

Wandering Spirit
'Alive and well': Wandering Spirit narrative reexamined at commemoration event
At Fort Battleford, there is a headstone with the names of eight men who were part of Canada's largest mass hanging following the resistance of 1885. Among the names etched in the stone is Wandering Spirit. The mass grave, however, harbours a secret: beneath the earth, his body is not among those who lie beneath, but r...
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Tariffs
70% of Canadians support retaliatory tariffs on United States: Poll
Seventy per cent of Canadians are in favour of dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs on the United States, a new poll suggests.Nearly half of respondents to the Leger poll - 45 per cent - said they were strongly in favour of such tariffs, while 25 per cent said they were somewhat in favour.U.S. President Donald Trump h...
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Warmth is here
Old Man Winter's grip on Saskatchewan loosens as warmth arrives
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SIGA and Northern Lights Casino announce multimillion-dollar expansion project.
winner
American takes Canadian Challenge eight-dog race
Feb 20, 2025
First time champion
Schmidt wins Canadian Challenge main 10-dog race
Feb 20, 2025

La Ronge

Warmth is here
Old Man Winter's grip on Saskatchewan loosens as warmth arrives
The deep freeze is over, and it looks like the warmer weather will stick around for a while. Brian Proctor of Environment and Climate Change Canada told northeastNOW that temperatures will remain above normal into next week. "Warm weather looks like it's going to be with us right through the end of February, maybe...
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giving back
La Ronge Elks Club recognized for outstanding community service
The good work of the members of the La Ronge Elks Club hasn't gone unnoticed.A number of dignitaries were in the tri-communities last week to see firsthand the work the service club is doing to make the area a better place to live. They included Provincial Elks Exalted Ruler Drew Kenke, Grand Lecturing Knight Eugene Ha...
Feb 20, 2025
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endurance
Half of mushers competing in 10-dog race drop out
Four out of the eight mushers competing in the Canadian Challenge's premiere 10-dog, 322-kilometer (200 miles) race have scratched. American Clayton Perry, the 2024 winner, was the first to exit the race on the morning of Feb. 19. Shortly afterwards, Vico Fauveau also left, as well as Leon Church and Craig Houghton (20...
Feb 19, 2025
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update
La Ronge long-term care facility construction at halfway mark
Construction of the new long-term care facility in La Ronge has reached the halfway mark. The update was provided in a provincial government news release issued on Tuesday. That was welcome news for fundraising co-ordinator Jacob Page, who has been tasked with assisting to raise the $5 million northern residents will b...
Feb 18, 2025
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competition
Canadian Challenge begins with premiere 10-dog race
It was a freezing start in La Ronge on Tuesday for the mushers and their teams competing in the Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race. Eight mushers competing in the 10-dog, 322-kilometer (200 miles) race are now on the trail after leaving Riese Park beginning at 10 a.m. and departing in two-minute intervals. According to E...
Feb 18, 2025
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junior hockey
Ice Wolves surpass 2023-2024 season record
The La Ronge Ice Wolves recently surpassed their record from the 2023-2024 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League season. The Ice Wolves currently have 40 points, representing 26 losses and 18 wins in 44 games. That's ahead of the 37 points they earned last season. The team is currently sitting at ninth place in the league ...
Feb 14, 2025
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Saskatchewan

