Tariffs
Sask. is keeping 54 U.S.A. alcohol brands made in Canada
The province said due to concerns they heard about their announcement on Friday banning certain alcohol products, they've decided on a new approach - focusing on removing U.S.-produced alcohol.The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) released a list of more than 50 American alcohol brands it won't be purchas...
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Legal precedence
Judge gives Thunderchild First Nation deadline for financial disclosure
Thunderchild First Nation has been given a shorter timeline than they wanted to prepare and release missing financial records from the last decade. The Federal Court of Canada's Madame Justice Blackhawk ruled last week that band leadership must prepare and publish multiple years of financial records. The band had asked...
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La Ronge
snap election
Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River riding one to watch in upcoming election
Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River will be a riding to watch in the upcoming general federal election. The riding, which essentially covers the northern half of Saskatchewan, has been known to swing between parties such as the Conservative, New Democrats and the Liberals. In the last 25 years, 13 have been unde...
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luck
Preeceville man wins Montreal Lake Walleye Derby
The 17th annual Montreal Lake Walleye Derby on Saturday attracted more anglers than ever before. That's according to Montreal Lake Cree Nation Coun. Dean Henderson, who explained a record-breaking 2,861 people attended this year's event. He said every year the derby grows by about 100 to 150 attendees, and over the wee...
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municipal update
Next council meeting focused on housing; kennel cough closes town pound
There are several agenda items for the upcoming regular council meeting on Monday that residents of La Ronge may take interest in. One is a development fee review as part of the municipality's Housing Action Plan. In regards to the $1.1 million federal contribution agreement to encourage housing construction, the town ...
Mar 21, 2025
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discussion
Forum provides platform for Indigenous connection to land
A community forum held at La Ronge's Kikinahk Friendship Centre on Thursday led to a positive discussion on the Indigenous relationship to the land. It was hosted by anti-racism coordinator Lisa Odle with the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan. It included a showing of a short film called Wapawekka by La Ronge filmm...
Mar 21, 2025
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trauma
Residential school conference wraps up at JRMCC
Three days of support has wrapped up at the Indian Residential School Healing Conference held this week at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre. The event, which is held twice per year, included teachings from Elders, a wellness clinic, massage and art therapy, rattle making, hands on healing, traditional medici...
Mar 20, 2025
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recognition
Silzer awarded Sask. Player of the Year
Swift Current's Rylan Silzer, who played with the La Ronge Ice Wolves for three seasons, said it's an honour to be named the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's (SJHL) Sask. Player of the Year. "Growing up in Saskatchewan and always dreaming of playing in the SJ and actually winning that award feels great," h...
Mar 20, 2025
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Saskatchewan
Tariffs
Sask. is keeping 54 U.S.A. alcohol brands made in Canada
The province said due to concerns they heard about their announcement on Friday banning certain alcohol products, they've decided on a new approach - focusing on removing U.S.-produced alcohol.The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) released a list of more than 50 American alcohol brands it won't be purchas...
13h ago
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Legal precedence
Judge gives Thunderchild First Nation deadline for financial disclosure
Thunderchild First Nation has been given a shorter timeline than they wanted to prepare and release missing financial records from the last decade. The Federal Court of Canada's Madame Justice Blackhawk ruled last week that band leadership must prepare and publish multiple years of financial records. The band had asked...
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Election boundary changes
Local constituencies changing shape in 2025
The federal election is upon us, and there are some changes of note for residents in local communities. A new election map has led to electoral ridings being altered, meaning many will be voting in a different constituency in 2025 than they did in the last vote in 2021. Here are the new constituencies in the 2025 Feder...
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Stars radio
Radiothon to 'keep STARS in the sky' takes off April 1
For the fifth year, an integral part of emergency services in Saskatchewan is in need of community support. The STARS Critical Care on the Air radiothon, presented by BPH will take place April 1 and 2. "We are raising funds for the operating costs that it takes to keep STARS in the sky above Saskatchewan," sa...
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Federal leaders enter first full day on campaign trail in five-week election
OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Mark Carney will try to inject some Canadian symbolism and pride to his election campaign today with a stop in Gander, Nfld.The town in northeastern Newfoundland famously fed and housed thousands of passengers - most of them Americans - when flights were grounded after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrori...
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Federal Election 2025
'There's only one poll that really counts': Hoback not fazed by changing dynamics of federal politics
A political science professor at the University of Saskatchewan is analyzing shifts in the impending election as the country navigates through the twists and turns of the trade conflict with the United States.Daniel Westlake said when the election was about the cost of living and healthcare, the Liberals were in real t...
Mar 22, 2025
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Local Sports
Done for the year
Ice Wolves finish season, recognize players with awards
The La Ronge Ice Wolves finished the 2024-25 season one win away from earning a playoff spot in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). They ended the season with 53 points, which included 24 wins, 27 losses, three overtime losses and two shootout losses. The remaining three teams to also not earn a spot in the p...
Mar 19, 2025
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junior hockey
Ice Wolves set to play final game at Mel Hegland Uniplex Friday
The La Ronge Ice Wolves will play their final home game at the Mel Hegland Uniplex this evening. The team will face off against the Flin Flon Bombers, who currently hold a firm grasp on second place in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL). The game will include an honouring of the Town of La Ronge and the lower...
Mar 14, 2025
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Is it Necessary?
