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La Ronge couple welcomes quadruplets on leap day

It was a leap day like no other for Gilbert Merasty and Savannah Ratt of La Ronge who welcomed quadruplets into the world on Feb. 29. Born at Saskatoon's Jim Pattison Children's Hospital, Aleah, Beaut...

Mar 05, 2024

Back-to-back wins for Trapper Competition contestants

Richard Charles and Clarissa Burns were the winners of the Lac La Ronge Winter Festival's King and Queen Trapper Competition. Both individuals also dominated the event in 2023 and are coming off recen...

Mar 04, 2024

Former prime minister Brian Mulroney dead at 84, says daughter

OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney is dead at the age of 84, his daughter Caroline says in a social media post.The country's 18th prime minister died peacefully and surrounded by family, sh...

Feb 29, 2024

Prince Albert physician to represent Canada at World Medical Soccer championships

A Prince Albert area physician is trading in his stethoscope for a pair of cleats. Dr. Nnamdi Ndubuka, medical health officer for the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority (NITHA), is one of three Sa...

Feb 29, 2024

LLRIB executive director wins national leadership award

Gladys Christiansen, the executive director of Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB), is the 2024 recipient of the AFOA Canada Indigenous Leadership Award. The award, which is sponsored by TD Bank, recogni...

Teena Monteleone Feb 28, 2024

Local 10-year-olds perform for TeleMiracle, raise nearly 10 times their original goal

Telemiracle 48 was this past weekend and raised over $6 million for the Kinsmen Foundation.Of that money raised, which was announced during the annual telethon, two local 10-year-olds played a big rol...

Feb 28, 2024

Sask. teen wins lacrosse tournament in Australia with Canadian team

A 16-year-old teen from Wahpeton Dakota Nation is back home after winning the 2024 International Indoor Junior Lacrosse (IIJL) Commonwealth Cup in Australia.Brody Mcleod was part of the Canadian team,...

Feb 27, 2024

P.A. Elks Lodge donates $50,000 towards Mental Health Unit at new hospital

The Royal Purple Elks presented a cheque of $50,000 to the Boreal Healthcare Foundation on Friday to help build a new mental health unit at the new Victoria Hospital that is in the works. Members of t...

Feb 24, 2024

Saskatoon's Soup Master is a Chef from Prince Albert

A Prince Albert chef has been named Saskatoon's Soup Master of the Year.Genalyn Dioso, the Executive Chef at the Northern Lights Casino, competed at the Nutrien Wintershines YXE Chefs' Soup Cook-off e...

Feb 23, 2024

New La Ronge RCMP commander settling into role

The new detachment commander for the La Ronge RCMP comes with 21 years of experience with the force. Staff Sgt. Dereck Eberle officially joined the detachment on Jan. 29, replacing Staff Sgt. Dean Bri...

Feb 21, 2024