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Alex Robertson Public Library hosts TD Summer Reading Club
Children who attend the TD Summer Reading Club at La Ronge's Alex Robertson Public Library could have literacy rates twice their grade level when classes begin in September."When you read a book, you ...
Jul 25, 2019 Program leader Lauren Laliberte reads to children in the library. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
16 Marines arrested in migrant smuggling investigation
SAN DIEGO - An investigation into Marines accused of helping smuggle migrants into the United States led to the arrest Thursday of 16 of their fellow Marines at California's Camp Pendleton, just north...
Jul 25, 2019
Candle Lake Volleyball Tournament
Get ready for a great volleyball tournament at Candle Lake on the August long weekend. It will run both the Saturday and Sunday from noon until 9:00 p.m. with beer gardens. There are four people per t...
Jul 25, 2019 volleyball on sand
5-time All-Star Tulowitzki retires after leg injuries
BOSTON - Troy Tulowitzki, a five-time All-Star with the Colorado Rockies who has missed most of the past two seasons with leg injuries, announced his retirement on Thursday, more than three months aft...
Jul 25, 2019
Remains ID'd as those of Colorado girl missing 34 years
GREELEY, Colo. - The disappearance of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews shortly after singing "Jingle Bells" with classmates at a 1984 Christmas concert stunned this rural town in northern Colorado. Her ca...
Jul 25, 2019
Oilsands mine in public interest despite 'significant adverse' effects: panel
CALGARY - A federal-provincial panel says a proposed northeastern Alberta oilsands mine would be in the public interest, even though it would be likely to significantly harm the environment and I...
Jul 25, 2019
World No. 1 Djokovic, No. 12 del Potro withdraw from Rogers Cup
MONTREAL - The field for the upcoming men's Rogers Cup took a big hit Thursday after Tennis Canada announced that world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and No. 12 Juan Martin del Potro are withdrawing from the t...
Jul 25, 2019
SAG Awards shift date, avoid schedule conflict with Grammys
LOS ANGELES - The Screen Actors Guild Awards will shift a week earlier than planned and avoid airing at the same time as the Grammy Awards. Organizers announced the shift Thursday and that the show, w...
Jul 25, 2019
Load management guru says winning with Raptors 'more important than anything'
VANCOUVER - He's worked with some of the world's top athletes and could fill an entire hand with his NBA championship rings, but the man tasked with keeping Kawhi Leonard healthy for the Raptors ...
Jul 25, 2019
'Orange Is the New Black' offers fans a way to give back
NEW YORK - The Netflix series "Orange Is the New Black" isn't content with leaving behind a legacy of good television. It wants to do good in the real world, too. The series' creative team said Thursd...
Jul 25, 2019