Reconciliation momentum
'The doors are opening': Sask. First Nation chief sees hopeful shift in Ottawa
Having witnessed sacred belongings return to their homelands and taken part in national conversations in Ottawa, a Saskatchewan First Nation chief says he senses the federal government opening its doors a little wider to First Nations voices.Flying Dust First Nation Chief Tyson Bear was in Montreal on Dec. 6 when 62 lo...
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WEATHER
Highways closed as freezing rain, high winds and snow hammer parts of Saskatchewan
Parts of Saskatchewan are being hit by freezing rain, strong winds and a dump of snow, creating difficult driving conditions and leaving some highways closed.Environment Canada issued a range of weather warnings across southern and central Saskatchewan early on Tuesday morning, as a blast of winter weather arrives in t...
Dec 09, 2025
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La Ronge
homelessness
Development permit to be issued to LLRIB for temporary shelter service
The Town of La Ronge will issue a development permit to the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) to establish a temporary shelter service at the former Kitsaki Meats building. The decision to do so was made at a regular council meeting on Monday. Following a public notice on the matter, the municipality received three lett...
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education
Provincial auditor flags concerns at Northlands College
The Provincial Auditor of Saskatchewan believes Northlands College has some work to do when it comes safeguarding public resources. That's according to a report published on Tuesday, which states while Northlands College complied with the authorities governing its activities related to financial reporting and safeguard...
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police work
Three facing charges after guns, drugs seized
Three people are facing charges after firearms, cocaine, and a large sum of cash were seized by RCMP last week. On Dec. 3, officers executed a search warrant on a residence in La Ronge following an investigation and police seized approximately 149 grams of cocaine, a large sum of cash, three semi-automatic firearms, tw...
Dec 09, 2025
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saskpower
Equipment failure blamed for weekend power outage
A power outage on Friday and Saturday is being blamed on an equipment failure likely due to extreme cold temperatures. That's according to SaskPower spokesperson Joel Cherry, who explained the outage was reported at 11:50 p.m. and power wasn't restored until 2:45 a.m. In total, approximately 15,000 customers were affec...
Dec 08, 2025
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town council
No opposition for homeless shelter relocation ahead of council meeting
La Ronge council will consider a development permit application at a regular meeting on Monday to convert the former Kitsaki Meats building for use of a temporary shelter service. "It is pretty well good to go," Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Coun. Ann Ratt said about relocating the service from the Silver ...
Dec 05, 2025
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full circle
Therapist wins microgrant from SIIT
Lac La Ronge Indian Band member Jennifer Roberts-Cook is the recipient of a $5,000 microgrant from the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies. Roberts-Cook participated in the Business Start-Up Bootcamp, which is designed to support Indigenous entrepreneurs in navigating the processes and legal requirements of l...
Dec 05, 2025
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Saskatchewan
Interest rate
Bank of Canada leaves key interest rate unchanged at 2.25%
The Bank of Canada has left its key interest rate unchanged at its final rate decision of the year.The policy rate remains at 2.25 per cent after the Bank of Canada lowered it by a quarter point in October.Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said in prepared remarks Wednesday that inflationary pressures remain contain...
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POLICING
Lloydminster man faces hate-crime, firearms charges after RCMP search
RCMP have charged a 38-year-old Lloydminster man after officers seized multiple firearms during a search warrant connected to threats of violence toward identifiable groups.Police say members of the Lloydminster Crime Reduction Unit executed the warrant at a home on Dec. 2 as part of an ongoing investigation. Officers ...
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Mustangs' game postponed
Melfort Mustangs' game in La Ronge Tuesday night postponed
The Melfort Mustangs will have to wait a little longer to snap their two-game losing streak. The Mustangs' game in La Ronge against the Ice Wolves Tuesday night has been postponed due to an ice plant error at the arena.There is no word yet on a make-up date. Melfort dropped both games of a home-and-home series against ...
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Goose rescue
Goose rescued from Prince Albert riverbank had injured wing
At the tail end of fall, a goose that did not head south with the rest of its flock was recently rescued from the banks of the North Saskatchewan River in Prince Albert. The goose was posted on a local social media page after people noticed it remaining there for several weeks but is now healing in a wildlife rehabilit...
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Reconciliation momentum
'The doors are opening': Sask. First Nation chief sees hopeful shift in Ottawa
Having witnessed sacred belongings return to their homelands and taken part in national conversations in Ottawa, a Saskatchewan First Nation chief says he senses the federal government opening its doors a little wider to First Nations voices.Flying Dust First Nation Chief Tyson Bear was in Montreal on Dec. 6 when 62 lo...
22h ago
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Prairie Snow & Christmas Glow: A Conversation with Jay and Danica on the Saskatchewan Country Closeup
Photo Credit: DMDS/Lauren Tutty Saskatchewan's Jay Semko and Danica Lorer have joined forces to bring decades of experience, laughter, songs bo...
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Local Sports
Mustangs' game postponed
Melfort Mustangs' game in La Ronge Tuesday night postponed
The Melfort Mustangs will have to wait a little longer to snap their two-game losing streak. The Mustangs' game in La Ronge against the Ice Wolves Tuesday night has been postponed due to an ice plant error at the arena.There is no word yet on a make-up date. Melfort dropped both games of a home-and-home series against ...
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CFL Schedule
CFL unveils 2026 schedule, with Riders' home opener set for June 13
The CFL has released its 2026 schedule, which means Rider fans can start marking their calendars.The Saskatchewan Roughriders - who return in 2026 as the defending Grey Cup champions - will open the league's preseason with an away game against the Calgary Stampeders on May 18, the earliest start ever for the team. The ...
