One of 7 convicted
'Special kind of hell': Sentencing submissions begin for Megan Gallagher manslaughter case
Sentencing submissions are set for a man convicted of manslaughter for his role in the killing of Megan Gallagher at Saskatoon's Court of King's Bench on Monday.In October, a jury found Roderick Sutherland guilty of manslaughter, unlawful confinement, and offering an indignity to human remains.Gallagher was killed in S...
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Sask. Speaker says legislature not out of control
Despite a speech pleading for decorum a couple of weeks ago in the Assembly, Sask. legislative Speaker Todd Goudy doesn't believe the Assembly is out of control.Goudy spoke to Saskatchewan radio talk show host Evan Bray on Wednesday, in a rare conversation with media.At the end of March, Goudy stood and spoke for nearl...
Apr 12, 2026
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One of 7 convicted
'Special kind of hell': Sentencing submissions begin for Megan Gallagher manslaughter case
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U.S. to block Strait of Hormuz
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Long-term care fundraising committee nearly two-thirds of the way to goal
The La Ronge and Area Long-Term Care Fundraising Committee Inc. is leading a $5 million campaign to fund furniture, fixtures, and equipment for the new 80-bed care home, which will include a dialysis unit and expanded therapies area. At their annual general meeting on Wednesday, it was revealed $3,165,000 has been rais...
Apr 10, 2026
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season closing
Ski club perseveres following wildfire damage
Members of the La Ronge Ski Club are happy with how the season unfolded considering the amount of work they needed to do following last June's wildfire destruction. "I think it went pretty good given the challenges we faced and the clean up after the Pisew fire," said Director of Communication Matt Mazurik. ...
Apr 10, 2026
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Former Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor Vaughn Solomon Schofield dies at age 82
Vaughn Solomon Schofield, who represented Saskatchewan as the province's 21st lieutenant governor from 2012 to 2018, passed away this week at the age of 82.According to the Government of Saskatchewan, Solomon Schofield died in Regina on Wednesday "after a short illness."Read more:Schofield reflects on time as...
Apr 09, 2026
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Increasing costs
Travelers face higher costs and fewer flight options as jet fuel prices swing
A new reality is setting in for travelers worldwide: rising fees, fewer flight options and difficult decisions about whether a trip is worth the cost.The culprit is volatile oil and jet fuel prices, which have spiked sharply since the war in the Middle East began and fighting near the narrow Strait of Hormuz created a ...
Apr 09, 2026
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infrastructure
Power outage required to facilitate upcoming highway twinning
There will be a widespread power outage later this month to facilitate the twinning of Highway 2 north of Prince Albert. In the most recent provincial budget delivered last month, it was announced the Ministry of Highways would be twinning a six-kilometer section of Highway 2 just outside of Prince Albert. Although a...
Apr 08, 2026
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Tragic events
Snowmobile crash in NWT claims life of Black Lake man
A man from Black Lake has died following a snowmobile crash in the Northwest Territories.Fort Smith RCMP said the man died on April 5, and the collision involving two vehicles occurred 420km east of the community near the Saskatchewan border.The other rider suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. RCMP also...
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Saskatchewan
One of 7 convicted
'Special kind of hell': Sentencing submissions begin for Megan Gallagher manslaughter case
Sentencing submissions are set for a man convicted of manslaughter for his role in the killing of Megan Gallagher at Saskatoon's Court of King's Bench on Monday.In October, a jury found Roderick Sutherland guilty of manslaughter, unlawful confinement, and offering an indignity to human remains.Gallagher was killed in S...
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U.S. to block Strait of Hormuz
S&P/TSX composite up, oil tops US$100 as U.S. prepares blockade
Canada's main stock index was up in early trading and oil climbed higher to top US$100 a barrel as the U.S. military prepared to blockade Iranian ports and the Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire talks on the weekend ended without an agreement.Meanwhile, Iran has responded with threats on all ports in the Persian Gulf and...
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Decorum
Sask. Speaker says legislature not out of control
Despite a speech pleading for decorum a couple of weeks ago in the Assembly, Sask. legislative Speaker Todd Goudy doesn't believe the Assembly is out of control.Goudy spoke to Saskatchewan radio talk show host Evan Bray on Wednesday, in a rare conversation with media.At the end of March, Goudy stood and spoke for nearl...
