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Northerners to be inducted into Order of Gabriel Dumont

Several northerners, including former La Ronge resident Glenn Lafleur, will be inducted into the Order of Gabriel Dumont. The awards, which will be held Feb. 6 and 7 in Saskatoon, is hosted by the Gab...

Jan 15, 2020 Glenn Lafleur will be inducted into the Order of Gabriel Dumont next month. (submitted photo/Glenn Lafleur)

Missing man Melvin Powder located deceased

UPDATE: Around 4 p.m. La Ronge RCMP issued a media release stating Melvin Powder was located deceased. Powder's death was determined to be non-suspicious and foul play was ruled out, police said. RCMP...

Jan 14, 2020 Family were told Melvin Powder was last seen Jan. 3 at Lakeview Apartments. (submitted photo/La Ronge RCMP)

Sask. man relives Haiti earthquake 10 years later

Melvin Brundage felt the world shaking beneath his feet as he hugged his baby boy on a third story balcony that could have collapsed at any second.Brundage and his wife Melanie were in a small town ju...

Jan 12, 2020 Melvin and Melanie Brundage of Nipawin, Sask. with their sons (left-to-right) Ritchie and Mike in a 2014 family photo. (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Hunters cautioned on posting trophies to social media

Posting controversial images of hunted animals online is a risk some people are willing to take. Daryl Minter, a conservation officer with the provincial Ministry of Environment told meadowlakeNOW soc...

Jan 10, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Sask. firefighters return from 38-day stint in Australia

Two Saskatchewan firefighters returned to Saskatoon on Thursday night after spending 38 days helping battle the wildfires in Australia."The hardest thing that we saw there was the amount of people tha...

Jan 10, 2020 Firefighters Phane Ray (left) and Kevin Buettner returned home to Saskatchewan after 38 days helping battle the Australia wildfires. (Harrison Brooks/ 650 CKOM)

63 Canadians killed in plane crash near Tehran, Ukrainian official says

SHAHEDSHAHR, Iran - Dozens of Canadians were among the 176 people killed in a plane crash just minutes after taking off from the Iranian capital's main airport, Ukraine's minister of foreign affairs s...

Jan 08, 2020

Educational toys donated to Piwapan making an impact

Christmas was already two weeks ago, but an act of kindness for children at Piwapan Women's Centre is bound to provide some happiness for some time. Last month, La Ronge resident Melanie Potts organiz...

Jan 07, 2020 The toys were delivered to Piwapan Women's Centre on Dec. 24. (submitted photo/Melanie Potts)

Opportunity North founder releases final issue

Getting information out to northerners so they could form their own opinion was one of Gillian Gracie's main goals when she launched Opportunity North in 1994.Now, after close to 26 years of dedicatio...

Jan 07, 2020 Gillian Gracie founded Opportunity North about 26 years ago. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Crutwell sled dog race family affair for some

A longtime tradition continues in Crutwell this weekend.The community's annual dog sled races kicked off early Saturday afternoon, starting with single dog races with younger mushers. At noon, some of...

Jan 04, 2020 The Crutwell sled races kicked off with the single dog races Saturday. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

"Leave your vehicle locked at all times": Holidays opportune time for thieves to strike

Running, unattended vehicles or packages left in the backseat could be too much temptation for holiday grinches looking to spoil Christmas.During the holiday season, the Canadian Automobile Associatio...

Dec 24, 2019 Saskatchewan RCMP and CAA Saskatchewan are warning residents to avoid leaving keys or presents in your vehicle this holiday season. (Ronald Quaroni/ paNOW Staff)