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LLRIB sends 136 animals to Alberta with assistance of rescue organization
It was a busy day Jan. 26 for the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) as 110 dogs and 26 cats were loaded into a trailer and sent away to Alberta for adoption.The initiative was done in partnership with ...
Jan 30, 2019
Financial statements show revenue drop for La Ronge Ice Wolves
The La Ronge Ice Wolves Junior Hockey Club faced a tight 2017-2018 financial year ending last June, according to statements released Monday at their annual general meeting.Revenues are down, overall, ...
Jan 30, 2019
Plastic no longer accepted at La Ronge recycling plant
With China increasingly reluctant to accept plastic waste from other countries, the Lac La Ronge Waste Management Corporation stopped recycling the product earlier this month.That's according to Manag...
Jan 30, 2019
Town planner attends conference focusing on winter cities concept
This article was updated at 2019-01-31 00:05.Finding ways to make the snow and cold more bearable was the focus of the Winter Cities Shake-Up conference last week in Saskatoon.Held Jan. 23 to 26, the ...
Jan 30, 2019
NHL all-star skills event another turning point for women's hockey
CALGARY - Performances by women in the NHL's all-star skills competition continue to make waves. Can female hockey harness the buzz? The NHL's inclusion of Canadian players Rebecca Johnson and Re...
Jan 30, 2019
Rural Quebec towns join movement against Quebec's struggling gun registry
MONTREAL - A revolt is brewing in small towns across Quebec against the provincial law forcing long-gun owners to register their firearms with the government. As the deadline to register sho...
Jan 30, 2019
Liberals hoping Outremont byelection win will lead to big gains in Quebec come October
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Rachel Bendayan, his candidate for the upcoming Outremont byelection, walked carefully along the ice-covered sidewalks Monday evening in Montreal ...
Jan 30, 2019
US charges Chinese tech giant Huawei, top executive
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Monday against Chinese tech giant Huawei, a top company executive and several subsidiaries, alleging the company stole trade secrets, misl...
Jan 30, 2019
Humboldt Broncos survivors' list of injuries extensive
This article was updated at 2019-01-30 23:05.The list is long, the injuries extensive and families of those who survived the Humboldt Broncos bus crash last spring say their lives have been changed pr...
Jan 30, 2019
'Joy sprang out of our grief:' Parents of misidentified Bronco describe mix-up
MELFORT, Sask. - The parents of a Humboldt Bronco hockey player misidentified after a deadly crash on a Saskatchewan highway say they weren't convinced the battered body lying in the funeral...
Jan 30, 2019