Apr 12, 2026
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Searching for answers and closure
Mekayla Bali's family plead for information 10 years after her disappearance
Paula Bali's daughter Mekayla went missing from Yorkton in April 2016."There's never a break. I literally spend eight to 12 hours every single day working on Mekayla's case," Bali said in 2018.The family is still waiting for answers. Today marks 10 years since 16-year-old Mekayla was last seen at the Yorkton ...
Apr 12, 2026
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Provincial Politics
Sask. Speaker says legislature not out of control
Despite a speech pleading for decorum a couple of weeks ago in the Assembly, Sask. legislative Speaker Todd Goudy doesn't believe the Assembly is out of control.Goudy spoke on The Evan Bray Show on Wednesday, in a rare conversation with media.At the end of March, Goudy stood and spoke for nearly seven minutes, asking a...
Apr 11, 2026
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Provincial oversight
Lack of municipal CAO contributed to Sandy Bay financial woes
The Northern Village of Sandy Bay has been under provincial oversight for years with a swath of issues created in part by a lack of a qualified Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). Finding CAOs is a challenge for municipalities, and that challenge is exponentially higher for remote, northern communities. "There's...
Apr 10, 2026
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Local Sports
AJ Ouellette 'bringing the dad strength' to Riders training camp in May
Saskatchewan Roughriders running back AJ Ouellette is bringing a new type of strength to the team in 2026.He and his partner welcomed a baby girl named Isla Jo into the world on March 6."I'm bringing the dad strength in," Ouellette said. "The whole sleep thing is getting to me - I don't know if it's a tr...
Apr 10, 2026
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Riders defensive star, 1966 Grey Cup champion Garner Ekstran dead at 86
One of the greatest defensive players in Saskatchewan Roughriders history has died.The Roughriders announcing Monday the passing of longtime defensive lineman and linebacker Garner Ekstran, who died of natural causes Saturday at the age of 86 in Sedro-Woolley, Wash.Ekstran spent seven of his eight CFL seasons with the ...
Apr 10, 2026
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Junior Hockey
OLCN Scouts play underdogs to win inaugural USPHL Premier Alberta Division title
The Onion Lake Cree Nation (OLCN) Scouts have written themselves into the history books. The Junior A hockey club claimed the first-ever Alberta Division title within the United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) Premier after downing the Calgary Bandits 6-3 in Game 3 of the best-of-three finals on Tuesday in Calgary...
Apr 01, 2026
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Go Riders Go
Riders' head coach Corey Mace wins 2025 CFL Coach of the Year award
For the first time in his young coaching career, Corey Mace has been named the CFL's Coach of the Year.The announcement came at the league's Coach of the Year celebration in Edmonton on Wednesday, ahead of the CFL combine. The other nominee was Montreal Alouettes head coach Jason Maas.Mace is the eighth Riders head coa...
Mar 26, 2026
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Riders' football operations in the finals for CFL's inaugural Ted Goveia Award
After winning the Grey Cup and having nine players named All-CFLers, the Saskatchewan Roughriders are one of three finalists for the inaugural Ted Goveia Football Operations Award.Named in honour of the long-time CFL executive who died last September, the award recognizes a CFL club's football operations department for...
Mar 19, 2026
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RIDERS NOW
Riders CEO Craig Reynolds says Saskatoon pre-season game will be a hot ticket
The start of training camp continues to get closer for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.The CFL club will look to defend its Grey Cup title this season with training camp set to get underway on May 10.This year, the Riders will also be hosting a pre-season game in Saskatoon for the first time since 1991, as the Winnipeg Bl...
Mar 19, 2026
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La Ronge Profiles
Bring the outdoors inside
Lakeland Log and Timber - Where Log Becomes Legacy
There's a moment many people dream about: morning light filtering through tall pines, the quiet ripple of water nearby, the warmth of natural wood surrounding you as you sip your coffee. It's not just a house-it's a feeling. A connection to nature. A place that slows life down while standing strong for generations. At ...
