Roughriders
Riders' KeeSean Johnson ready for action after late-season injury in 2025
KeeSean Johnson was one of the biggest contributors to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2025.But when it came to the biggest moment for the team last season, Johnson had to watch from the sidelines.The 29-year-old receiver suffered a knee injury in an Oct. 10 game against the Toronto Argonauts, forcing him to miss the C...
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Nakon'i'a with Kunsi: How a puppet is reviving the Nakoda language
When Theresa O'Watch was a little girl growing up on Carry the Kettle First Nation, language lived all around her.It wasn't something written in books or taught from a curriculum. It was something that moved through kitchens and hallways, across the voices of grandparents, aunties, uncles.Nakoda was simply there.But as...
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Riders' KeeSean Johnson ready for action after late-season injury in 2025
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Laughter for a cause: Bear Grease returns to Prince Albert
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Alameda family grateful to be alive after tornado destroys Saskatchewan farm
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La Ronge couple compete in regional bodybuilding competition
La Ronge's Eric Choquette wants people to know anything is possible with hard work and determination. It was in 2023 when Choquette looked in the mirror, didn't like what he saw and made a promise to himself to make changes for the better. He began working out at Air Ronge's Mongrel Barbell and soon began noticing a di...
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Crime watch
Seven charges laid after Beauval disturbance, officer assault
A man is facing several charges after officers were assaulted and a police vehicle was damaged during an early-morning disturbance this week.RCMP were called to a home in Beauval around 1:30 a.m. on June 8 after receiving a report of a man causing a disturbance.When officers arrived, they determined there had been an a...
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policing
Concept drawings, other details released for new RCMP detachment
More details have been released about the new RCMP detachment being built in La Ronge. RCMP senior project manager Sherri Kobelsky led a presentation at a regular town council meeting on Monday. She explained construction on the approximately 18,000-foot building is on track to be completed by the end of 2027 and offic...
Jun 09, 2026
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community service
Visitor centre hosts grand re-opening
Approximately 150 people attended the re-grand opening of the Woodlands and Waterways Regional Visitor Centre in Air Ronge on Sunday. "The purpose of the re-grand opening was to let both locals and visitors know that the centre is once again open and operating after a temporary closure," wrote Angela Nykyfor...
Jun 09, 2026
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Draft Day for 2011, 2010 players
Ice Wolves go defence heavy in SJHL Draft
The 2026 SJHL Draft has come to an end, and the La Ronge Ice Wolves have now added another eight names to the organization, including the first overall pick in the draft. Meadow Lake born forward Kacy Turberfield was selected first overall. This past season, Turberfield played 22 games with the North West Stars U15 AA ...
Jun 09, 2026
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recreation club
BORA working to restore local hiking trails
Members with the Boreal Outdoor Recreation Association (BORA) have been busy restoring part of their trail system affected by last year's wildfire prevention work. While none of their trails were damaged by flames, a large portion of the system stretching from the SaskTel tower along Highway 102 to Morley Wilson Park w...
Jun 08, 2026
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Roughriders
Riders' KeeSean Johnson ready for action after late-season injury in 2025
KeeSean Johnson was one of the biggest contributors to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2025.But when it came to the biggest moment for the team last season, Johnson had to watch from the sidelines.The 29-year-old receiver suffered a knee injury in an Oct. 10 game against the Toronto Argonauts, forcing him to miss the C...
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assessing the damage
Alameda family grateful to be alive after tornado destroys Saskatchewan farm
The Brock family farm is now something akin to a wasteland.A tornado that ripped through the yard just south of Alameda Tuesday night, 234 km southeast of Regina, left only wreckage behind. In the cold light of day, chunks of ejected grain bin can be seen wrapped around the trees lining the property.Danny Brock and his...
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13-episode series
Nakon'i'a with Kunsi: How a puppet is reviving the Nakoda language
When Theresa O'Watch was a little girl growing up on Carry the Kettle First Nation, language lived all around her.It wasn't something written in books or taught from a curriculum. It was something that moved through kitchens and hallways, across the voices of grandparents, aunties, uncles.Nakoda was simply there.But as...
