First Nations

Complaints about 'arbitrary' nature of lockdown boundary

There's increasing frustration for some people who are unable to get to communities for leisure purposes within the large Northern Saskatchewan Administration District (NSAD), which is currently under...

May 12, 2020

Addiction support to La Loche amid continued outbreak

The northern village of La Loche is seeing a slight tapering in its active cases of COVID-19 since last week as support for alcohol-dependent people is made available. Dr. Rim Zayed, Medical Health Of...

May 11, 2020

Northern fishers seek aid as COVID-19 shuts down market

The fishing industry across northern Saskatchewan is facing an uncertain year because of COVID-19. With restaurants closed there are no orders of their product coming in, hundreds of livelihoods are i...

May 06, 2020

LLRIB sets requirements for upcoming election to prevent spread of COVID-19

Notice has been served to Lac La Ronge Indian Band voters about where, when and how they can cast a ballot in a variety of communities.That's according to a public notice released May 4, which states ...

May 04, 2020 LLRIB elections will go ahead despite COVID-19. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Online COVID-19 threat a fake after P.A.put on alert

A woman who threatened to come to Prince Albert and spread COVID-19 - which prompted an emergency response - won't be charged according to a spokesperson for the Saskatchewan RCMP.The Facebook post, w...

May 04, 2020 A Facebook post made on Friday, and soon after deleted, caused a lot of anxiety for people in Prince Albert according to the city's Mayor. (Facebook)

La Ronge exempt from public health order, LLRIB and Air Ronge support road restrictions

La Ronge and Stony Rapids are exempted from a new public health order issued today restricting all non-critical travel into northern Saskatchewan, as well as between northern communities. That means t...

Apr 30, 2020 This check stop is located about 50 kilometres south of La Ronge. (Cook-Searson Tammy Jim/Facebook)

LLRIB sets new voting dates, introduces electronic ballots

Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) voters will be headed to the polls in May, in one way or another.That's according to an announcement made by the LLRIB council, which stated on the recommendation of t...

Apr 30, 2020 In person voting is scheduled for May 25 and 26. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Tri-community leaders concerned with lack of consultation about northern lockdown

Tri-community leaders believe there was a lack of consultation when the provincial government decided to lockdown northern Saskatchewan last week. Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson sai...

Apr 27, 2020 This checkpoint began Monday near Green Lake. (Northern Village of Green Lake/Facebook)

Weekend funeral planned for young homicide victim

The victim of a homicide in northern Saskatchewan will be formally laid to rest Saturday afternoon.The funeral for Skylar Fern (Smith) has been scheduled to take place at the Our Lady of Seven Sorrows...

Apr 25, 2020 Skylar Fern. (Mackenzie Funeral Home)

Indigenous leaders say opening province 'too soon', install regional perimeter check points in the North

Northern municipal leaders are implementing a series of regional perimeter check points on the main arteries coming in and out of Saskatchewan's Northwest region as well as reserve check points to hel...

Apr 24, 2020 (Northern Saskatchewan Administration District/ Government of Saskatchewan)