Ticks
SHA warns residents that tick season is here
The warmer weather is a welcome sight, but there is an unwelcome aspect to spring. Tick checks have become the norm again after the snow melt. Saskatchewan Health Authority Medical Health Officer Dr. Mohammad Khan told northeastNOW that ticks are already out despite the weather just recently becoming warmer. "If y...
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Provincial
Saskatchewan updates trespassing regulations to help police address issues quickly
The Government of Saskatchewan has passed new regulations in an effort to help police enforce trespassing laws in businesses and public spaces like parks or libraries.Under the new regulations, anyone engaged in certain activities - including public intoxication, using a controlled substance, threatening to cause harm ...
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Ticks
SHA warns residents that tick season is here
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SIGA and Northern Lights Casino announce multimillion-dollar expansion project.
NDP Opposition
NDP shadow minister addresses health care concerns, allegations of neo-natal transfers out of country
Apr 23, 2025
RAILWAY CLAIM
Ottawa settles 93-year-old land dispute with Flying Dust First Nation
Apr 22, 2025
La Ronge
ROCK CAMP
La Ronge girls Rock at Camp
An arts camp for girls that was started in Stanley Mission is expanding its footprint to La Ronge. Between 15 and 20 girls in Grades 5 to 12 from La Ronge are spending the week 'rocking out' and developing their interest in music, dancing and other artistic pursuits. "This is our first time doing the camp in La Ro...
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Housing help
Prince Albert one of eight communities invited to apply for infrastructure money to boost housing builds
Prince Albert is one of eight Saskatchewan communities that have been invited to apply for federal/provincial infrastructure funding to boost home building. The city will join Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Moosomin, La Ronge, Radisson, Outlook and Humboldt in the application process for Canada Housing Infrastructure Fu...
Apr 22, 2025
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federal election
Freeland makes campaign stop in La Ronge to drum up support for Belanger
Chrystia Freeland, a high-ranking Liberal MP from Ontario, was in La Ronge on Thursday to help energize Buckley Belanger's campaign in the Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River riding."It is really important for the Liberal Party, it's really important for me personally, for us to elect some Liberal MPs in Sa...
Apr 18, 2025
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Entertainment
Local artist Nige B to release new hip hop album on Friday
A local rapper from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band is set to drop a new album this weekend.Nigel Bell, who performs under the stage name Nige B, is set to release another project on Friday called Reshape // Refashion. The album is his fifth in as many years, after he released Circa 1990 in 2021, In Retrospect in 2022, U ...
Apr 17, 2025
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Crime
Man charged in firearm-pointing incident in Grandmother's Bay
A 39-year old man who allegedly pointed a firearm at individuals in Grandmother's Bay has been arrested and charged.Gilbert John Eric McLeod, who is from Grandmother's Bay, is facing various weapons-related charges, including carrying a concealed weapon and pointing a firearm. On April 15, around 8:45 a.m., Stanley Mis...
Apr 17, 2025
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drama
Peanut Productions set to perform murder-mystery for local audiences
The cast and crew of Peanut Productions are putting rehearsals into overdrive as they prepare to show audiences their latest play, If It's Monday, This Must Be Murder! The play, which will run April 30 to May 3 at Air Ronge's Elks Hall, is a murder-mystery/comedy by Pat Cook that involves a murder at a country club and...
Apr 17, 2025
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Saskatchewan
Ticks
SHA warns residents that tick season is here
The warmer weather is a welcome sight, but there is an unwelcome aspect to spring. Tick checks have become the norm again after the snow melt. Saskatchewan Health Authority Medical Health Officer Dr. Mohammad Khan told northeastNOW that ticks are already out despite the weather just recently becoming warmer. "If y...
4h ago
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Provincial
Saskatchewan updates trespassing regulations to help police address issues quickly
The Government of Saskatchewan has passed new regulations in an effort to help police enforce trespassing laws in businesses and public spaces like parks or libraries.Under the new regulations, anyone engaged in certain activities - including public intoxication, using a controlled substance, threatening to cause harm ...
