Northlands College will be offering an Indigenous Continuing Care Assistant program this fall as part of their effort to staff the new long-term care facility in La Ronge. It is being offered in conjunction with the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies with support from the Saskatchewan Healthy Authority (SHA...

It was a big day for 243 graduates of Northlands College, who received either a degree, diploma or certificate. The ceremony, held at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre, was rather large because it was a celebration for graduates from 2025 and 2026. Due to the Pisew wildfire and subsequent evacuation of the t...

If you were to ask students who attended Churchill Community High School who their favourite teacher was, many of them would answer Joan Chow. And now after 43 years of teaching residents of Northern Saskatchewan, she's calling it a career. "I think the reason why they say that is because when I teach my children...

La Ronge high school student Miranda Merriman is making waves in the golfing community. The Grade 11 student has been playing golf since 2021, and at the young age of 16, she's starting to excel at the sport. "When I started, I was not that good. Especially at my first tournament, it was a bit of a mess, but I t...

One person is dead following a fire on Tuesday in Deschambault Lake. RCMP report the blaze, which occurred around midnight, destroyed a residential trailer and took the life of an individual. The Saskatchewan Coroners Service is working to identify the deceased. Investigators with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agen...

Île-à-la-Crosse RCMP are asking the public for information after a teen boy was assaulted in the community on May 30 and seriously injured. Officers received a report at about 12:20 p.m. that day that the teen was walking on the north end of Ahenakew Boulevard near Highway 908 when he was approached by a g...

Residents in Pelican Narrows, about 4 hours northeast of Prince Albert near Creighton, are traumatized after a shooting incident on Monday that left a young woman dead and another person in hospital. Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) Chief Peter Beatty made the comment during a press conference Wednesday afternoon. A...

Northern Lights School Division (NLSD), in partnership with the University of Saskatchewan, will host a Bachelor of Education program in Pinehouse this fall. "We're hoping for approximately 15 students in the program and many of them have already been approved or received approval to be part of this cohort,"...

Conservation officers are looking to the public for information about two dozen fish left to waste. On May 21 at approximately 3:30 p.m., conservation officers from Stony Rapids discovered a significant amount of wasted fish at a camping area on the north side of Wapata Lake. Officers found 15 whole whitefish, seven s...

The La Ronge Ice Wolves have hired Taylor Harnett as the new head coach. Harnett replaces Kevin Kaminski, who joined the Ice Wolves in 2019 but left in April after a two-month personal leave. Harnett will work with Bob Beatty, who was named as the general manager in May, as well as assistant coach Kyle Graham. "...

Sources close to Monday's fatal shooting incident at Pelican Narrows, confirmed to paNOW that 28-year-old Kianna Josie Custer was the woman who was found deceased after being reportedly shot multiple times in the chest. The other victim, a man, was reportedly shot in the thigh. Police have not confirmed the identity of...

UPDATE: On Wednesday June 3, around 4 p.m., Saskatchewan RCMP reported Trent Thomas John Bird was arrested in Prince Albert by Saskatchewan RCMP's Prince Albert Warrant Enforcement and Suppression Team, Prince Albert Crime Reduction Team and the Prince Albert Police Service.He is scheduled to appear in Prince Albert Pr...

Denare Beach residents are experiencing a wide range of emotions today as they mark one year since the Wolf fire destroyed nearly half of their community. That's according to Deputy Mayor Karen Thomson, who explained while some residents have been able to begin the rebuilding process, others have not as they continue ...

June 2 marks the first anniversary of the fast-moving Pisew fire which was responsible for the evacuation of nearly 7,000 residents of the tri-communities. While the municipalities and First Nations community was largely spared from devastation, two local businesses were lost, as well as a handful of area homes. In ad...

A suspicious death on Montreal Lake Cree Nation has been ruled a homicide, according to Saskatchewan RCMP. Montreal Lake and Waskesiu RCMP were first called to a home in the community around 1:10 a.m. on June 1 for a report of an injured man. Officers provided first aid to the victim until EMS arrived, but he was decla...

School field trips are always a major highlight for students growing up, and one teacher at Senator Myles Venne School isn't taking that for granted. Kara Ross has been an educator at the school since 2010. She began organizing an annual trip to Edmonton in 2013. Since then, she has led the trip almost every year, only...

The new acute care tower at Victoria Hospital is officially halfway complete, marking a major milestone in a project that supporters say will transform health care across northern Saskatchewan.The Government of Saskatchewan announced Wednesday that construction on the new tower has reached 50 per cent completion and re...

As multiple wildfires continue to burn across Saskatchewan and more than 1,300 residents are under evacuation orders and alerts, Saskatchewan's minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) said the province is focused and ready for what has quickly become an active fire season.Michael Weger, wh...

The Pimiskatan Canoe Club began their season earlier this week with their annual registration night.There were about 30 people who attended registration on Wednesday, but Pimiskatan President Warren Kelly said they usually have more who sign up later and that membership is typically around 50 people. "We're a mar...

For the second time in less than two weeks, a church at Little Red River Reserve has been destroyed by fire.The latest incident happened on Thursday at around 11:40 p.m.The Lakeland and District Fire Department was dispatched to the scene and when they arrived, the fire had already breached the roof of the structure. W...

The water level on Lac La Ronge has risen slightly this spring. That's according to data from the Water Security Agency (WSA) that shows the current water level at Lac La Ronge is 364.37 meters above sea level, which is within the normal operating range between 364.10 m and 364.40 m and higher than in 2025 when it was ...

Data presented in the Northern Lights School Division's (NLSD) annual report shows students continue to underperform when compared to the rest of the province. The report shows the three-year average graduation rate hasn't improved in the last decade. In 2023, only 30 per cent of students graduated on time compared to...

The Community Alcohol Mobilization Plan (CAMP) committee has released new data when it comes to alcohol consumption and emergency room visits in the tri-communities. Dr. Jeff Irvine and CAMP coordinator Brandi Bell presented the data to La Ronge council at a regular meeting earlier this week. The data covers a two-year...

La Ronge RCMP, along with local EMS and the fire department, were called out to the scene of a plane crash on Tuesday. Police received a report at approximately 2:25 p.m. of a plane crash on Nemeiben Lake, about 25 kilometers northwest of La Ronge. The sole occupant of the plane was assessed by EMS at the scene and d...

The La Ronge Regional Fire Department has issued a fire and fireworks ban effective immediately. The ban was issued on Wednesday at approximately 12 p.m. with support from tri-community leadership, as well as the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency. While the ban covers fireworks and open fires, traditional smokers, prop...

Town council has approved plans for a new three-storey, 36-unit apartment building at the corner of Studer and Boardman subject to a number of requirements. Those requirements include that the building be sided with LP SmartSide siding material instead of vinyl siding, and the lower portion of the building be treated ...

Town council has approved plans for a new three-storey, 36-unit apartment building at the corner of Studer and Boardman subject to a number of requirements. Those requirements include that the building be sided with LP SmartSide siding material instead of vinyl siding, and the lower portion of the building be treated ...

"There's a lot of laugh, there's a lot of fun, and I think sometimes the adults are surprised by how thoughtful the story ends up."That's how Director Mackenzie Dawson describes The Colour of the Town - a new play being presented by the independent theatre company SUM Theatre, based out of Saskatoon. The show...