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Animal abuse
Crown seeks lifetime animal ban for woman convicted in Battle River neglect case
A Crown prosecutor asked a judge to impose a 12-month conditional sentence and a lifetime ban on animal ownership for a woman convicted in an animal neglect case involving dozens of horses, dogs and cats, while the defence suggested a significantly shorter sentence and prohibition would be more appropriate.The competin...
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Native Brotherhood at Sask Penitentiary
New prison-art exhibit spotlights issues in colonial prison system
A new, one-of-a-kind exhibition is spotlighting the ongoing issue of over-representation of Indigenous peoples in provincial and federal custody.The exhibition, currently on display in Regina, has been years in the making and has produced some considerably emotional responses."People have had visceral responses to...
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Tornado Damage
VIDEO: 'Devastating thunderstorms' and at least one tornado hit southeast Sask.
Environment Canada says "devastating thunderstorms" - including at least one tornado - tore through southeastern Saskatchewan on Tuesday night.The weather service said it will still be some time before the full extent of the damage is known, but the storm brought hail the size of golf balls to the Regina area...
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Roughriders
Riders' KeeSean Johnson ready for action after late-season injury in 2025
KeeSean Johnson was one of the biggest contributors to the Saskatchewan Roughriders in 2025.But when it came to the biggest moment for the team last season, Johnson had to watch from the sidelines.The 29-year-old receiver suffered a knee injury in an Oct. 10 game against the Toronto Argonauts, forcing him to miss the C...
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CFL
'Prove who we are': Riders on practice field after bye week
While the Saskatchewan Roughriders will unveil a championship banner on Saturday, the current team is only focused on the now."We're a new team. We have to go out there and prove we are still a good team," Riders head coach Corey Mace said on Tuesday after the team's first practice of the 2026 CFL regular sea...
Jun 10, 2026
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Draft Day for 2011, 2010 players
Ice Wolves go defence heavy in SJHL Draft
The 2026 SJHL Draft has come to an end, and the La Ronge Ice Wolves have now added another eight names to the organization, including the first overall pick in the draft. Meadow Lake born forward Kacy Turberfield was selected first overall. This past season, Turberfield played 22 games with the North West Stars U15 AA ...
Jun 09, 2026
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New bling
VIDEO: Riders receive 2025 Grey Cup Championship rings
All members of the 2025 Saskatchewan Roughriders team were presented with their Grey Cup Championship rings this weekend.A special ceremony on Sun, May 31 saw the commemorative championship rings presented to players, coaches and team staff.Roughriders quarterback Trevor Harris, linebacker Jameer Thurman, long snapper ...
Jun 02, 2026
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add 13 to practice squad
Saskatchewan Roughriders finalize 2026 roster
The Saskatchewan Roughriders finalized their roster Saturday, adding 13 players to the practice roster while releasing 19 others ahead of the start of the 2026 CFL season.The moves comes just over 24 hours after training camp wrapped up at Mosaic Stadium, where coaches spent the final day evaluating talent before makin...
May 31, 2026
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Fighting for a spot
Roughriders hopeful Matthew Sexton waits for roster decision
For Saskatchewan Roughriders hopeful Matthew Sexton, the waiting is just beginning.The receiver and return specialist spent the last few weeks fighting for a roster spot, making plays in the pre-season and trying to prove he belongs in green and white. Now, with final roster decisions looming, all he could do was wait ...
May 30, 2026
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La Ronge Profiles
SIGA Scholarship Program
SIGA is a progressive organization guided by principles rooted in First Nations heritage. One of these principles, Pimâcihowin, refers to making a living, and SIGA recognizes that education and continued learning are essential to doing so. We established the SIGA Scholarship Program to invest $120,000 in First Na...