5h ago
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Court
Former P.A. resident facing over 100 charges in Saskatoon GPS tracker case
Marty Schira, the man charged in the Saskatoon police GPS tracker investigation, is facing a new wave of charges as the case against him continues to grow.According to Crown prosecutor Christy Pannell, the 46-year-old is now facing over 100 charges that include mischief, intimidation, harassment, fraudulent use of a co...
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Workplace
'We are the backbone in our healthcare system'; union holds rally in Regina
Without a contract in over two years, members of Saskatchewan's largest health care union are raising their voices and calling for fairer compensation.A large rally was held on Wednesday outside the Saskatchewan Legislature. Members of CUPE 5430 wanted to show strength in numbers and deliver a message to both the provi...
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Saskatchewan advance voting up 12% from last federal election
Election day may not be for a few more days, but thousands of people in Saskatchewan have already taken to the polls to cast their ballots.According to numbers from Elections Canada, 206,754 people in Saskatchewan cast a ballot in the four days of advanced polls between April 18 - April 21. The total is about 12 per ce...
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NDP Opposition
NDP shadow minister addresses health care concerns, allegations of neo-natal transfers out of country
Standing behind a podium fronted by a sign that read 'Time to Deliver,' the visibly pregnant Meara Conway, NDP shadow minister for Rural and Remote Health said it was no accident they were launching in Minister of Health Jeremy Cockrill's constituency."We are seeing increased service disruptions to maternity wards...
Apr 23, 2025
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Local Sports
Pen to paper
Ice Wolves' Silzer, Boucher commit to post-secondary programs
A pair of La Ronge Ice Wolves have committed to post-secondary programs for next season. On Tuesday, the team announced that forward Brett Boucher will head south for 2025-26, playing NCAA Division III hockey for the Albertus Magnus College Falcons in New Haven, Connecticut. A day later, on Wednesday, the Wolves announ...
Apr 17, 2025
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undefeated season
Debden Roadrunners claim fourth straight National Broomball Championship
In 2022, the Debden Roadrunners showed up to the National Broomball Championships as 'just another team from Saskatchewan'. In 2023, even as defending champions, the Roadrunners still weren't getting the respect they thought they deserved. When they won for a third straight year in 2024, teams were starting to pay atte...
Apr 10, 2025
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Melfort connection
Ferland says his 'ultimate goal' is leading the Riders to the Grey Cup
The deal with the University of Saskatchewan wasn't the only one the Saskatchewan Roughriders sealed this week - offensive lineman Logan Ferland was extended for the next two seasons.Ferland met with the media in Saskatoon on Tuesday and was grateful for the opportunity to sign the extension."When I initially sign...
Apr 02, 2025
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CFL
Rider training camp returns to Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon next month
The Saskatchewan Roughriders' training camp is set to return to Griffiths Stadium in May, and there are no changes on the horizon after the CFL club and University of Saskatchewan inked a three-year deal to keep the camp in Saskatoon.The new agreement means the Green and White will be holding its training camps in Sask...
Apr 01, 2025
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Ferland signs extension
Melfort's Logan Ferland signs two-year extension with Saskatchewan Roughriders
The CFL's West Division Most Outstanding Lineman and Melfort native Logan Ferland will be with the Green and White through 2027. The former Melfort Comet and Regina Thunder offensive lineman inked a two-year contract extension, the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced in a news release on Monday. Ferland was the glue tha...
Mar 31, 2025
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League Fine
Roughriders fined for going over 2024 CFL salary cap by $40k
The Saskatchewan Roughriders were one of four CFL clubs to receive fines for exceeding the league's salary cap.The CFL said the Riders, B.C. Lions, Toronto Argonauts and Ottawa Redblacks all exceeded the league's salary cap of $5.525 million in 2024. Saskatchewan was over the cap by $40,121, and will face a fine as a r...
Mar 28, 2025
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La Ronge Profiles
Record homicides
Sask. RCMP report record homicides in 2024
A record number of homicides were reported to Saskatchewan RCMP in 2024, over half in northern Saskatchewan and many of the people charged were on release conditions. Numbers released on January 28 show that the provincial force investigated 38 homicide cases with 40 victims, an increase of 27 per cent from 2023. The i...
