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La Ronge

Two arrested after police locate cocaine in vehicle
Two women were arrested in La Ronge last week after a proactive traffic stop by local RCMP. On Jan. 28, Mounties pulled over a vehicle where they found the driver to have a suspended licence. She was also on warrants from Ile-a-La-Crosse RCMP. Police also located drug paraphernalia and searched the vehicle where they f...
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dog sleds
Konga enters Canadian Challenge as new musher
With the assistance of fellow mushers, La Ronge's Derek Konga will be entering the Canadian Challenge Dog Sled Race for the first time. Konga will be competing in the six-dog, 96-kilometer (60 miles) race mostly on Lac La Ronge, which will take place over the span of two days. It is the easiest race out of the four bei...
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Super cold
Extreme cold warnings issue for Meadow Lake and Far North
Extremely cold wind chill values near -45 C are expected Sunday night and Monday morning. Environment Canada said some moderation will occur during daytime hours, overnight and early morning but wind chill values near minus -45 C are likely to remain into Tuesday. An extreme cold warning was issued Sunday morning for p...
Feb 02, 2025
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rescue
NAR receives more than 400 intakes in 2024
Attending to animals in need once again proved to be daunting task for Northern Animal Rescue (NAR) in 2024. That's according to an email sent to larongeNOW from the board of directors, which stated the non-profit assisted 404 animals last year. That included 63 dogs, 212 puppies, 39 cats and 90 kittens. The intakes in...
Jan 31, 2025
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community spirit
Details released for upcoming Lac La Ronge Winter Festival
The schedule has been released for the upcoming Lac La Ronge Winter Festival. Festivities will begin Feb. 28 with the Winter Classic Texas Hold'em tournament at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre and end March 9 with the crowning of the Tracker Tom Charles Memorial King and Queen Trappers. Other highlights inc...
Jan 30, 2025
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heritage
'There's nothing better,': Stomp commercial fishing forms new archival exhibit
Air Ronge's Gordon and Joyce Stomp have been commercial fishing for more than five decades and their story will be on display starting Monday as part of Archives Week. The Stomps began fishing in 1972 on Wappaweka Lake and, throughout the years, they built a successful fishing venture that went on to include their sons...
Jan 30, 2025
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Saskatchewan

BREAKING: U.S. tariffs on Canada will be paused for 30 days, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S. has agreed to pause tariffs on Canada for at least 30 days after he spoke with President Donald Trump this afternoon.Trudeau says in a social media post that Canada is implementing its $1.3-billion plan to strengthen the border and appointing a "fentanyl czar."Canad...
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Tariff affects both sides of the border
Farm groups says U.S. tariffs on Canadian grain will cost farmers and families on both sides of the border
The U.S. is Canada's sixth largest market for non-durum wheat, fourth largest market for durum wheat, second largest market for barley, and largest market for oats. Dean Dias with Cereals Canada is raising alarms about the severe economic impact that the tariffs will have on the Canadian agriculture sector and the nati...
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Walker Profile
'Supposed to live in peace, respect and friendship': Treaty Commissioner works to strengthen relationships through education
Communication has been the common thread throughout Dr. Kathy Walker's life. Growing up on Okanese First Nation in Treaty 4 territory, as she received her higher education at the University of Saskatchewan, it always came back to one thing: communicating and teaching. "I was actually a reporter for a short period ...
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Moe calls for 'de-escalation,' but supports first round of counter-tariffs
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan is continuing to call for "de-escalation" of the looming trade war between Canada and the United States, but says he supports the first round of counter-tariffs from Ottawa.Moe made the comments during a public address on Monday Feb. 3, following U.S. President...
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Archaeological discoveries
Sturgeon Lake First Nation calls on governments to study and protect 11,000 year old settlement
Following a major archaeological discovery west of Prince Albert involving the uncovering of a settlement that dates back 11,000 years, Sturgeon Lake First Nation and its council are calling on local, provincial, and national stakeholders to support efforts to protect and study the historic site.The revelation-one of t...
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Trump and Trudeau to talk as Canada braces for trade war with U.S.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to speak with President Donald Trump today as Canada's leaders scramble to prepare for a trade war with the United States.Trump mentioned the planned conversation after returning to Washington from Florida on Sunday night and Trudeau's office confirmed a call is schedu...
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Local Sports