Dec 09, 2025
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Riderville
The sheriff is back: Riders sign QB Trevor Harris to contract extension
Trevor Harris isn't done yet.With questions surrounding his future after winning the 2025 Grey Cup, the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced they have signed the 39-year-old quarterback to a one-year contract extension.He is coming off one of the best seasons in his 13-season CFL career, winning the 112th Grey Cup and be...
Dec 04, 2025
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International Spotlight
Ice Wolves' Kulikov to represent homeland at D1A World Junior Championships
A member of the La Ronge Ice Wolves is headed back into the international spotlight. The Sask. Junior Hockey League (SJHL) announced on Tuesday that Ice Wolves forward Nikita Kulikov has been selected to represent his home country of Ukraine at the 2026 IIHF Division IA World U20 Hockey Championship in Bled, Slovenia. ...
Dec 02, 2025
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Riders offseason
Riders' players look to keep band together for 2026 CFL season
There are plenty of pending free agents the Saskatchewan Roughriders will look to bring back - and a few of the players already locked in for 2026 have already begun their recruitment pitches."That started happening weeks ago," said defensive back Rolan Milligan Jr, who is signed through 2026. "We have a...
Nov 28, 2025
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Vanier Cup
Huskies fall in championship game at Mosaic Stadium
The Montreal Carabins defeated the USask Huskies 30-16 in the 2025 Vanier Cup at Mosaic Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Carabins quarterback Pepe Gonzalez threw three touchdown passes and passed for 344 yards.Brandon Gourgon hauled in a 41-yard pass from Gonzalez in the second quarter to give the Carabins an 11-3 lead. ...
Nov 22, 2025
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La Ronge Profiles
Athabasca Basin News
By Deht'anuhzeh Noey On June 1, 1982, Merv first stepped foot on the Rabbit Lake mine site as a young mill trainee. What he didn't know then was that this first day would mark the beginning of a remarkable 43-year career dedicated to growth, safety, and leadership at Cameco. Over the decades, Merv steadily advanced thr...
Oct 16, 2025
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10th Anniversary August 22-24, 2025
Waskesiu Lakeside Music Festival
Grab your dancin' sandals, or just kick back and enjoy the wonderful musical performances at the 2025 Waskesiu Lakeside Music Festival presented by Phantom Light Distillery. It's Waskesiu's biggest event of the year! The weekend is jam-packed with a variety of free family activities, including live on-stage musical ent...
Aug 13, 2025
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Athabasca Basin News
In northern Saskatchewan, a groundbreaking initiative has taken flight. The Dziret'ái Pilot Training Program, spearheaded by Rise Air, is a fully-funded endeavour designed to train candidates from the Athabasca Basin to become professional pilots, addressing a critical pilot shortage and longstanding barriers to...
Jul 24, 2025
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Canada
PM says new envoy to U.S. will have window to prepare for next phase of trade talks
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada's next ambassador to Washington will have a window to prepare for the next phase of trade relations with the United States. Carney notes Canada has finished its consultations on renewing the Canada-U.S.-M...
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CP NewsAlert: Recall petition issued for Alberta Premier Smith, two more ministers
EDMONTON - Elections Alberta says a recall petition has been issued for Premier Danielle Smith and two more of her United Conservative Party cabinet ministers. More coming. The Canadian Press
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Author Robert Munsch shares more details on dementia diagnosis in CBC interview
Beloved children's author Robert Munsch shared more details about his dementia diagnosis in a CBC News interview he said would be his "last hurrah." The "Love You Forever" author was diagnosed with dementia in 2021 and says he has chosen a medically as...
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Air Transat limits fallout from strike threat, flight cancellations under two dozen
MONTREAL - Air Transat says it managed to cap its flight cancellations at just 18 as it prepared for a possible strike that has now been averted. Transat A.T. Inc., which owns the airline, says the suspended flights included destinations in Mexico, the...
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Inside the Ring of Fire: A tale of two First Nations and a road that could change everything
WEBEQUIE AND NESKANTAGA FIRST NATIONS - This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. - I. THE WARNING The ancestors knew. First Nation elders understood the south would march north eventually. They knew it would come in waves, sometimes slow, somet...
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Why northern First Nations still rely on diesel fuel - and what could power the coveted Ring of Fire
NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION - This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. - The fumes coming through the walls of Neskantaga First Nation's nursing station warned of a crisis with a familiar smell. Diesel wafted from the flooded basement, a stench so...
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World
Egypt and Iran complain about planned World Cup 'Pride' match in Seattle
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over a World Cup soccer match in Seattle that is planned to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride. Leaders i...
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Judge orders Trump to end California National Guard troop deployment in Los Angeles
The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco ...
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Justice Department can unseal records from Epstein's 2019 sex trafficking case, judge says
NEW YORK (AP) - Secret grand jury transcripts from Jeffrey Epstein's 2019 sex trafficking case can be made public, a judge ruled Wednesday, joining two other judges in granting the Justice Department's requests to unseal material from in...
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Egypt and Iran complain about planned World Cup 'Pride' match in Seattle
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over a World Cup soccer match in Seattle that is planned to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride. Leaders in the nation's soccer federat...
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A'ja Wilson wins AP Female Athlete of the Year following historic 4th WNBA MVP
A'ja Wilson stood atop the WNBA again in 2025, winning an unprecedented fourth MVP as her Las Vegas Aces earned a third championship in four seasons. For that, she earned The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year on W...
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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado will miss Nobel Peace Prize ceremony
OSLO, Norway (AP) - Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado will miss the ceremony to award her the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Wednesday, the head of the Norwegian Nobel Institute said. Machado last appeared in ...
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