Jan 28, 2025
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Agricultural Benefits Settlement
NOTICE OF RATIFICATION VOTE - Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation
December 16, 2024 TO: THE MEMBERS OF PETER BALLANTYNE CREE NATION TAKE NOTICE that a Ratification Vote of the Voters of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation pursuant to the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Treaty 6 Agricultural Benefits Settlement Agreement Voting Guidelines (the "Voting Guidelines") will be held t...
Jan 15, 2025
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Nursing education
New early admission option to help alleviate tight timeline for nursing students
You've decided you want to become a registered nurse? Exciting! Nursing has so many career paths, there's a place for everyone to find their passion. Plus, registered nurses are in high demand, so by choosing this career, you're setting yourself up for opportunity, stability, and the ability to work almost anywhere. Wh...
Nov 18, 2024
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Canada
B.C. First Nation at UN calling for government help in battling toxic drug crisis
NEW YORK - Members of the Tsilhqot'in Nation in British Columbia are at the United Nations headquarters in New York City calling for the provincial and Canadian governments to fund recovery beds and other supports in the battle against the toxic drug crisis. Chief Roger William with the Tsilhqot'in National Government ...
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Man given five months in U.S. jail for smuggling people across border from B.C.
SEATTLE - The U.S. District Attorney's office in Seattle says a 27-year-old man has been sentenced to five months in jail for helping smuggle eight Indian nationals across the border between British Columbia and Washington state. It says Rajat Rajat, an Indian citizen who lives in California, was indicted alongside thr...
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Supreme Court to review mandatory minimum sentence in prostitution case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to examine the constitutionality of a mandatory minimum sentence for purchasing sexual services from someone under age 18. The decision comes in a case involving police publishing fictitious online escort service ads. An undercover police officer told a man at least four ...
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CP NewsAlert: Quebec court overturns out-of-province tuition hike
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has invalidated the provincial government's tuition hike for out-of-province students. The ruling also overturns a new requirement that 80 per cent of out-of-province undergraduate students at English-language universities reach an intermediate level of proficiency in French by ...
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Supreme Court of Canada agrees to weigh in on B.C. First Nations' title dispute
The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to weigh in on a dispute between First Nations that have overlapping land title claims in British Columbia. The overlapping claims involve the Gitanyow Nation, the Nisga'a Nation and the Tsetsaut Skii km Lax Ha Nation, and Canada's high court on Thursday agreed to hear appeals of ...
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Canada caught up in China-U.S. trade war as Trump claims fentanyl continues to flow
WASHINGTON - Pulling Canada into his trade war with China, U.S. President Donald Trump claims Chinese fentanyl continues to "pour" across both borders. Trump complained on social media today about Chinese airlines refusing to accept Boeing planes to protest his administration's massive tariffs on China. In hi...
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World
Texas lawmakers approve $1B private school voucher plan
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas lawmakers on Thursday passed a $1 billion education bill that allows families to use public money to pay for private school tuition, a major victory for school voucher proponents nationwide that was cheered on by President Donald Trump. The measure won final approval from the state Senate and...
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Palestinian officials vote to create a vice presidency under aging leader Abbas
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - The Palestine Liberation Organization on Thursday announced the creation of a vice presidency under 89-year-old leader Mahmoud Abbas, who has not specified a successor. The PLO Central Council's decision, after a two-day meeting, came as Abbas seeks greater relevance and a role in postwar pla...
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Judge blocks parts of Trump's overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement
NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Trump administration from immediately enacting certain changes to how federal elections are run, including adding a proof-of-citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form. President Donald Trump had called for that and other sweeping changes to U....
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Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump's push to end DEI in K-12 public schools
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration's guidance forbidding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in K-12 public schools. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by the National Education Association and the American Civil Liberties Union, which accused the Republi...
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Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to 'sanctuary' cities that limit immigration cooperation
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to "sanctuary" jurisdictions. U.S. Judge William Orrick said a preliminary injunction was appropriate because the executive orders were unconstitutional just as ...
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Illinois man gets life sentence after admitting to deadly shooting at 2022 July Fourth parade
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - The suburban Chicago man who admitted to fatally shooting seven people and wounding dozens of others during a 2022 Independence Day parade was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Lake County Judge Victoria Rossetti handed down the sentence after emotional testim...
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