Heavy rain has closed Highway 903 at Cole Bay due to washout

Heavy rain has closed Highway 903 at Cole Bay due to washout

Heavy rain has caused a significant washout at Highway 903 from Cole Bay to Meadow Lake forcing motorists to seek alternate travel plans of either paved Highway 155 or Highway 965 as the road is closed. But the detour is affecting the communities of Canoe Lake First...
RCMP say one dead after crash south of La Ronge

RCMP say one dead after crash south of La Ronge

RCMP say one person is dead following a two vehicle crash south of La Ronge on Highway 2 Thursday afternoon. Mounties say a car was traveling north when it collided with a southbound semi-trailer 30 kilometers south of that community at approximately 1 P.M. The lone...
Western Treaty Nations Summit winds up in Prince Albert

Western Treaty Nations Summit winds up in Prince Albert

The Western Treaty Nations Summit wrapped up in Prince Albert on Thursday. The three-day summit was hosted by the Prince Albert Grand Council with a focus on the Natural Resources Transfer Agreement. The 1930 NRTA transferred control of Crown lands and natural...
Professor says treaty rights guaranteed under NRTA

Professor says treaty rights guaranteed under NRTA

A University of Alberta professor says the Natural Resources Transfer Act strengthens and protects Indigenous treaty land rights. Under the 1930 NRTA, the federal government transferred control over Crown lands and natural resources to the Prairie provinces. Frank...
Bumper crop for chanterelle mushrooms in northern Sask.

Bumper crop for chanterelle mushrooms in northern Sask.

It was a bumper crop for chanterelle mushrooms in northern Saskatchewan. The fungi was so abundant that one buyer in the La Ronge area reached their quota early. “The season started very early, and then they came on profusely. I think the season is still on,” said...