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La Ronge

education degrees
NSITEP celebrates seven new graduates
It was an exciting time on Friday as the Northern Saskatchewan Indigenous Teacher Education Program (NSITEP) in La Ronge celebrated its latest graduating class. The event occurred at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre and included five of the seven graduates. Due to snowy weather conditions, two of the gradua...
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Lingering winter woes
Waskesiu adapts to snowy May long weekend
Waskesiu Lake within Prince Albert National Park (PANP) is seeing a change of pace this May long weekend. Normally the townsite is packed with people for the unofficial start of summer, but this year is a bit different as a fresh blanket of snow kept lake-goers off the beach and in their boots. Erin Barber has been goi...
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membership rules
LLRIB pressuring feds to adopt one-parent rule
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) wants the federal government to immediately adopt the one-parent rule when it comes to band membership registration. The current second-generation cut-off is an Indian Act rule stating if a person with Treaty status has a child with a non-status person for two consecutive generation...
May 15, 2026
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$10 million renovation
Grand re-opening held for La Ronge Co-op Food Store
It was a big day for Lake Country Co-op as a ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the La Ronge Food Store as part of a grand re-opening. "Co-op has always played a huge role in La Ronge providing a food store, hardware, for many decades, and we're happy to reinvest in the community," said CEO Tim Keller. "...
May 15, 2026
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Next Step
Ice Wolves duo to play university hockey this year
A pair of graduating players for the La Ronge Ice Wolves will be continuing their hockey careers this coming season.Goaltender Graham Brown and forward David Vitt have committed to post-secondary programs for the 2026/27 campaign.Brown, a 21-year-old native of Victoria, B.C., is joining the University of Alberta August...
May 14, 2026
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camping season
Lac La Ronge Provincial Park opens with reduced services
Most of the campgrounds in the Lac La Ronge Provincial Park are now open. That's according to Park Manager Natasha Merriman, who explained all campgrounds are open with the exception of Little Deer, MacKay Lake and Wadin Bay. Little Deer and MacKay Lake are closed due to snowy conditions, while Wadin Bay will remain cl...
May 14, 2026
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Saskatchewan

Active Warrants
Wanted in Saskatchewan: 10 people RCMP are on the lookout for
Saskatchewan RCMP's wanted list for May includes people wanted for human trafficking, sexual assault with a weapon, unlawful confinement, aggravated assault and robbery with a firearm.The RCMP said it publishes the list based on people with active warrants who were last known to be living in Saskatchewan, selected base...
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Policing
Saskatchewan police to get human trafficking training
A new partnership means police officers across Saskatchewan will receive special training this fall to help them identify and combat human trafficking.On Tuesday, the Saskatchewan justice ministry announced that it will provide $100,000 to the #NotInMyCity initiative started by country musician, Paul Brandt. The funds ...
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Provincial Politics
'A good discussion to have': Premier approves of federal sovereign wealth fund
Saskatchewan's premier is giving a nod of approval to the federal government's announcement Monday of a sovereign wealth fund - but Scott Moe is also adding a few notes of his own.The Prime Minister said in the announcement that the Canada Strong Fund will invest in major Canadian industrial projects in energy, infrast...
May 16, 2026
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NEW INDUCTEES
Sask. Baseball Hall of Fame releases class of 2026
The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame has announced their 2026 inductees. The inductees are brought in three separate categories. Individual, team, and family. Each of the inductees significantly contributed to baseball in Saskatchewan whether as a player, umpire, builder, team, etc. The following have been selected t...
May 16, 2026
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Risk still low
Prince Albert region seeing growing number of Lyme disease-carrying ticks: U of S researcher
The number of blacklegged ticks linked to Lyme disease appears to be increasing in Saskatchewan, with a significant number of reported cases coming from the Prince Albert region, according to a University of Saskatchewan researcher.Martin Zoordouw, an associate professor in the Department of Veterinary Microbiology at ...
May 15, 2026
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New Democrats
Sask. NDP Leader Carla Beck to skip Avi Lewis' visit to Regina amid fossil fuel clash
Federal NDP Leader Avi Lewis tried to calm fears around fossil fuel jobs during a stop in southern Saskatchewan Thursday, as tensions with Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck continued to hang over his first tour through the province since winning the party's leadership race in March.Lewis stopped in Lebret after earlie...
May 15, 2026
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Local Sports

