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RCMP calls for service slashed after closure of La Loche liquor stores, detention orders in place
As the COVID-19 outbreak continues in La Loche, local officials have noticed a drop in calls for service and believe it's due to liquor store closures. To step up the fight to stop the virus from spre...
May 14, 2020
Checkpoints remain unchanged after calls with the province
In a letter sent to Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab earlier this week, Northern Chiefs said several complaints have been made against security officers for unfair and disr...
May 14, 2020
La Loche RCMP looking for man with outstanding warrant
RCMP are asking for public assistance seeking a man with an outstanding warrantKelly Ronald Janvier has been wanted by the La Loche RCMP since June 8, 2019.He has been charged with a number of offence...
May 14, 2020
COVID-19 spread slowing in La Loche and Clearwater River
La Loche Mayor Robert St. Pierre and Clearwater River Dene Nation Chief Teddy Clark along with the area director of Mtis Nation Saskatchewan provided a non-medical community update to residents in the...
May 12, 2020
Province issues fast-track revenue sharing to local municipalities amid COVID-19 uncertainty
In the coming year, the provincial government will distribute $278 million to municipalities in its Municipal Revenue Sharing (MRS) program. The commitment represents a $151 million increase since the...
May 12, 2020
Northern leaders call for provincial cooperation after checkpoint complaints
Northern Municipalities, First Nations and Mtis community leaders are concerned people are being unfairly treated when leaving their community to purchase essential goods. Meadow Lake Tribal Council C...
May 11, 2020
GoFundMe goal doubled thanks to generous support for Northern Sask.
On Thursday a GoFundMe campaign with a $15,000 goal launched to help get food and supplies to people in La Loche.By Friday night, overwhelming support allowed organizers to dream bigger - doubling the...
May 10, 2020
This Mother's Day could break SaskTel's usage records
Mother's Day is already the busiest day of the year for SaskTel, even in normal and non-pandemic times.But now in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis, this year's Mother's Day on Sunday could be the hig...
May 09, 2020
Saskatchewan Indigenous community 'frustrated and angry' as it battles outbreak
LA LOCHE, Sask. - Amanda Black feels lucky that her symptoms have remained mild since she tested positive last week for COVID-19. She and her six-year-old son, Malachi, have runny noses and can't tast...
May 09, 2020
Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy dies from coronavirus at 75
rldLAS VEGAS - Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, the duo whose extraordinary magic tricks astonished millions until Horn was critically injured in 2003 by one of the act's famed white tigers, has died....
May 09, 2020