Events

Election Day arrives, advance polls suggest high voter turnout

After nearly five weeks of hearing campaign promises, it's officially time to make a decision.Canada's 45th general election runs today, and a lot of eyes will be on the northern riding of Desnethe-Mi...

Apr 28, 2025

Pope Francis's memory looms large for Canadians attending Easter Monday mass

Pope Francis is being remembered by Canadian Catholics as a progressive leader whose approach to the papacy helped usher in a new era of Indigenous relations and make the church more responsive to its...

Apr 21, 2025

Peanut Productions set to perform murder-mystery for local audiences

The cast and crew of Peanut Productions are putting rehearsals into overdrive as they prepare to show audiences their latest play, If It's Monday, This Must Be Murder! The play, which will run April 3...

Apr 17, 2025

La Loche teen wins gold in Indigenous paddle making at Skills Canada competition

Claire Haynes remembers the first and only time she dipped a paddle made of her own hands into the water. "We were out on (Lac La Loche) and I couldn't wipe the smile off my face," she said of her exp...

Apr 15, 2025

New recruits arrive in La Ronge, Ricklefs wins Firefighter of the Year

Two new firefighters will be in the tri-communities until September as part of the Work Experience Firefighting Program. The program, which has been in place with the La Ronge Regional Fire Department...

Apr 14, 2025

SMVS students win big at PAGC Fine Arts Festival

There were several students from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band's Senator Myles Venne School (SMVS) who came back as winners after attending the Prince Albert Grand Council Fine Arts Festival. "We had a...

Apr 11, 2025

PAGC Fine Arts Festival celebrates 32nd birthday

A fine arts festival that promotes Indigenous culture has returned to Prince Albert. The event that's hosted by the Prince Albert Grand Council at the Prince Albert Exhibition Centre connects youth fr...

Apr 10, 2025

Alex Robertson Public Library celebrates 65 years of service

The importance of La Ronge's Alex Robertson Public library was made apparent during a special 65th anniversary event held Monday. It was attended by about 30 people who were there either to commemorat...

Apr 08, 2025

Provincial funding available for MMIWG+ community groups

A funding channel created as a result of calls to action by the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Woman and Girls is once again accepting applications from community groups and org...

Apr 08, 2025

Organ and tissue donation advocates ask Saskatchewan to wear green April 7

Before being wheeled into surgery, Larry Labbe made a promise to himself and to God. Eight months ago, he underwent a double lung transplant and when he emerged over six hours later, he came away with...

Apr 06, 2025