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La Ronge

annual stats
Fire Dept calls double in 7 years, needle pickup is 14% of calls
The number of fire calls in the tri-communities have doubled since 2017. That's according to data released this week from the La Ronge Regional Fire Department, which states there were 301 fire calls in 2024 compared to approximately 150 in 2017. In 2014, that number was just over 100 calls. Fire Chief Keaton Cloud bel...
22h ago
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funeral
LLRIB mourning loss of respected Elder
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) is mourning the loss of Elder Elizabeth "Sally" Roberts. A media release issued Friday states Roberts was a respected leader who dedicated her life to the service of Grandmother's Bay and the LLRIB. She was a former member of the Council of Elders, she served on the school...
23h ago
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Year In Review
A look back at the tri-community's Top 10 stories of 2024
With 2024 drawing to a close, larongeNOW takes a look back at the Top 10 stories in the tri-communities this year. Construction of a new 80-bed long-term care facility continued in La Ronge throughout 2024.As of August, the building was 30 per cent completed with it expected to be substantially finished by early 2027. ...
Dec 31, 2024
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christmas spirit
Santa Claus Parade marks a first for La Ronge
It was a low turnout for La Ronge's first Santa Claus Parade held on Saturday.The event was hosted by the La Ronge Regional Fire Department and it consisted of only a handful of vehicles with one float. It began at 5:30 p.m. at the Lac La Ronge Indian Band office and ended at about 6 p.m. at the Mel Hegland Uniplex. La...
Dec 23, 2024
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season of giving
Kikinahk delivers more than 320 Christmas hampers
La Ronge's Kikinahk Friendship Centre has once again stepped up to provide a Christmas hamper to residents of the tri-communities. In total, more than 320 hampers were put together at the cost of approximately $40,000. There were 283 that went out to applicants, an additional 24 went out to seniors and 20 were donated ...
Dec 20, 2024
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holiday weather
Warmer than average temperature expected for La Ronge on Christmas Day
The forecast for Christmas in La Ronge is expected to be warmer than normal. That's according to Environment and Climate Change Canada, which is predicting a mix of sun and cloud with a daytime high of -4 C on Dec. 25. The temperature will warm up significantly over the weekend as an upper-level ridge building in the P...
Dec 20, 2024
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Saskatchewan

Safe Place
'Sisterhood': Ribbon skirt library provides community for Indigenous women in Sask.
When a handful of Indigenous youth came up to Claire Tuckanow to compliment her ribbon skirt and shared wishes of wanting their own, a spark was started.Tuckanow, a Métis-Cree woman from the Okanese First Nation, is the building safer communities coordinator with Growing Young Movers (GYM).GYM is a nonprofit org...
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Mirasty Exit
Outgoing Lt. Gov. Mirasty looks to the future while reflecting on the past
Lt. Gov. Russ Mirasty fondly recalls a time when he was visiting a school and met the principal and a student, who were both visibly nervous. "The statement was made 'We weren't even sure that we could talk to you,'" he said. Mirasty recognized they had a respect for the office, but he also acknowledged there...
21h ago
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Case of B.C. teen with avian flu shows 'worrisome' mutation of virus
Infectious disease experts say the avian flu case that infected a 13-year-old in British Columbia shows "worrisome" signs that the virus could be mutating to more easily infect humans, but that the treatment approach taken can help inform future cases.In a letter published in the The New England Journal of Me...
Jan 03, 2025
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Housing
Saskatchewan's vacancy rate climbed slightly to 2.7 per cent in 2024
Saskatchewan's rental market saw a shift in 2024, with vacancy rates in cities with over 10,000 people rising to 2.7 per cent, up from 2.4 per cent in 2023, according to The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.Cameron Choquette, CEO of Rental Housing Saskatchewan said there's a bit of reprieve for rental housing pr...
Jan 03, 2025
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FOR WEESEEKASE
'We're here to help': Memorial sled dog race raises mental health awareness
The Meadow Lake Sled Dog Club will host a memorial race for mental health on Jan. 4 and 5 at Makwa Sahgaihecan First Nation in honour of Jocelyn Weeseekase who took her own life in 2021."All of a sudden, she committed," said Weeseekase's father, Dion Fineblanket. "She left behind three kids, and she was ...
Jan 02, 2025
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YEAR IN REVIEW
Carla Beck wraps up year with plan for next election
Carla Beck and the Saskatchewan NDP are back in the Legislature with a much stronger presence than before, but Beck said the work is already starting for the next election. Beck said that she is proud of the party's stronger presence with 27 seats to the Sask. Party's 34 and that except for one, they hold all the seats...
Dec 31, 2024
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Local Sports

