The Rabbit Fire is getting closer to Highway #2. The fire, one of 114 active wildfires in the province, is burning approximately two kilometres from the major highway connecting La Ronge to the south. According to a statement by the La Ronge Regional Fire Department,...
A Saskatchewan RCMP officer has been charged with unauthorized possession of a restricted firearm. Police say a January check of Rene Giroux’s personal firearms licence revealed it had expired and a .22 caliber pistol he owns was confiscated. Giroux was charged on...
Health officials in the north are urging residents to remain cautious after the lifting of provincial health orders this past weekend. Northern Inter Tribal Health Authority (NITHA), Medical Health Officer Dr. Nnamdi Ndubuka said they are advising people and...
RCMP say a woman was kidnapped and assaulted on the Big River First Nation last week. Police say they received a complaint on Thursday after shots were fired through the broken window of a residence and at a vehicle. They later arrested two men and a woman at another...
A Cumberland House Cree Nation man is facing nine drugs and weapons charges, following the raid of a home on the First Nation last week. During the search, Mounties seized 37 grams of methamphetamine and a modified firearm. William Dorion will appear in provincial...
An air quality advisory has been issued for much of northern Saskatchewan due to wildfire activity. Environment Canada said smoke is causing poor air quality and reducing visibility is the result of elevated values of fine particulate matter. The following communities...
Prince Albert police have issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for a 33-year-old man charged with second-degree murder in the death of Natasha Ross. Police attended to a call in the 2900 block of 4th Avenue West on May 24 where they found an unresponsive Ross. The...
Provincial officials say the threat of wildfires in northern Saskatchewan increased over the weekend. The province is now battling uncontained fires near Grandmother’s Bay and along Highway 102 from La Ronge to Wollaston Lake. This added to the fires already burning...
The La Ronge Ice Wolves’ season will start at the Mel Hegland Uniplex in a game against the Nipawin Hawks on Sept. 24. The Wolves versus Hawks game will be one of six being played on the opening night of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League 2021/2022 campaign. The...
Evacuations continue today for residents of Southend. Two convoys are set to leave from the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Administration Office at 10 AM and 11 AM. “Members will be evacuated due to a fire threat close to the community. Community members are asked to...