Jun 03, 2026
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Laughter for a cause: Bear Grease returns to Prince Albert
One of Canada's most successful and hilarious musicals is returning to Prince Albert and, in doing so, helping to raise money for a great cause.Bear Grease runs May 27 and May 28 at the EA Rawlinson Centre with evening shows at 7:30 p.m, as well as a matinee show on May 27th at 1 p.m.It was made possible by Prince Albe...
May 13, 2026
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Snowbird Aviation Services
Athabasca Basin News
Rooted in the North, Theresa Dufresne's Journey in Aviation Theresa Dufresne still remembers the call that changed her life. She just finished school in La Ronge when her cousin phoned from Stony Rapids. There was a job opening at West Wind Aviation, a predecessor of today's Rise Air. Could she be at the airport in 30 ...
Apr 21, 2026
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Canada
Former Montreal officer cleared in Nicholas Gibbs killing suing ethics commissioner
MONTREAL - A former Montreal police officer cleared of wrongdoing after he killed a Black man while on duty is suing the police ethics commissioner for $1.1 million. Philippe Bertrand alleges in a complaint filed June 2 at the Montreal courthouse that ...
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Quebec lowers electric vehicle sales targets for second time
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has once again lowered its target for electric vehicle sales. It is now aiming to have 80 per cent of new vehicle sales be zero-emission by 2035. The Coalition Avenir Québec government had already signalled its intentio...
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Ambassador tells Canada to don 'sales hat' after Trump questions future of trade pact
WASHINGTON - The United States' top diplomat in Canada says when U.S. President Donald Trump says he doesn't need anything from America's northern neighbour, the president is actually looking for ways to collaborate. Speaking at the U.S.-Canada Summit ...
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Toronto police officer fatally shot while carrying out search, chief says
TORONTO - A Toronto police officer who was shot early Thursday morning has died, as police search for a suspect potentially linked to other shootings, including one at the U.S. consulate in March, chief Myron Demkiw said. Const. Marc Pinizzotto, 43, wa...
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World Cup begins as Canada braces for wave of matches, concerts and football fever
The biggest FIFA World Cup in history officially kicks off today, as Canadian host cities prepare for an influx of matches, international fans and cultural events. In Toronto, buzz is humming as Fan Festival programming, public watch parties and other ...
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Gordie Howe Bridge opening delayed to resolve 'outstanding issues': bridge authority
OTTAWA - The opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge has been delayed as the relationship between Canada and the United States continues to be upended by U.S. President Donald Trump. The interim chief executive of the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Aut...
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World
Man pleads guilty to killing a top Minnesota Democrat and her husband while posing as an officer
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The man charged in the political assassinations of the top Democrat in the Minnesota House and her husband, as well as the nonfatal shootings of a state senator and his wife, pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday after prosecutors...
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House vote to extend FISA spy tool fails and it could lapse as Friday deadline looms
WASHINGTON (AP) - A rare lapse in a law that allows the United States to gather intelligence abroad appears likely after the House failed on Thursday to temporarily extend the program, in a protest of President Donald Trump 's refusal to name a permane...
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Somali ref Artan picked for showpiece UEFA game after being barred by US from World Cup
GENEVA (AP) - Somali referee Omar Artan who was barred by the United States from the World Cup was picked on Thursday for the showcase UEFA Super Cup game in August. European soccer body UEFA said Artan will referee the Aug. 12 game betwe...
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El Nino is here and scientists fear it'll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
WASHINGTON (AP) - El Nino, Nature's chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday. Experts said the El Nino, a natural warming cycle, should ...
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UK defense secretary quits, says government isn't willing to spend enough on military
LONDON (AP) - British Defense Secretary John Healey unexpectedly resigned on Thursday, saying the government is not willing to spend enough on the military at a time of rising threat. Healey told Prime Minister Keir Starmer that the gover...
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First group of Nigerians returns home after anti-immigration protests in South Africa
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - The first group of Nigerians returned home from South Africa on Thursday as part of repatriation ordered by the government following violent anti-immigration protests. A total of 262 passengers and three officials w...
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