Signing
Roughriders sign three-time All-CFLer Mike Rose
The Saskatchewan Roughriders were not content waiting for the Canadian Football League's (CFL) Free Agency communication window to open on Feb. 2, signing 32-year-old American defensive lineman Mike Rose on Saturday.Rose is a three-time All-CFLer, four-time West All-CFLer and a Grey Cup Champion.Rose was released by th...
Feb 01, 2025
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Key starter spots
Defensive backs, linemen a need for Riders ahead of free agency
The Saskatchewan Roughriders will look to return to the Grey Cup for the first time since 2013 this season.The team took positive steps towards that goal last season, returning to the playoffs and playing in the West Final under first-year head coach Corey Mace.Now the team will look to continue to build off of that mo...
Feb 01, 2025
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Riders add Super Bowl and Grey Cup champion Shane Ray to defensive line
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed Super Bowl and Grey Cup-winning defensive lineman Shane Ray.The 31-year-old Ray was a first-round NFL draft pick and won Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos in 2016. He spent four years with the team before moving to the CFL, joining the Toronto Argonauts in 2021.Read More:Rid...
Jan 27, 2025
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Riders
Nelson Lokombo signs extension with Riders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are bringing back its starting safety from 2024.Nelson Lokobmo has been announced as the latest Rider to sign a contract extension.The Abbotsford, B.C., product will return for his fifth CFL season. The Riders selected the former University of Saskatchewan Huskie second overall in the 2021 ...
Jan 25, 2025
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Rider moves
Riders announce Trevon Tate extension, Ajou released for NFL chance
The Saskatchewan Roughriders made a few roster moves on Wednesday - an extension and a release.Trevon Tate will be back in green and white for another CFL season while Ajou Ajou has been released to pursue an NFL opportunity.The Riders have announced the American offensive lineman has signed an extension with the club....
Jan 23, 2025
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Sask. Roughriders shore up O-line with Trevon Tate extension
Trevon Tate will be back in green and white for another CFL season.The Saskatchewan Roughriders have announced the American offensive lineman has signed an extension with the club. Tate is expected to be the team's starting left tackle after Trevor Reid - the team's Most Outstanding Rookie nominee - was released to pur...
Jan 22, 2025
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Canada

Quebec follows federal government and delays capital gains tax hike until 2026
QUÉBEC - Quebec's Finance Department says it is following the federal government's lead and delaying a planned hike in the capital gains tax until Jan. 1, 2026. The federal Liberals said in their April budget that they would raise the portion of capital gains on which companies pay tax to two-thirds from one-hal...
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Interprovincial trade barriers: what they are, why they exist and how to cut them
OTTAWA - The Trump administration's on-again, off-again threat to impose damaging tariffs has boosted an old idea for driving economic growth in Canada: eliminating interprovincial trade barriers. "There are millions of different ways in which rules and regulations and standards and so on affect decisions that add...
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Canada's forestry sector faces uncertainty with 25 per cent U.S. tariffs
VICTORIA - A wide shadow of uncertainty has been cast over Canada's forestry sector by U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25-per-cent tariff on its lumber products. Several industry groups have released statements criticizing the tariff as unnecessary and harmful for both sides, a sentiment echoed by Br...
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Trump mistaken, U.S. banks can and do operate in Canada says finance professor
A finance professor at the University of Toronto says American banks do operate in Canada despite assertions by U.S. President Donald Trump that they are not allowed to do business in the country. Trump says on his social media platform, Truth Social, that "Canada doesn't even allow U.S. banks to open or do busine...
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A short list of U.S. goods which will be charged 25 per cent tariffs starting Tuesday
OTTAWA - Effective Tuesday, Canada is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on $30 billion in goods originating in the United States - part of Canada's response to sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump. Here are some of the major categories of imported items being hit with Canadian tariffs, a...
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B.C. critical minerals being diverted away from United States: David Eby
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - British Columbia's premier says major companies in the province are in the process of redirecting critical minerals and energy products to markets outside the United States as the reality of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs sets in. David Eby says he has spoken with leaders of major mining ...
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World

UN says the death toll in fighting in the eastern Congo city of Goma is at least 900
GOMA, Congo (AP) - Fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at least 900 people dead, the U.N. health agency said Monday, raising the previously cited death toll of 773. The World Health Organization said that at least 900 bodies were recover...
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USAID staffers are instructed to stay out of the agency's Washington headquarters
WASHINGTON (AP) - Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development were instructed to stay out of the agency's Washington headquarters on Monday, according to a notice distributed to them, after billionaire Elon Musk announced President Donald Trump had agreed with him to shut the agency. USAID staffers said t...
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USAID staffers told to stay out of Washington headquarters after Musk said Trump agreed to close it
WASHINGTON (AP) - Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development were instructed to stay out of the agency's Washington headquarters on Monday, according to a notice distributed to them, after billionaire Elon Musk announced President Donald Trump had agreed with him to shut the agency. USAID staffers said t...
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Officials say remains of 55 of 67 victims of midair collision have been recovered and identified
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - Authorities said Sunday they have recovered the remains of 55 of the 67 people killed in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001. Washington, D.C. Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said at a news conference that divers still need to find the bodies of 12 more victims and are committed to the dig...
Feb 02, 2025
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Devotees pay homage to Afro-Brazilian sea goddess on Rio de Janeiro beach
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Thousands of worshippers clad in white robes spilled onto Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to pay homage to Yemanja, the Afro-Brazilian sea goddess. Devotees waded into the sea to the sound of drums and rhythmic clapping and offered up colorful bouquets to the goddess who is celebrated a...
Feb 02, 2025
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Devotees pay homage to Afro-Brazilian sea goddess on Rio de Janeiro beach
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Thousands of worshippers clad in white robes spilled onto Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to pay homage to Yemanja, the Afro-Brazilian sea goddess. Devotees waded into the sea to the sound of drums and rhythmic clapping and offered up colorful bouquets to the goddess who is celebrated a...
Feb 02, 2025
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