Scary WHL fight raises concerns about fighting in hockey
A Western Hockey League (WHL) game between the Tri-City Americans and Seattle Thunderbirds came to an abrupt end earlier this week following a fight between Thunderbirds defenceman Ashton Cumby and Americans blueliner, and former Prince Albert Raider, Terrell Goldsmith, which sent Goldsmith to the hospital with serious...
Mar 13, 2025
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From Player to Coach
Jackson Allan: North Stars Captain turns setback into opportunity
In his final year on the team and with a championship under his belt, Battlefords North Stars captain, Jackson Allan, now has the opportunity to use his knowledge and skills to assist the North Stars in a different way to end the season. After battling a serious injury over the past few months, the team has officially ...
Mar 12, 2025
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McLurg wins 4th straight 3a women's title
Wrestling provincials recap
After regional competitions the week before determined the top four wrestlers in each weight class in Carrot River, those wrestlers traveled to Regina over the weekend to compete in provincials to compete against the top four wrestlers from Regina and the top four from Saskatoon to crown provincial champions. Covered i...
Mar 11, 2025
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Warman Wolverines
New Warman SJHL team reveals name, logo and colours
The new Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) team in Warman has officially revealed its name, logo and coloursTeam Co-Founder, Jon Abrametz announced yesterday on the SJHL Weekly Show that the Notre Dame Hounds will be rebranded as the Warman Wolverines, sporting the colours of teal, red, dark blue and white. The l...
Mar 11, 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
In the news today: Poll suggests Liberal lead over Conservatives is growing
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Liberals hold six-point lead over Conservatives: Leger poll A new poll suggests that the federal Liberals are widening their lead over the Conservatives. The poll, conducted by Leger for The Canadian Press, suggests that 44 per ce...
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Quebec budget expected to include record deficit, measures to address tariff threats
QUÉBEC - Quebec's finance minister is set to table a budget today with a focus on shoring up businesses and workers as U.S. tariff threats continue to sow economic turmoil. Eric Girard has confirmed the budget for the coming fiscal year will include a projected deficit of more than $11 billion, surpassing the re...
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Internal report finds major flaws in program to recruit foreign nurses to Quebec
MONTREAL - Foreign nurses recruited to Quebec through a provincial government program faced "major obstacles" upon their arrival, including a lack of housing, child care and transportation, according to an internal report. A rigorous training schedule, culture shock and fear of failure caused severe stress am...
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Liberals hold six-point lead over Conservatives: Leger poll
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are pushing further ahead of the Conservatives in voter support, and almost one in two Canadians surveyed said they think the Liberals will win the election, a new poll suggests. The survey, conducted by Leger for The Canadian Press, reports that 44 per cent of decided voters surveyed woul...
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Police in B.C. say girl, 5, revived with naloxone after fentanyl overdose
MISSION, B.C. - Police in Mission, B.C., say a five-year-old girl was sent to hospital last week after she apparently overdosed on fentanyl, requiring multiple doses of naloxone to revive her. Mission RCMP say emergency responders were called to a home on Nottman Street on Thursday, where they found the child unconscio...
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U.S. ferry company 'unintentionally' flew Canadian flag upside down entering Victoria
SEATTLE - The operator of a ferry service between Vancouver Island and Washington state says it's sorry for "unintentionally" raising the Canadian flag upside down as it entered Victoria harbour on Sunday. The Black Ball Ferry Line, which runs a ferry between Victoria and Port Angeles, Wash., says raising the...
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World
Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini acquitted again at second trial of financial wrongdoing at FIFA
MUTTENZ, Switzerland (AP) - Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini won again in court Tuesday and now lead 2-0 in trial verdicts against Swiss federal prosecutors. The former FIFA president and former UEFA president were acquitted for a second time on charges of fraud, forgery, mismanagement and misappropriation of more than ...
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A Japanese court orders the dissolution of the Unification Church, report says
TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese court on Tuesday issued an order to dissolve the Unification Church, upholding the government request for a revocation, NHK television said. Tokyo District Court's revocation of the church's legal status means it will lose its tax-exempt privilege and must liquidate its assets. The church can st...
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Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resigns after 5 years in the position
The head of the beleaguered U.S. Postal Service, Louis DeJoy, resigned Monday after nearly five years in the position and following protests last weekend by postal workers concerned about the direction of the agency. DeJoy had said last month he planned to step down but hadn't set a date. Deputy Postmaster General Doug...
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Venezuela-hired lawyers file petition in El Salvador in effort to free Venezuelans deported by US
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) - Lawyers hired by the Venezuelan government filed legal action Monday in El Salvador aimed at freeing the 238 Venezuelans deported by the United States who are being held in a Salvadoran maximum-security prison. Jaime Ortega, who says he represents 30 of the imprisoned Venezuelans, said ...
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Trump's portrait to be taken down at Colorado Capitol after president claimed it was `distorted'
DENVER (AP) - A portrait of President Donald hanging at the Colorado state Capitol will be taken down after Trump claimed it was "purposefully distorted," state officials said Monday. House Democrats said in a statement that the oil painting would be taken down at the request of Republican leaders in the Legi...
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UN says it will reduce its footprint in Gaza and blames Israel for staff member's death
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - The United Nations has said it will "reduce its footprint" in the Gaza Strip after an Israeli tank strike hit one of its compounds last week, killing one staffer and wounding five others. Israel has denied it was behind the March 19 explosion at the U.N. guesthouse in central ...
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