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New measures announced to protect North Atlantic right whales
OTTAWA - The federal government has announced new measures to protect North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence that have been dying from ship strikes and getting caught in fishing ...
Jul 10, 2019

B.C. mother recalls last words of love for two girls found dead Christmas 2017
VANCOUVER - A mother says she "screamed like never before" when police told her that her two young daughters had been found dead in their father's apartment in Oak Bay, B.C., in December 2017. Sarah C...
Jul 10, 2019

Suspect arrested after man assaulted with machete
La Loche RCMP charged one man with aggravated assault after another man was assaulted with a machete earlier this week. On July 6 around 3 p.m., Mounties responded to a 911 call on the Clearwater Dene...
Jul 10, 2019 (file photo/larongeNOW Staff)

Federal court rules in favour of PBCN election tribunal; byelection back on
A byelection will be going ahead for Peter Ballatyne Cree Nation (PBCN), and the elected urban councillor must step down, following the outcome of a recent court decision.Warren McCallum's application...
Jul 10, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Duceppe family seeks $1.1 million from seniors residence over mother's death
MONTREAL - The family of former Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe is seeking $1.14 million from the luxury seniors' residence where their 93-year-old mother perished after being trapped in a c...
Jul 10, 2019

Quebec premier affirms support for carbon price and Saskatchewan court challenge
SASKATOON - Quebec's premier is clarifying his province's carbon price isn't going anywhere, despite its entry into Saskatchewan's legal challenge of Ottawa's carbon tax. Francois Legault an...
Jul 10, 2019

CIC financial report includes official closure of STC
The Saskatchewan Transportation Company is officially no more.As the Crown Investments Corporation (CIC) released its final report for fiscal 2018-19 on Wednesday, it included final numbers on the clo...
Jul 10, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)

US Rep. Swalwell ends presidential bid, will seek reelection
WASHINGTON - Rep. Eric Swalwell on Monday became the first candidate in the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential primary to exit the campaign, saying he would run for reelection to his California cong...
Jul 10, 2019

La Ronge Visitor Centre Hours
See the poster below for Visitor Centre Hours.
Jul 10, 2019

'I just want to be like them': Fans fete World Cup champs
NEW YORK - Adoring fans packed New York City's Canyon of Heroes on Wednesday amid a blizzard of confetti to praise the World Cup-winning U.S. women's national soccer team as athletic leaders on the fi...
Jul 10, 2019