Feb 02, 2026
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Athabasca Basin News
By Deht'anuhzeh Noey On June 1, 1982, Merv first stepped foot on the Rabbit Lake mine site as a young mill trainee. What he didn't know then was that this first day would mark the beginning of a remarkable 43-year career dedicated to growth, safety, and leadership at Cameco. Over the decades, Merv steadily advanced thr...
Oct 16, 2025
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10th Anniversary August 22-24, 2025
Waskesiu Lakeside Music Festival
Grab your dancin' sandals, or just kick back and enjoy the wonderful musical performances at the 2025 Waskesiu Lakeside Music Festival presented by Phantom Light Distillery. It's Waskesiu's biggest event of the year! The weekend is jam-packed with a variety of free family activities, including live on-stage musical ent...
Aug 13, 2025
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Canada
Ontario family mourns Canadian man killed in Israeli attack in Lebanon
The family of a Canadian man who lived in Windsor, Ont., says he was killed last week by Israeli forces outside the family's home in southern Lebanon. Mohamad Hussain Haidar says his 38-year-old brother Hassan Haidar went to Lebanon in November to be w...
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TKMS latest to team up with Quebec steel firm in sub competition
OTTAWA - German submarine maker TKMS is teaming up with a domestic steel-forging company as it vies for a lucrative contract to supply the Canadian navy with new submarines. TKMS says it inked a partnership with the Quebec-based forged-steel manufactur...
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B.C. health officer Bonnie Henry is disappointed by reversal of decriminalization
VICTORIA - British Columbia's public health officer says the decision to roll back the decriminalization trial because of political pressure was "disappointing." Dr. Bonnie Henry made the comment as the province marks the 10th anniversary on Tuesday o...
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Quebec premier-designate Christine Fréchette under tight deadline to redefine CAQ
MONTREAL - Quebec premier-designate Christine Fréchette has a bit more than five months to make her party more appealing to Quebecers before the provincial elections. Fréchette was elected over the weekend to replace François Legault as leader of the C...
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B.C. legal challenge to Catholic-run hospital's denial of MAID enters closing phase
VANCOUVER - The mother of a woman who was denied medical assistance in dying at a Catholic-run hospital in Vancouver says her daughter's final hour was "unbearably painful," and a legal challenge of St. Paul's policies is "built on her legacy." Closing...
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Coercive control law will help survivors, but comes with risk of backlash, MPs told
OTTAWA - Groups representing women's shelters are praising the government's move to criminalize coercive control, but some women's organizations are also warning there is a risk of backlash. Bill C-16, which was introduced last year, would outlaw engag...
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World
House Ethics panel opens investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against Rep. Eric Swalwell
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee has begun an investigation into whether Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., engaged in sexual misconduct toward an employee working under his supervision, the panel announced Monday. The announcement...
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Minnesota authorities investigate arrest by ICE of a Hmong American man as a possible kidnapping
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota county is investigating the arrest of a Hmong American man by federal officers that was captured on video as a potential case of kidnapping, burglary and false imprisonment, officials announced Monday. ...
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A 16-year-old from Florida charged with sexually assaulting and killing stepsister on a cruise ship
MIAMI (AP) - A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder and aggravated sexual abuse in Florida in the death of his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship, the U.S. Justice Department said Monday. The teen, identified by the ...
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Trump administration agrees to keep flying rainbow Pride flag at New York's Stonewall monument
NEW YORK (AP) - The Trump administration agreed Monday to keep flying a rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument, reversing course after removing the banner in February. The government revealed the decision as it seeks to set...
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Péter Magyar says he'd speak with Putin if called, and ask him to end the killing in Ukraine
BUDAPEST (AP) - Hungarian election winner Péter Magyar said on Monday that he would talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin but not initiate a call. "If Vladimir Putin calls, I'll pick up the phone," he said Monday at his first press con...
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Magyar wants to take over as Hungary's prime minister as early as May 5
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungary's election winner, Péter Magyar, called Monday on the country's president to convene the parliament to form a new government "as quickly as possible," in hopes that he can take over from Viktor Orbán as prime minister a...
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