Provincial
Spring thaw keeps Sask. highway crews busy fixing broken highway signs
Don't be surprised if you spot damaged signs next to Saskatchewan highways this spring.As the snow melts and the April showers turn into May flowers, more and more broken or damaged highway signs are becoming visible on Saskatchewan roads.Dan Palmer, with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways, said spotting road signs ...
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Playoff preview
Rushing the field: Saskatchewan Rush prepare for first playoff game since 2019
Saskatchewan Rush fans will soon be piling into the Sasktel Centre for the single-elimination quarter-final game.It's the first playoff game the Rush have hosted since 2019.The Rush, who finished the year with 13 wins and 5 losses, finished second in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) standings and take on the seventh ...
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Pope Funeral
Hundreds of thousands say farewell to Pope Francis during Vatican funeral
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Nursing
Studying Nursing in La Ronge with the University of Saskatchewan
NEW FUNDING
La Ronge, Nipawin and Tisdale among Sask. airports receiving over $1.8 M in upgrades
Apr 25, 2025
Court
Court declares mistrial in former world junior hockey players' sex assault case
Apr 25, 2025
La Ronge
NEW FUNDING
La Ronge, Nipawin and Tisdale among Sask. airports receiving over $1.8 M in upgrades
The Saskatchewan government is investing over $1.8 million this construction season to upgrade infrastructure at eight community airports, including facilities in La Ronge, Nipawin, and Tisdale.Through the province's Community Airport Partnership (CAP) program, the Ministry of Highways will contribute approximately $93...
Apr 25, 2025
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Murder case
Prelim dates set for Montreal Lake murder case
The preliminary inquiry hearing for a man accused of second degree murder, will occur over two days in September and October.Tristen Naytowhow's case was discussed Friday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court. Naytowhow's attendance was waived and his lawyer Christopher Koban confirmed dates of Sept. 18 and Oct 23 ...
Apr 25, 2025
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ROCK CAMP
La Ronge girls Rock at Camp
An arts camp for girls that was started in Stanley Mission is expanding its footprint to La Ronge. Between 15 and 20 girls in Grades 5 to 12 from La Ronge are spending the week 'rocking out' and developing their interest in music, dancing and other artistic pursuits. "This is our first time doing the camp in La Ro...
Apr 24, 2025
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Housing help
Prince Albert one of eight communities invited to apply for infrastructure money to boost housing builds
Prince Albert is one of eight Saskatchewan communities that have been invited to apply for federal/provincial infrastructure funding to boost home building. The city will join Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Moosomin, La Ronge, Radisson, Outlook and Humboldt in the application process for Canada Housing Infrastructure Fu...
Apr 22, 2025
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federal election
Freeland makes campaign stop in La Ronge to drum up support for Belanger
Chrystia Freeland, a high-ranking Liberal MP from Ontario, was in La Ronge on Thursday to help energize Buckley Belanger's campaign in the Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River riding."It is really important for the Liberal Party, it's really important for me personally, for us to elect some Liberal MPs in Sa...
Apr 18, 2025
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Entertainment
Local artist Nige B to release new hip hop album on Friday
A local rapper from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band is set to drop a new album this weekend.Nigel Bell, who performs under the stage name Nige B, is set to release another project on Friday called Reshape // Refashion. The album is his fifth in as many years, after he released Circa 1990 in 2021, In Retrospect in 2022, U ...
Apr 17, 2025
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Saskatchewan
Provincial
Spring thaw keeps Sask. highway crews busy fixing broken highway signs
Don't be surprised if you spot damaged signs next to Saskatchewan highways this spring.As the snow melts and the April showers turn into May flowers, more and more broken or damaged highway signs are becoming visible on Saskatchewan roads.Dan Palmer, with the Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways, said spotting road signs ...
6h ago
Read More
Playoff preview
Rushing the field: Saskatchewan Rush prepare for first playoff game since 2019
Saskatchewan Rush fans will soon be piling into the Sasktel Centre for the single-elimination quarter-final game.It's the first playoff game the Rush have hosted since 2019.The Rush, who finished the year with 13 wins and 5 losses, finished second in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) standings and take on the seventh ...