Wandering Spirit
'Alive and well': Wandering Spirit narrative reexamined at commemoration event
At Fort Battleford, there is a headstone with the names of eight men who were part of Canada's largest mass hanging following the resistance of 1885. Among the names etched in the stone is Wandering Spirit. The mass grave, however, harbours a secret: beneath the earth, his body is not among those who lie beneath, but r...
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Music, songwriting, dancing and the lightning round. We chat with Katelyn Lehner on the Closeup.
Katelyn Lehner, who grew up in Prince Albert, is a trained classical vocalist, and previous Team Canada Track and Field athlete, she's now using these...
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Court
Indigenous healer admits to sexually assaulting 12 women across Saskatchewan
A Saskatchewan man who said he was an Indigenous healer has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting 12 women.Cecil Wolfe, 63, entered the pleas Wednesday in Saskatoon court.The alleged offences occurred between 2013 and 2021 with the victims coming from the communities of Loon Lake, Blaine Lake, Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, ...
Feb 21, 2025
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"A PART OF SASKATCHEWAN'S DNA"
Over four decades of dedication: Sask. cameraman Gord Barnett at the heart of TeleMiracle
Since TeleMiracle 2 in 1978, Gord Barnett has been a steadfast part of Saskatchewan's beloved 20-hour telethon. The retired cameraman from Prince Albert now lives in Ontario, but still makes a special trip back to the province each year to be part of the production crew. He said the annual cross-country trek is well wo...
Feb 20, 2025
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Buliding code
Province steps back from planned changes to building code tiers
Citing the need to not add to the red tape surrounding construction of new homes in Saskatchewan, the province said recently that builders will not be required to construct new homes at a higher energy efficiency. A planned advance to Level 2 of the National Building Code will be rolled back as soon as the legislature ...
Feb 20, 2025
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SICC Language Keepers Gathering
Language retention and revitalization is still key at annual gathering
In its 19th year, the First Nations Language Keepers Gathering remains one of Saskatchewan's essential language revitalization events.Over the course of two days, the Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre (SICC) will hosted than 500 attendees along with 22 speakers, Knowledge Keepers, and master speakers at its annua...
Feb 20, 2025
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What's Trending
Warmth is here
Old Man Winter's grip on Saskatchewan loosens as warmth arrives
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NLC
SIGA Casinos introduce new player loyalty reward program, SIGA Rewards
winner
American takes Canadian Challenge eight-dog race
Feb 20, 2025
First time champion
Schmidt wins Canadian Challenge main 10-dog race
Feb 20, 2025

SIGA
SIGA releases financial results in Annual Report; record-breaking profits for the gaming operator in 2023-24
Crime
American man guilty of illegal outfitting in Northern Sask. following lengthy investigation
Feb 20, 2025
Travel
U.S. tourism groups growing worried about Saskatchewan visitor losses
Feb 15, 2025

Local Sports

winner
American takes Canadian Challenge eight-dog race
Alaskan Sean de Wolski is the Canadian Challenge winner in the eight-dog, 160-kilometer (100 mile) race. The eight-dog race began Wednesday at noon and he crossed the finish line at approximately 2:20 p.m. on Thursday. The race was split in two with mushers spending the night in La Ronge on Wednesday, before heading ou...
Feb 20, 2025
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First time champion
Schmidt wins Canadian Challenge main 10-dog race
Garrick Schmidt is the winner of the Canadian Challenge premiere 10-dog, 322-kilometer race. Schmidt, a resident of Wawota, Sask., left La Ronge on Tuesday at 10 a.m. under extreme cold warning with the temperature hovering around -30 C with a -35 C wind chill value. By Wednesday at 5 p.m., five of the mushers who ente...
Feb 20, 2025
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Team Saskatchewan eliminated from Scotties championship contention
Nancy Martin and Team Saskatchewan have been eliminated from playoff contention at the 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay.Despite the team's 5-3 record heading into the final day of pool play at the tournament, Martin's rink wasn't unable to advance because Saskatchewan didn't have the tiebreaker advanta...
Feb 20, 2025
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WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Finals
Japan and Dominican Republic to open Softball World Cup tournament in Prince Albert
The stage has been set for the most prestigious tournament in men's softball.The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has announced the groups and schedule for the WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Finals, set to take place at Prime Ministers' Ballpark in Prince Albert July 8 - 13. Japan and the Dominican Republic ...
Feb 18, 2025
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League shakeup
SJHL: Notre Dame conditionally approves move to Warman
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's (SJHL) 2025-2026 season is getting a bit of a shake-up with the relocation of a team that's been developing players for 38 years.On Tuesday it was announced that the SJHL's Board of Governors has "conditionally approved the location of the Notre Dame Hounds to the community ...
Feb 18, 2025
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Dog Sled Racing
Organizers ready for Canadian Challenge set to start next week
With the Canadian Challenge Dog Sled Race less than a week away, organizers have been busy ensuring the trail is ready for mushers and their teams. "It's definitely been a challenge with the extra snow, but these are good problems to have," said Canadian Challenge President Dan Kirkup. "We've got a great...
Feb 13, 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