Training camp
Sombach brothers to face off for first time in CFL pre-season game
Regina's Carson Sombach has come up with a lot of big interceptions over his football career - from registering the game-winning pick in the 87th Hardy Cup for the University of Regina Rams in 2024, to returning an interception 109 yards to the end zone for the longest play in school history.On Thursday, however, he se...
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Riders Camp
Six-fingered lineman J.J. Weaver is more than meets the eye at Riders' training camp
With an eye focused on developing quality people along with championship-caliber football players, Corey Mace has seen a few players grab his attention at Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp.Near the top of that list is defensive lineman J.J. Weaver.Mace said all the rookies arrived while the coaches were sitting ar...
May 16, 2026
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Riders camp
'I'm going to be a starter': Riders first-round pick Malcolm Bell arrives at camp
Over the past month, Malcolm Bell has needed to have a suitcase nearby, with doors to opportunity opening left and right for the star defensive back.This week, he got the call to hop on a plane and join the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Saskatoon for training camp."You just pack your stuff and get ready to go to Sas...
May 14, 2026
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Go riders go
'A great opportunity': Jack Coan pushing for backup quarterback role at Riders camp
Jack Coan has played under some of the brightest lights in the sport, but he's now facing one of the biggest tests of his career at Roughriders training camp.From throwing touchdowns at Notre Dame Stadium in front of over 80,000 of the most passionate college football fans on the planet to running out of the tunnel at ...
May 13, 2026
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Riderville
2026 Saskatchewan Roughriders: Plenty of familiar faces return on offence
Consistency was the goal for the Saskatchewan Roughriders on offensive side of the ball heading into the 2026 season.The defending Grey Cup champions were able to bring back a majority of their starting players from 2025, including Grey Cup MVP Trevor Harris and running back A.J. Ouellette.That doesn't mean the group i...
May 09, 2026
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Riders sign five picks from 2026 CFL Draft, add to roster ahead of rookie camp
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have added to the numbers the team will see at training camp this season.The CFL club has signed five of its 2026 draft picks, as well as three territorial junior players and a quarterback as a part of the league's internship program.Read more:Riders add defensive back Austin McKinney, Shel...
May 06, 2026
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Canada

Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen dead after car crash
Juno-nominated Indigenous cellist and composer Cris Derksen has died. AIM Booking Agency, which represents Derksen, says in a social media post she died in a car accident but no further information about the crash was included. A biography of Derksen o...
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Man sentenced to 4 years after shooting and killing friend in bulletproof vest 'game'
SOOKE - A man who shot and killed his friend while the victim was wearing a bulletproof vest as part of a "game" the pair had played before has been sentenced to four years in prison. Adam Steenbergen from Sooke, B.C., pleaded guilty to several charges...
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Conservative MP Michael Chong travelling to Taiwan to 'assert Canadian sovereignty'
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Michael Chong is travelling to Taiwan this week in a self-described bid to assert Canadian sovereignty. The former cabinet minister says the trip is to show solidarity with Taiwan, and also to spite China's ambassador to Canada...
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Canadians, in crucial moment, must decide on equality for all: LGBTQ advocate
Canada has reached a critical juncture where it must decide if it will be a country of equality and human rights or fall prey to politically charged division, say advocates for the LGBTQ+ community. Fae Johnstone, executive director of Queer Momentum, ...
8h ago
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EV sales jump in March as federal rebates return, though market share up slightly
OTTAWA - Sales of new electric vehicles jumped in March as Canadians took advantage of the long-awaited return of federal government subsidies. Data released by Statistics Canada on Thursday shows 21,547 new EVs were purchased in March, the highest sin...
9h ago
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Portuguese procession held in Montreal despite permit refusal
MONTREAL - The annual Portuguese Santo Cristo procession took place Sunday in Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal, drawing relief from the city's Portuguese community after a permit was refused last week. Organizing member Emanuel Linhares said the group beh...
10h ago
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World

10 random weekend shootings leave 4 injured in Austin, Texas, mayor says
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Suspects were being sought in at least 10 random weekend shootings in Austin, Texas, including at fire stations, that left four people injured, the city's mayor said Sunday. The city ordered residents of a large part ...
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Four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets crash during air show in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - All four crew members ejected safely after two Navy jets collided and crashed on Sunday during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in western Idaho, officials said. The collision involved two U.S. Navy EA1...
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At least 4 people killed in one of the largest Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - At least four people, including three near Moscow, died in one of the largest Ukrainian overnight attacks against Russia since the start of the war, according to Russian local authorities. A woman was killed after a ...
18h ago
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WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared the Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and neighboring Uganda a public health emergency of international concern on Sunday after more than 300 suspected cases and 88 deaths. ...
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Sen. Cassidy knocked out of Louisiana Republican primary as Trump-backed Letlow, Fleming make runoff
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Sen. Bill Cassidy was decisively defeated in Saturday's Republican primary in Louisiana, unable to convince voters that he deserved another term five years after voting to convict President Donald Trump during an impeachment tri...
May 17, 2026
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Venezuela says it deported a close ally of Maduro to face criminal proceedings in US
MIAMI (AP) - Venezuela's government said Saturday it deported a close ally of Nicolás Maduro facing several criminal investigations in the U.S. less than three years after the businessman was pardoned by President Joe Biden as part of a prisoner swap. ...
May 16, 2026
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