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$750,000 boost for families at Children’s Hospital

The families of children in the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatchewan will have another avenue for financial relief when it comes to details like buying food, paying for parking or even buy...

Mar 23, 2022

‘Line between life and death’: Cousins used trapping skills, body spray to survive

Thomas Barnett looked to the dark sky and prayed. He prayed for wood and to stay awake despite signs of hypothermia creeping through his body. He prayed to see the morning sun and feel its heat. He pr...

Mar 07, 2022

'Good will triumph over evil': Resident with Ukrainian roots reflects on Russian invasion

"We must believe that good will triumph over evil and that light will overcome darkness."Those are the words of Air Ronge resident Linda Mikolayenko, who agreed to do an interview with larongeNOW abou...

Mar 04, 2022

'It’s just devastating, I can’t believe this is happening': P.A. residents gather in solidarity for Ukraine

It was an emotional ceremony in front of city hall in Prince Albert Thursday evening as more than 50 people gathered in support of Ukraine.The event, put on by Taras Kachkowski and Dennis Ogrodnick, f...

Mar 03, 2022

Sask. drug task force sets out priorities aimed at reducing overdoses

With drug overdose deaths reaching record highs, the Saskatchewan Drug Task Force continues to search for answers.The task force recently sought input from communities and their leaders, and ended up ...

Mar 03, 2022

Canadians tentatively re-embrace travel as COVID-19 border measures loosen

Lisa Zeltzer watched COVID-19 case numbers rise through the winter and worried the March trip she'd booked to New York City - a vacation her theatre-loving son has been waiting to take for two years -...

Mar 03, 2022

Canada expedites temporary visas for Ukrainians, imposes new sanctions on Russia

OTTAWA -- Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression can find a safe haven in Canada using expedited temporary visas for emergency travel, the federal government announced Thursday while it also ratcheted ...

Mar 03, 2022

‘A human rights atrocity’: Sask. NDP looking to help Ukraine

The Saskatchewan NDP is hoping politicians in the province can band together to help end the war between Ukraine and Russia.On Tuesday, NDP Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon came out with strong words ...

Mar 01, 2022

Night Raiders up for 11 Canadian Screen Awards

Danis Goulet's Night Raiders is up for 11 nominations at the 2022 Canadian Screen Awards. Night Raiders has been nominated for best motion picture, best performance for an actress in a leading role fo...

Feb 18, 2022

Sask. Party breaks through with byelection win in northern Sask.

It appears that voters in northern Saskatchewan are sending former RCMP officer, Jim Lemaigre to the provincial legislature.Preliminary results of Tuesday's byelection in the constituency of Athabasca...

Feb 16, 2022