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RCMP, coroner investigating sudden death on Saleski Lake
The Saskatchewan RCMP and coroners service are investigating a death on Saleski Lake, close to La Loche. According to the RCMP, Mounties from the local detachment were told about a deceased person on ...
Jul 16, 2024 The month of July has seen several deaths on Saskatchewan lakes, prompting the RCMP and other groups to preach caution. (650 CKOM file photo)
La Loche woman, 58, charged with murder after woman's death
A 58-year-old La Loche woman is facing a murder charge after a 42-year-old woman's death. According to the RCMP, paramedics in the northern community notified the Mounties about an altercation that re...
Feb 20, 2024 Police say the victim died in a Saskatoon hospital on Friday. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
Man charged for allegedly assaulting, holding two women against their will in La Loche
A 28-year-old man is facing several charges after allegedly holding multiple people against their will in La Loche. Around 4:10 a.m. on Sunday, officers received a report of an armed person at a home ...
Nov 28, 2023 A 28-year-old man is facing charges after several people in La Loche were held against their will.
(paNOW file photo)
Man arrested after allegedly making online threats against La Loche school
A man was arrested by the La Loche RCMP this week after he allegedly made online threats against a school in that community. The Mounties said they received more than one report about the threats on M...
Oct 31, 2023 Online threats against a school led to a man's arrest Monday. (battlefordsNOW file photo)
Decision to evacuate communities a multi-layered process: SPSA
It has been a back-and-forth few weeks for people from the northern Saskatchewan village of La Loche. At the beginning of May, people were evacuated from the village because of the threat of wildfires...
Jun 02, 2023
Public safety agency shares update on wildfire evacuations
Some people from La Loche are packing their bags for the second time this month due to wildfires burning in the area. About 90 people from the northern village are currently heading to Regina, accordi...
May 31, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Déjà vu for some Saskatchewan wildfire evacuees as fires flare up
Some wildfire evacuees in the province had little time to unpack their bags. The Northern Village of La Loche declared a state of emergency Tuesday afternoon and has begun evacuating priority 1 and 2 ...
May 31, 2023 Wildfire near La Loche on May 29, 2023. (Facebook/Georgina Jolibois)
Son of La Loche shooting survivor remembers mother's struggle, resilience
A Saskatchewan woman who survived a deadly shooting in La Loche seven years ago has died. In a post shared on Facebook on May 17, Jeffery Klyne said his mother, Charlene Klyne, had passed away. Jeffer...
May 24, 2023 Jeffery Klyne on May 23, 2023. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Buffalo Narrows continues evacuation efforts
Hundreds of people are leaving Buffalo Narrows and the surrounding area due to the threat from wildfires. On Monday night, a convoy of about 150 cars passed through flames on Highway 155. The route wa...
May 16, 2023
La Loche residents return home for first time since wildfire evacuation
People from La Loche were returning home Monday after they were forced to leave last week as a wildfire approached their town. The evacuation orders for La Loche and the Clearwater River Dene Nation w...
May 08, 2023 (La Loche Wildfire Update Group/Facebook)
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