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'A little bit of light': Display illuminates loss of life in 2020

A candlelight vigil and light display featuring 89 orbs was a way for Lac La Ronge Funeral Home owners Lorne and Debbie Klassen to remind residents their dearly departed loved ones aren't forgotten. "...

Dec 21, 2020

Sizable donation of instruments a promising gift for music mentorship programming

The legacy of a well-respected Saskatchewan musician will live on through a sizeable donation of instruments to a mentorship program currently serving northerners. In total, 50 accordions, 35 fiddles ...

Dec 15, 2020

CPCA releases 2021 season schedule

Chuckwagons should be rumbling down the track once again by next summer. The Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) released its schedule for the 2021 season on Thursday.Starting in Princ...

Dec 10, 2020

Sexual abuse case involving Battlefords band director settled

The band director of the North Battleford City Kinsmen Band (NBCK,) Michael Alstad, and the plaintiff, have settled a sexual abuse lawsuit stemming from the late 1980s and early 1990s in the State of ...

Dec 08, 2020

Snowmobiler found dead on Lac La Ronge shoreline

A missing snowmobiler has been found dead on the shore of Lac La Ronge.In a media release Stanley Mission RCMP said they responded to a report of the missing 37-year-old man Sunday morning around 10:1...

Dec 08, 2020

Muskoday woman named first female president of national body representing Aboriginal Firefighters

Just over two decades after joining the Muskoday Volunteer Fire Department, Michelle Vandevord can now lay claim to being elected the first female president of the Aboriginal Firefighters' Association...

Dec 02, 2020

Canadian Rangers deployed to northern First Nation for COVID relief

Canadian Rangers are lending a hand with COVID-19 relief efforts in northern Saskatchewan.About 20 men and women from the 4th Canadian Ranger Patrol Group (4 CRPG) have been deployed to the Hatchet La...

Dec 01, 2020

Ahtahkakoop's Sobriety Walk pays tribute to late Fred Sasakamoose

Friday's walk at Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation was meant to be a Sobriety Walk to mark National Addictions Awareness month. But it turned out to be a lot more than that. It also served as a tribute to the l...

Nov 27, 2020

Expert says consider safety first when planning ice fishing outings in Saskatchewan this season

It's still early in the season but with temperatures dipping below freezing across Saskatchewan it's a good opportunity for anglers to gather their insulated apparel and start planning their ice fishi...

Nov 26, 2020

La Ronge teacher set to release Christmas song written during coronavirus quarantine

Dara Schindelka, a singer/songwriter in La Ronge, has announced the release of a new song which was written during quarantine after she tested positive for the coronavirus last month. "There's a lot o...

Nov 23, 2020