The leadership in the Village of Air Ronge is commending community and the RCMP in the apprehension of a teenager arrested earlier this week for first-degree murder. Mayor and Council are praising the community for sharing video surveillance and other information and...
The murder case of a La Ronge woman is going ahead to trial. The preliminary hearing into the death of Sheena Billette took from August to December, ending with the judge deciding there was enough evidence for a trial. 26-year-old Telsa Jane McKenzie, 27-year-old...
A teenager from the La Ronge RCMP Detachment area has been arrested and charged in relation to a homicide in Air Ronge that happened Jan. 8. The boy, who can’t be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been charged with first degree murder and robbery....
A decorated trapper from northern Saskatchewan has been named the honorary chairperson of the Prince Albert Winter Festival. Franklin Carriere, who lives in La Ronge, has been competing in King Trapper competitions around northern Saskatchewan since 1970 and competed...
By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com. Dan Ninham is excited about his newest venture. Ninham, a retired teacher who lives in Red Lake, Minnesota, is hoping to generate as much interest as possible about it. He is starting up and will...
A Saskatoon tribal chief says a recently opened Wellness Centre is painting a dark picture for the city’s homeless population and the trials they have to face. The Saskatoon Tribal Council opened their temporary Wellness Centre on December 15 to house and feed...
Work is getting underway this week to open ice roads in Saskatchewan’s north. Steve Shaheen, senior communications consultant with the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure explained work crews are currently gearing up to start work on the roads. “They should be in...
An organization founded by a man from Montreal Lake Cree Nation is gathering signatures on a petition to get the Saskatchewan government to recognize the Timber Bay Day School as a provincially-run residential school. The Ballantyne Project, founded by Dwight...
La Ronge RCMP have identified the victim of a weekend homicide in Air Ronge. Police say 46-year-old Jennifer Hendry, a resident of the community, was killed in her home on Saturday morning. RCMP have now released footage and are asking for the public’s...
The Saskatoon Tribal Council says the United Way has made a significant donation to the organization’s Wellness Centre. STC opened the building last month to help people in the city experiencing homelessness during the cold winter months. The STC announced on...
