northern saskatchewan

NDP urges Moe to address high food prices in light of scurvy cases

NDP urges Moe to address high food prices in light of scurvy cases

Nov 20, 2024 | 5:20am
Saskatchewan’s Opposition NDP says Premier Scott Moe’s government needs to address high food prices and pause the gas tax in light of recent scurvy cases in the province’s North.  News website larongeNow reported last week that doctors in the community had treated 27 cases of scurvy, caused by vitamin C deficiency, over the last six […]
Moe says Saskatchewan to stop collecting carbon levy for electric heat

Moe says Saskatchewan to stop collecting carbon levy for electric heat

Nov 30, 2023 | 12:32pm
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province is to stop collecting the carbon levy on electric heat starting Jan. 1.  He says many people in northern Saskatchewan use electricity to heat their homes, and that they should be exempt from paying the price.  The premier says the province is to examine who uses electricity to […]

Some rain and cooler weather ends provincial fire ban

May 24, 2023 | 12:23pm

A bit of a relief for weary fire fighters, not mention the public. Some rain and cooler temperatures have prompted the provincial government to lift its fire ban put in place since May 16th.  The ban applied to all crown lands and provincial parks north of Highway 16. Local fire bans may stay in effect […]

Two people stabbed, injured at Dene High School in La Loche

Apr 21, 2023 | 3:06pm

The mayor of  La Loche says a student has been arrested after two people were stabbed at the high school, leaving community members shaken and retraumatized. Mayor Georgina Jolibois said a student and a staff member were attacked Thursday at the Dene High School. The two victims were being treated and the suspect was in […]

Six People Charged with Murder Near Air Ronge

Jul 28, 2022 | 10:35am

Five of six people accused of a murder south of Air Ronge, have been arrested. Police are still looking for a sixth. On July 21st, police were called to the Bell’s Point area south of Air Ronge for the report of an assault. 24 year old Edgar Ratt was found injured, and pronounced dead at […]

Evacuation Order Lifted for Stanley Mission

Jun 13, 2022 | 11:45am

An evacuation order for the northern Saskatchewan community of Stanley Mission has been lifted and its two-thousand residents are being allowed to return home today. In a statement posted on social media, the chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Tammy Cook-Searson, says the fire is 80 per cent contained. The Saskatchewan Public Safety […]

Young football players from Northern Saskatchewan take part in camp with Riders

Jun 10, 2022 | 4:01pm

Young football players from Northern Saskatchewan got the chance to learn from some of the Roughriders as they took part in a three day football camp. Holding the camp on the turf at Mosaic Stadium for the first time ever, participants took part in drills and activities. Cindy Fuchs, the executive director of the Saskatchewan […]

West Wind and Transwest merge to become Rise Air

Jan 25, 2021 | 8:56am

The two airlines that service northern Saskatchewan have merged together to become one airline. West Wind Aviation and Transwest Air have consolidated to become Rise Air. Spokesperson Tracy Young-McLean says everyone is excited about the merger. “It’s been a long time coming,” said Young-McLean. “We’ve had two companies with very different cultures, very different ways […]

Northern Sask. resident in their 20s is province’s 15th COVID-19-related death

Jul 7, 2020 | 2:03pm

A resident from Northern Saskatchewan who tested positive for COVID-19 has passed away, which brings the province’s total COVID-19 death toll to 15. The government announced in a release on Tuesday that the individual was in their 20s. Dr. Saqib Shahab, chief medical health officer for Saskatchewan’s ministry of health, said this is a reminder […]

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