Two passengers file lawsuits after Delta plane crash in Toronto
Two people who were on a plane that crash landed at Toronto's Pearson airport on Monday are suing Delta Air Lines and its subsidiary Endeavor Air. The lawsuits were filed separately in U.S. District Court in Georgia and Minnesota and allege negligence. One complaint alleges Marthinus Lourens of Texas was drenched with ...
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Alberta surgical company's fees double public costs, according to AHS documents
EDMONTON - A private surgical company at the heart of allegations the Alberta government interfered to secure overpriced medical contracts was billing taxpayers more than twice as much per procedure than it would cost in a public hospital, according to Alberta Health Services documents. An internal chart included in an...
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RCMP conduct board rejects claim that calling officers 'three amigos' showed bias
A police conduct board has decided not to recuse itself from a hearing for three British Columbia RCMP officers who are facing possible dismissal over alleged racist group chats. Wes Dutcher-Walls, a defence lawyer for Coquitlam RCMP constables Mersad Mesbah, Ian Solven and Philip Dick, had argued this week that the th...
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CP NewsAlert: Liberal party kicks Ruby Dhalla out of leadership race
OTTAWA - The Liberal Party of Canada has kicked Ruby Dhalla out of the leadership race just days before debates in Montreal. The party's national director Azam Ishmael says the decision was unanimous by the leadership vote committee, alleging Dhalla violated the vote and expense rules. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Randy Boissonnault's former company ineligible for government contracts for 5 years
OTTAWA - The company that was co-founded by former federal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault is now barred from doing business with the federal government until 2030. Global Health Imports was suspended in November and has been deemed ineligible for contracts with the government. The company, which Boissonnault start...
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5.1 earthquake shakes Vancouver, Victoria and other southwest B.C. cities
VANCOUVER - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 has shaken Vancouver, Victoria and other cites on B.C.'s southwest coast. Natural Resources Canada says the quake was centred 24 kilometres north-northeast of Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast. It says the quake occurred at 1:26 p.m. local time and there were no...
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World

Family confirms body handed over by militants overnight was Israeli mother Shiri Bibas
JERUSALEM (AP) - A body released by Palestinian militants overnight was confirmed to be Shiri Bibas, the Israeli mother whose two young sons also died in captivity, her family said. Hamas had said Bibas' remains were returned to Israel with those of her sons and another hostage Thursday. Testing confirmed the identitie...
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Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a campaign to rid the military of leaders who support diversity and equity in the ranks. The ouster of Brown, onl...
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Judge blocks Trump's executive order ending federal support for DEI programs
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Friday blocked a sweeping executive order from President Donald Trump that sought to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. Judge Adam Abelson in Baltimore found it likely violates free-speech rights and granted an injunction blocking the fund...
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The Supreme Court won't allow Trump to immediately fire head of whistleblower office
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Friday temporarily kept on the job the head of the federal agency that protects government whistleblowers, in its first word on the many legal fights over President Donald Trump's second-term agenda. The justices said in an unsigned order that Hampton Dellinger, head of the Office...
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Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as a ceasefire violation. Hamas pledges to investigate
JERUSALEM (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed revenge Friday for what he described as a "cruel and malicious violation" of the ceasefire agreement after authorities determined that a body released by Hamas was not an Israeli mother of two small boys, as the militant group had promised. The ...
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Woman accused of drugging and robbing older men in a deadly romance scheme
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A woman lured at least four older men on online dating apps to meet in person, drugged them with sedatives and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in a "sinister" romance scheme, FBI officials in Las Vegas said Friday. She has been charged in one of their deaths. Aurora Phelps, who is in c...
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