Tag Archives: People
Wolseley looking for support in their quest to become Kraft Hockeyville
The town of Wolseley is hoping to become the first Saskatchewan community to be named Kraft Hockeyville.The winner of the annual Kraft Hockeyville contest wins $250,000 and a chance to host a National...
14h ago
Doctor returns to Canada after competing in new sport in Texas
La Ronge's Dr. Jeff Irvine has recently returned from Houston, Texas, where he competed in a new sport called HYROX on March 16. HYROX combines both running and functional workout stations, where part...
Mar 26, 2024
Polar Bear Plunge planned for Pinehouse Lake
People at Pinehouse Lake will be getting ready to take a chilly dip this coming Saturday as part of the 5th annual Polar Bear Plunge. The plunge starts at 1 p.m. but there will be a few other activiti...
Mar 14, 2024
School band's trip to NYC still on, regardless of sanctions
North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) Band's planned trip to New York City is still moving ahead, despite teachers' sanctions underway.Saskatchewan teachers withdrew their time for extrac...
Mar 13, 2024
Johnny and Kristy Charles named Mr. and Mrs. Winter Festival
Johnny and Kristy Charles have been named this year's Mr. and Mrs. Winter Festival. It is the first time the Lac La Ronge Winter Festival has named a couple to represent the 10-day annual event. Jonas...
Mar 08, 2024
SSFA 55+ Games Curling wraps up with many winners
It's a wrap!Around 70 participants from across Saskatchewan descended on the Northland Power Curling Centre in North Battleford from March 4 to 6 to take part in the Saskatchewan Senior Fitness Associ...
Mar 07, 2024
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