Tabitha Burr has stepped down as an Air Ronge councillor. In a statement to larongeNOW, she explained that after careful reflection, she decided to accept a new role with the village as the deputy-chief administrative officer/manager of legislative services. Burr was first elected to council in November 2020 and then ...

Despite snowy conditions, the 42nd annual Don Allen Saskaloppet brought in skiers from across Saskatchewan and other provinces. That's according to Saskaloppet Chairperson Kevin Jackson, who explained 255 people started the event with 224 finishing. Aside from Saskatchewan, skiers came from British Columbia, Manitoba,...

Winners have been declared in the Tracker Tom Charles Memorial King and Queen Trapper Competition. Leah McLeod of Grandmother's Bay and Richard Charles of Stanley Mission are the respective winners after two days of competition. McLeod won with 36 points and Charles won with 55. In total, there were seven women compet...

Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) is seeking federal support for a new health centre and dedicated 24-hour urgent care facility in Pelican Narrows. PBCN leadership including Chief Peter Beatty, as well as Pelican Narrows Mayor Ovide Michel, recently met with Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Buckley Belan...

The heroic efforts by residents of Wadin Bay to save their community from a fast-moving wildfire last June is now memorialized in writing. A book launch for Not on our Watch!: A Tribute to the 2025 Wadin Bay Volunteer Firefighters by Suzanne Holowach and Fred A. Reekie was held Thursday at La Ronge's Alex Robertson Pu...

It was a big week for the uranium industry in Northern Saskatchewan. On Monday, Cameco and the federal government announced an agreement that will see Cameco supply nearly 22 million pounds of uranium ore concentrate to India over a nine-year period with a total contract value estimated at approximately $2.6 billion. ...

It doesn't appear the Town of Duck Lake is going to change its name.The community is just weeks away from a deadline to submit bids for the naming rights and hasn't received any yet. "Was I ever actually expecting any? It's a hard call," said Mayor Jason Anderson.For him, the idea was worth the effort since i...

"Loneliness is an epidemic. Health Canada backs that up. We have this incredible country full of things to do and too many of us are sitting them out because we don't have anybody to do them with. I wanted to change that."Aitken describes Find My Plus One as an 'activity-first app.'"This isn't about swip...

OTTAWA - MPs are expected to square off tonight in a debate about Canada's approach to the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, although the prime minister won't be taking part.Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon said Sunday the government is proposing a take-note debate in the House of Commons this evening over the conflict and...

Saskatchewan and several other provinces and territories have signed an agreement to advance a proposal for a national energy corridor in Canada.The partnership also includes Alberta, B.C., Manitoba, Nova Scotia, the Northwest Territories, Ontario, P.E.I. and the Yukon.The Government of Saskatchewan said the agreement ...

After weeks filled with global conflicts, travellers may be rethinking their vacations - but whether they should reschedule or not depends on the destination.It has been two weeks since tourists in areas of Mexico were put under a shelter-in-place order due to cartel violence, including in the coastal city of Puerto Va...

Housing on First Nations across Saskatchewan is in short supply and often in disrepair. A new Saskatchewan company has come up with a new housing solution to these long-standing problems.Wastēyapit Homes is an Indigenous co-owned housing company that is creating innovative, affordable homes that are designed and built...

Curling often begins with small moments - a first step onto the ice, learning to slide and balance, finding the rhythm of the sweep, and the precise push of the stone from the hack.For North Battleford's Chloe Semeniuk, those moment came when she was just a toddler."I first stepped on the ice when I was just littl...

Saskatchewan's decades-long drought at the Montana's Brier will continue at least one more year after a Thursday that curling fans in the province would probably prefer to forget.It was a nightmare evening for Saskatoon's Mike McEwen rink, falling 6-3 to Manitoba's Matt Dunstone rink to end the week with back-to-back l...

Do you want to gopher the Grey Cup with the Riders this year?The hunt is on for the next big personality in Green and White to step into Gainer the Gophers' shoes and become the Rider mascot.The Saskatchewan Roughriders said in a job posting that they are looking for someone outgoing, energetic, engaging, and friendly ...

La Ronge's Churchill Community High School (CCHS) girls curling team has earned a spot at provincials. They went undefeated at this weekend's Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association Regional Girls Curling Championships held at the Mel Hegland Uniplex. They dominated both games they played with the first again...

Curling teams from high schools around the North Central area of the province are in Prince Albert and La Ronge this weekend for the Region C regional curling championships. Nineteen different schools are competing in Prince Albert in three different tournaments, including the boys, open doubles, and open mixed, which ...

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have brought in a former NFL defensive back.Saskatchewan announced it has signed American defensive back Jerry Jacobs to a CFL contract.Jacobs signed with the NFL's Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2021. He went on to appear in 40 games for the Lions, 29 of those being starts. He...

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 ...

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...

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...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is bringing in legislation to prevent intimidation, mental and physical harassment, and obstruction of people from going to their temples, churches and other places of worship. The 20-metre protection zones f...

OTTAWA - South Korean firm Hanwha Oceans has tapped former TV news anchor Peter Mansbridge to voice an ad as it looks to secure a multi-billion-dollar procurement contract from Ottawa. Peter Mansbridge, the former voice of CBC's The National, can be he...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to travel to Norway on Friday to observe the Norwegian-led NATO Cold Response exercise above the Arctic Circle. Cold Response is run by NATO every two years and involves about 25,000 troops from 14 nations trai...

ABBOTSFORD - A lawyer for one of three men accused of murdering an Abbotsford, B.C., couple during a home invasion says the prosecution hasn't proved his client was at the crime scene. Andrew Cochrane, the lawyer for Abhijeet Singh, says his client ad...

VANCOUVER - The forensic pathologist who performed an autopsy on Myles Gray in the days after he died following a beating by Vancouver police officers said Monday that there was no single, definitive cause of death. Rather, Dr. Matthew Orde said he ide...

OTTAWA - Ottawa is letting an unnamed automaker import a higher quota of U.S.-made vehicles without tariffs because the company is selling and making more cars in Canada than first expected. While the Liberal government dropped the bulk of its counter-...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Alexander Butterfield, the White House aide who inadvertently hastened Richard Nixon's resignation over the Watergate scandal when he revealed that the president had bugged the Oval Office and Cabinet Room and routinely recorded his c...

NEW YORK (AP) - Two men who brought explosives to a far-right protest outside New York City's mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group, a court complaint said. Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, w...

BEIRUT (AP) - The Lebanese parliament extended its term by two years on Monday due to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran, which has pushed the region into an escalating conflict, and Israel stepped up its attacks on Lebanon following renewed strikes with th...

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) - India won the T20 World Cup for a record third time with a 96-run victory over New Zealand on Sunday to the delight of more than 100,000 fans at the largest cricket ground in the world. India scored an imposing 255...

LIMA, Peru (AP) - A bombing at a nightclub in Peru has injured 33 people, including minors, authorities said Saturday. The explosion happened in the pre-dawn hours at the Dali nightclub in the province of Trujillo along Peru's northern co...

LIMA, Peru (AP) - LIMA, Peru - A bombing at a nightclub in Peru has injured 33 people, including minors, authorities said Saturday. The explosion occurred in the pre-dawn hours at the Dali nightclub in the province of Trujillo along Peru'...