QB Trade
Maier moves: Riders trade for quarterback Jake Maier
Another name has been added to the Saskatchewan Roughriders' stable of quarterbacks.The CFL club has traded for the negotiation rights of Calgary Stampeders quarterback Jake Maier in exchange for an eighth-round pick in the 2025 CFL Draft.Maier is set to become a free agent in February.In 2023, Maier became the Stamps'...
Dec 23, 2024
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Leadership
Riders coaching staff remains mostly unchanged for 2025
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are keeping things mostly consistent when it comes to Cory Mace's coaching staff.J.C. Sherritt is the only member from the 2024 group to not return with reports indicating he has accepted the role of defensive co-ordinator for Mark Kilam's staff with the Edmonton Elks.Travis Brown joins the...
Dec 19, 2024
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Riders scored a D-plus in Nutrition and Diet in CFLPA report card
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are graded out fairly highly by Canadian Football League players but diet and nutrition are something the club lags in.The Canadian Football League Players' Association released its first annual CFLPA club report cards.The CFLPA said the grades, "Presents valuable insights, provided by...
Dec 17, 2024
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junior hockey
Four games left for Ice Wolves as Christmas break approaches
The La Ronge Ice Wolves are barely holding on to seventh place in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League as the Christmas break approaches. The Ice Wolves currently have a record of 15 losses and 13 wins for 27 points as of Dec. 7. They are tied for points with the Kindersley Klippers and Humboldt Broncos. The Melfort M...
Dec 09, 2024
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Rider nation
Roughriders sign quarterback Trevor Harris to one-year contract extension
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed quarterback Trevor Harris to a one-year contract extension, the CFL club announced Friday. Harris was a West Division All-Star last season. He completed 72.4 per cent of his passes - setting a franchise single-season record for accuracy - for 3,264 yards and 20 touchdow...
Dec 06, 2024
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Riders
Roughriders sign Trevor Harris to an extension: reports
The sheriff is back in Saskatchewan.Quarterback Trevor Harris has signed a contract extension with the Saskatchewan Roughriders according to 3DownNation.Harris threw for 3,264 yards, 20 touchdowns, and nine interceptions in 12 regular season games in 2024 - his second season with the Riders.Despite missing six games du...
Dec 05, 2024
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Canada

As domestic violence death toll mounts in N.S., calls come to fund support agencies
HALIFAX - Experts on domestic violence say a series of deaths in Nova Scotia over the past three months highlight the need to improve funding for the programs that battle the root causes of intimate partner violence. The latest deaths came on New Year's Eve, as 39-year-old Matthew Costain allegedly shot and killed his ...
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Quebec confirms 4 new cases in measles outbreak, warns of possible exposure
MONTREAL - Quebec's health department is warning people who may have been exposed to measles in several regions of the province to monitor for symptoms amid a new outbreak of the disease. Marie-Pierre Blier with the Quebec health department says four cases have been confirmed in the province as of Friday in connection ...
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Resident near Montreal injured in home invasion, struck with handgun
MONTREAL - A man in his 50s was injured after being struck by a handgun during an overnight home invasion on Montreal's South Shore. Longueuil police say three suspects broke into a home in the St-Hubert borough at around 12:45 a.m. today. Spokesperson Mélanie Mercille says the victim was not transported to hosp...
3h ago
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WestJet denies compensation to Taylor Swift fan after flight cancellation
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - WestJet has denied compensation to a devout Taylor Swift fan whose cancelled flight triggered a 10-hour drive through the night from Prince George to make the singer's shows in Vancouver last month. Carol Hansson says she and other Swifties on the flight incurred hundreds of dollars in costs after...
6h ago
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'Support better care': Advocates argue need for mental health emergency service
Khalil Dorival knows what it's like to feel lonely. The Toronto-based mental health advocate has struggled with social anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts. "I really suffered in silence, and I used many ways to cope in unhealthy and toxic ways," he says, adding he turned his life around and uses his sto...
7h ago
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'It's beautiful to see': Regina non-profit looks to open ribbon skirt regalia library
REGINA - It's not uncommon for Claire Tuckanow to hear a sewing machine whirring in the background while she works inside Regina's mâmawêyatitân centre. The Métis-Cree woman from Okanese First Nation says it's usually one of the three dozen young people she's been working with to make their own...
7h ago
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World

Austrian Chancellor Nehammer says he will resign after talks on forming a new government fail
VIENNA (AP) - Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Saturday he will resign in the coming days after talks on forming a new government failed a second time. The announcement came after the People's Party and the Social Democrats continued coalition talks a day after the liberal Neos party's surprise withdrawal from di...
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Jimmy Carter's 6-day state funeral begins with a motorcade through south Georgia
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) - Jimmy Carter 's long public goodbye began Saturday in south Georgia where the 39th U.S. president's life began more than 100 years ago. A motorcade with Carter's flag-draped casket began at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, where former Secret Service agents who protected the former presi...
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Jimmy Carter's 6-day state funeral begins with a motorcade through south Georgia
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) - Jimmy Carter 's long public goodbye began Saturday in south Georgia where the 39th U.S. president's life began more than 100 years ago. A motorcade with Carter's flag-draped casket began at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, where former Secret Service agents who protected the late preside...
5h ago
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New Orleans attacker had suspected bomb materials at home, reserved truck weeks ago, officials say
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The man killed by New Orleans police after ramming a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers had suspected bomb-making materials at his home and reserved the vehicle used in the deadly attack more than six weeks earlier, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press on Friday. Federal ...
22h ago
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Soldier who died by suicide in Las Vegas told ex-girlfriend of pain and exhaustion after Afghanistan
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The highly decorated Special Forces soldier who died by suicide in a Cybertruck explosion on New Years Day confided to a former girlfriend - who had served as an Army nurse - that he faced significant pain and exhaustion that she says were key symptoms of traumatic brain injury. Matthew Livelsberger, 3...
22h ago
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Soldier who died in Las Vegas explosion left note saying it was to be a wakeup for country's ills
A soldier who died in an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck at the Trump hotel in Las Vegas left a note saying it was stunt to serve as "wakeup call" for the country's ills, investigators said Friday. Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Green Beret from Colorado Springs, Colorado, apparently harbored no ill will...
23h ago
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