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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

Saskatchewan farmers might not be getting the help they need after China slapped a 100 per cent tariff on Canadian canola oil.Codie Nagy, vice-chair of Sask Oilseeds, said the federal government's move to increase the cap on the AgriStability support program doesn't go a long way to helping most farmers."It's not ...

When the roads to Prince Albert were made of gravel and dirt, a recreational pilot parachuted into the community to be its Social Credit Party candidate. Joshua Haldeman, a Regina-based chiropractor and maternal grandfather of Elon Musk, placed fourth in that 1945 election, losing to the Co-operative Commonwealth Feder...

Following a four-year absence, Rise Air has confirmed the return of Sunday flights between Prince Albert and the northern communities of Fond du Lac, Stony Rapids/Black Lake and Wollaston Lake/Hatchet Lake.Flights will begin on May 5, 2025."I know first-hand from listening to our passengers that they will be relie...

Premier Scott Moe and NDP Leader Carla Beck found themselves agreeing on at least one issue on Tuesday.Both leaders condemned a statement from the White House indicating that the United States would help restore Russia's access to the world market for "agricultural and fertilizer exports."Beck told reporters ...

Don't put away those snow shovels just yet, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) issued a special weather statement on Tuesday warning that a winter storm was headed to Saskatchewan.The storm, expected to begin early Thursday morning in western parts of the province and especially targeting the Yellowhead Highw...

The Government of Saskatchewan introduced legislation on Tuesday that will remove the exemption on PST for vapour products.Starting on June 1, the standard six per cent PST will be charged to all vapour products sold in the province, on top of the existing taxes on the products.The change was first announced as part of...

The community around the sport of wrestling in Saskatchewan is a small but committed one, and a large reason for that community's growth is because of Meadow Lake wrestling coach Chris Brownrigg. This year, Brownrigg is the Rivers West Coach of the Year for his efforts to help grow the sport through coaching both the C...

The Saskatchewan Roughriders revealed their final cuts heading into the 2019 CFL regular season, with quarterback David Watford and defensive back Crezdon Butler among them.Teams across the league had until 8 p.m. Saturday to finalize their rosters."It's not a fun day when you have to do it," general manager ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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VICTORIA - British Columbia's former chief coroner says a new study linking safer supply and decriminalization to a rise in opioid overdose hospitalizations doesn't provide the full picture on the effectiveness of the province's drug policies. Lisa Lapointe, who retired from the post last year, says the study published...

Winnipeg police announced Wednesday the identity of the fourth victim of serial killer Jeremy Skibicki. They say the remains of Ashlee Shingoose are likely in a landfill in Winnipeg. Here is a timeline of the case: March 15, 2022 - Police say an unidentified woman is killed on or around this date. May 1, 2022 - Morgan ...

TORONTO - A newly released report suggests new apartments across Canada should be required to make their parking spots electric-vehicle ready as a way to help boost uptake. The Clean Energy Canada report says provincial and federal building codes should be updated to require multi-unit apartment buildings to have parki...

WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says U.S. President Donald Trump will announce tariffs on auto imports at 4 p.m. today. More to come. Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press

WASHINGTON - Then-prime minister Justin Trudeau went into his first phone call with a newly re-elected Donald Trump aware that the U.S. president likely was looking to reopen the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement - just a few weeks before he first threatened devastating economy-wide tariffs. A briefing note prepared ahead o...

WINNIPEG - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the fourth victim of a Winnipeg serial killer has been identified as Ashlee Shingoose of St. Theresa Point First Nation. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says she has spoken with the woman's parents and offered her condolences. Police are scheduled to confirm t...

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court refused Wednesday to lift an order barring the Trump administration from deporting Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador under an 18th century wartime law. A split three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a March 15 order temporari...

PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that a proposed European armed force for possible deployment in Ukraine in tandem with an eventual peace deal could "respond" to a Russian attack if Moscow launched one. Macron spoke in the evening after talks with Ukraine's president and ahead of a...

CAIRO (AP) - Sudan's military says it has retaken the international airport in the capital, Khartoum, after nearly two years of fighting against a notorious paramilitary group. The military says its chief, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, landed at the airport Wednesday and inspected forces there. The development brings the m...

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Wednesday that four U.S. soldiers who went missing while training in Lithuania have been killed, but that he did not yet know the details. A U.S. official would say only that the four soldiers were involved in a training accident. The official, who spoke on c...

MANHEIM, Pa. (AP) - Democrat James Andrew Malone narrowly won a special election for a Pennsylvania state Senate seat in a stretch of Republican-leaning suburbs and farming communities, scoring an upset in a territory that a Democrat hasn't represented in the chamber for 136 years. Malone's victory over Republican Josh...

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is at the Supreme Court with a new emergency appeal Wednesday, this time seeking approval to go ahead with cuts of hundreds of millions of dollars for teacher training. A federal judge in Boston temporarily blocked the cuts, finding they were already affecting training program...