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Tree thinning, air quality policy among topics at Monday council meeting
More tree thinning to mitigate the local wildfires risk will be discussed at a regular La Ronge council meeting later today. "For the 2025/2026 winter, a total of 13.2 hectares is planned to be thinne...
Sep 22, 2025
Saskatchewan NDP looks for ‘big, bold’ solution to health-care problems
Problems in Saskatchewan health care have been a major focus for the Sask. NDP for the last number of years - when the legislature is sitting, not a week seems to go by without the Opposition bringing...
Sep 22, 2025
CFL making changes to field layouts, rouge, play clock in next two seasons
The Canadian Football League is make some big changes to the size and layouts of the field, the location of the goalposts, the single-point rouge and the play clock over the next two seasons.Commissio...
Sep 22, 2025
Teen sustains serious injuries during early morning shooting
La Ronge RCMP are investigating a report of a shooting on Caroline Ratt Street.Police received the call on Sept. 22 at approximately 4:20 a.m. and immediately responded. At the scene, they located an ...
Sep 22, 2025
Wildfires may have helped northern restaurants buck national trend of fewer people dining out
Three in four Canadians are eating out less often due to the rising cost of living, according to Restaurants Canada's 2025 Foodservice Facts report. That share rises to 81 per cent for those aged 18 t...
Sep 22, 2025
Expert says Canada needs more copper as Creighton mine joins national plan
Canada's clean-energy future needs more copper, and a significant project in northern Saskatchewan has been added to Ottawa's national plan as one way to help meet that demand.The Foran McIlvenna Bay ...
Sep 22, 2025
Sask. consumer watchdog warns of fraudulent investment company
Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) wants investors to be wary of the online entity known as Trenovia Group.The FCAA is cautioning the public not to send money to them or o...
Sep 22, 2025
Living Sky Wildlife Rehab seeks fish donations for injured pelicans
Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation is currently taking care of two pelicans with leg injuries.While dealing with the challenges of rehabbing and caring for the injured birds, a new challenge has emerg...
Sep 21, 2025
Carney announces Canada officially recognizes a Palestinian state
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Mark Carney formally announced that Canada will recognize a Palestinian state ahead of the United Nations General Assembly as the international gathering of world leaders gra...
Sep 21, 2025
Saskatchewan ranks first in housing starts, second for GDP growth: Report
Saskatchewan leads the country in year-to-date growth for housing starts, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.The province saw a 49.8 per cent increase in housing starts in the fi...
Sep 21, 2025