11h ago
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Riders
Running back Ryquell Armstead one of two Rider releases
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have decided to move on from running back Ryquell Armstead.The CFL club announced the 28-year-old rusher was released on Friday. The Riders also announced defensive lineman Rondell Bothroyd would no longer be with the team.Armstead joined the Riders on Sept. 16 after he was released from th...
Apr 25, 2025
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NEW FUNDING
La Ronge, Nipawin and Tisdale among Sask. airports receiving over $1.8 M in upgrades
The Saskatchewan government is investing over $1.8 million this construction season to upgrade infrastructure at eight community airports, including facilities in La Ronge, Nipawin, and Tisdale.Through the province's Community Airport Partnership (CAP) program, the Ministry of Highways will contribute approximately $93...
Apr 25, 2025
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First class graduates
Saskatchewan Marshals graduate first class of officers
None of the first class of nine graduates for the Saskatchewan Marshal Service is new to graduation and none are new to policing. As the Marshal Service - newly formed and almost ready to put boots on the ground - prepares to start the work of actual policing, Chief Rob Cameron said it was a historic moment as the vete...
Apr 24, 2025
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DEER MICE
SHA warn of hantavirus risk during spring cleaning
Spring cleaning could come with a deadly health risk.The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is warning about hantavirus, a rare but potentially fatal illness spread by infected deer mice. "Anyone cleaning storage sheds or recreational vehicles that have been sitting all winter should be aware and take precautions...
Apr 24, 2025
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Local Sports
Riders
Running back Ryquell Armstead one of two Rider releases
The Saskatchewan Roughriders have decided to move on from running back Ryquell Armstead.The CFL club announced the 28-year-old rusher was released on Friday. The Riders also announced defensive lineman Rondell Bothroyd would no longer be with the team.Armstead joined the Riders on Sept. 16 after he was released from th...
Apr 25, 2025
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Pen to paper
Ice Wolves' Silzer, Boucher commit to post-secondary programs
A pair of La Ronge Ice Wolves have committed to post-secondary programs for next season. On Tuesday, the team announced that forward Brett Boucher will head south for 2025-26, playing NCAA Division III hockey for the Albertus Magnus College Falcons in New Haven, Connecticut. A day later, on Wednesday, the Wolves announ...
Apr 17, 2025
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undefeated season
Debden Roadrunners claim fourth straight National Broomball Championship
In 2022, the Debden Roadrunners showed up to the National Broomball Championships as 'just another team from Saskatchewan'. In 2023, even as defending champions, the Roadrunners still weren't getting the respect they thought they deserved. When they won for a third straight year in 2024, teams were starting to pay atte...
Apr 10, 2025
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Melfort connection
Ferland says his 'ultimate goal' is leading the Riders to the Grey Cup
The deal with the University of Saskatchewan wasn't the only one the Saskatchewan Roughriders sealed this week - offensive lineman Logan Ferland was extended for the next two seasons.Ferland met with the media in Saskatoon on Tuesday and was grateful for the opportunity to sign the extension."When I initially sign...
Apr 02, 2025
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CFL
Rider training camp returns to Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon next month
The Saskatchewan Roughriders' training camp is set to return to Griffiths Stadium in May, and there are no changes on the horizon after the CFL club and University of Saskatchewan inked a three-year deal to keep the camp in Saskatoon.The new agreement means the Green and White will be holding its training camps in Sask...
Apr 01, 2025
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Ferland signs extension
Melfort's Logan Ferland signs two-year extension with Saskatchewan Roughriders
The CFL's West Division Most Outstanding Lineman and Melfort native Logan Ferland will be with the Green and White through 2027. The former Melfort Comet and Regina Thunder offensive lineman inked a two-year contract extension, the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced in a news release on Monday. Ferland was the glue tha...
Mar 31, 2025
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La Ronge Profiles
Record homicides
Sask. RCMP report record homicides in 2024
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...
Jan 28, 2025
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Agricultural Benefits Settlement
NOTICE OF RATIFICATION VOTE - Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation
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...
