a report of...
Ice Wolves coaching search update 

Ice Wolves coaching search update 

It appears the La Ronge Ice Wolves search for a new head coach and general manager is coming to a close. Social media was buzzing over the weekend following speculation on Rod Pedersen’s sports blog that suggested former NHLer Kevin Kaminski could be the new bench...
Eaglechief inquest postponed

Eaglechief inquest postponed

The coroner’s inquest into the death of 22-year-old Austin Eaglechief has been delayed. The inquest had been scheduled to start Monday in Saskatoon. Eaglechief was killed in August 2017 as the result of injuries sustained after the vehicle he was driving crashed...
Muskoday First Nation elects first new chief in decades

Muskoday First Nation elects first new chief in decades

The Muskoday First Nation has a new chief for the first time in decades. Newly elected chief Herman Crain replaces long-serving chief Austin Bear who chose not to run in the election. Crain beat out challengers Sandra Burns and Sandi LeBoeuf in yesterday’s election....
Delaney to represent Saskatchewan at NAHC

Delaney to represent Saskatchewan at NAHC

La Ronge’s Cobe Delaney will be suiting up for Team Saskatchewan at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Whitehorse, YT in May. Delaney played for the Beardy’s Blackhawks of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA League this past season. The 15-year-old...