Jan 15, 2025
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Nursing education
New early admission option to help alleviate tight timeline for nursing students
You've decided you want to become a registered nurse? Exciting! Nursing has so many career paths, there's a place for everyone to find their passion. Plus, registered nurses are in high demand, so by choosing this career, you're setting yourself up for opportunity, stability, and the ability to work almost anywhere. Wh...
Nov 18, 2024
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Canada
CP NewsAlert: Multiple dead at Vancouver street festival, driver arrested say VPD
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Police say multiple people are dead after a person drove his car through a street festival in the city's Eastside. Police say in a social media post that the driver has been taken into custody. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Fraser Health says visitor from Ontario is the latest case of measles in B.C.
SURREY - Health authorities in British Columbia have confirmed another new case of measles infection in the province, this time with a visitor from Ontario. Fraser Health says the visitor travelled to Vancouver and Chilliwack on April 20, and doctors and health workers are "following up directly" with people ...
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Pope Funeral
Indigenous leaders hope Vatican continues reconciliation efforts advanced by Francis
Indigenous leaders in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis say they hope the Vatican continues to promote the reconciliation efforts he championed during his papacy.Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says the pontiff's apology for widespread abuses in the residential school system was a significant step in addressing historical inju...
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'Like time stopped': memorial mass in Montreal pays tribute to Pope Francis
MONTREAL - Hours after waking to watch Pope Francis being laid to rest, several dozen faithful paid a final tribute to the late pontiff at a memorial mass at Montreal's Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral on Saturday. The downtown cathedral - a one-quarter replica of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome - has been at the centre...
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Indigenous leaders hope Vatican continues reconciliation efforts advanced by Francis
Indigenous leaders in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis say they hope the Vatican continues to promote the reconciliation efforts he championed during his papacy. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says the pontiff's apology for widespread abuses in the residential school system was a significant step in addressing historical inj...
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Federal Politics
Party leaders have packed itineraries today as election day nears
Federal party leaders have busy itineraries today in one of the final days of the election campaign.Liberal Leader Mark Carney is set to spend much of the day in the Greater Toronto Area, first holding a media availability in King City before visiting a small business in Newmarket, holding a meet and greet in Aurora an...
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World
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed a new deputy in a major step in naming a successor
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday named a veteran aide and confidant as his new vice president. It's a major step by the aging leader to designate a successor. The appointment of Hussein al-Sheikh as vice president of the Palestine Liberation Organization does not guarantee he w...
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Pope Funeral
Hundreds of thousands say farewell to Pope Francis during Vatican funeral
World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for the "most peripheral of the peripheries" and reflected his wishes as pastor.Though presidents and princes attended the Mass in St. Peter's Square, prisoners and migrants welcomed Francis' c...
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Trump expresses doubts Putin is willing to end the Ukraine war, a day after saying a deal was close
ROME (AP) - President Donald Trump said Saturday that he doubts Russia's Vladimir Putin wants to end his war in Ukraine, expressing new skepticism that a peace deal can be reached soon. Only a day earlier, Trump had said Ukraine and Russia were "very close to a deal." Trump said in a social media post as he f...
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Only about half of Republicans say Trump has focused on the right priorities, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - Many Americans do not agree with President Trump's aggressive efforts to quickly enact his agenda, a new poll finds, and even Republicans are not overwhelmingly convinced that his attention has been in the right place. Americans are nearly twice as likely to say Trump has been mostly focusing on the w...
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Russia says all Ukrainian troops have left the Kursk region as Zelenskyy meets Trump at Vatican
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - All Ukrainian troops have been forced from Russia's Kursk region, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff for Russia's Armed Forces, gave Russian President Vladimir Putin the news in a meeting Saturday, Peskov told Russian state news outlet Interfax. Uk...
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Iran and the US begin expert talks in Oman over Tehran's rapidly advancing nuclear program
MUSCAT, Oman (AP) - A third round of talks between Iran and the United States began Saturday in Oman, with experts seeking in-depth discussions over how to reach a possible deal. Iranian state television announced the start of the negotiations. American officials could not be immediately reached. The talks seek to limi...
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