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La Ronge apartment building torched in overnight fire A section of the Burns and Hall apartments in La Ronge went up in flames last night. Photos and videos posted to social media showed a raging fire on ...

La Ronge apartment building torched in overnight fire

10.10.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Canada Post union switching from countrywide to rotating strikes The union representing Canada Post employees says it will switch from a countrywide strike to rotating strikes starting Saturday morning, in a decisio...

Canada Post union switching from countrywide to rotating strikes

10.10.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Saskatchewan Roughriders look to clinch West Division in Argos clash The Saskatchewan Roughriders can check off one goal from their list this weekend.If the Riders (11-4) can beat the Toronto Argonauts (5-11) in Friday'...

Saskatchewan Roughriders look to clinch West Division in Argos clash

10.10.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meals in the field and hats in combines: a look into end of harvest traditions The end of harvest is a special, but stressful time in Saskatchewan. For farmers, it's the busiest season of the year where a full spring and summer's...

Meals in the field and hats in combines: a look into end of harvest traditions

09.10.2025 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜A pretty big game’: Riders’ kicker Brett Lauther back for Argos showdown Saskatchewan Roughriders kicker Brett Lauther knows how important this week's game against the Toronto Argonauts could be.If the Riders get a win at M...

β€˜A pretty big game’: Riders’ kicker Brett Lauther back for Argos showdown

09.10.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Once jailed for addiction, Susan Sebulsky now helps others find hope through Sask.’s newest drug court In a basement office in downtown North Battleford, Susan Sebulsky starts each day with a simple goal - to help someone else find the hope she once nee...

Once jailed for addiction, Susan Sebulsky now helps others find hope through Sask.’s newest drug court

09.10.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Skilliter elected to town council The council table in La Ronge is full once again.Bruce Skilliter was elected on Wednesday with 174 votes.Glen Watchel was runner-up with 56 votes, fol...

Skilliter elected to town council

09.10.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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FSIN confirms receipt of KPMG audit list, begins comprehensive review The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is confirming receipt of a list of items referenced in the KPMG Forensic Audit Summary Report re...

FSIN confirms receipt of KPMG audit list, begins comprehensive review

09.10.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Blue Jays advance to ALCS with series win over Yankees NEW YORK - Forget the preseason prognostications. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the worst-to-first Toronto Blue Jays believe they're as good as anybody.Ha...

Blue Jays advance to ALCS with series win over Yankees

09.10.2025 15:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Prime Minister Carney says next 48 hours will be β€˜crucial’ to Gaza peace process Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is urging all parties involved in the U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan to follow through, and Ottawa is looking at h...

Prime Minister Carney says next 48 hours will be β€˜crucial’ to Gaza peace process

09.10.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Justice minister rules out withdrawing legal submission on notwithstanding clause Justice Minister Sean Fraser has rejected calls from five premiers for Ottawa to withdraw its legal argument calling for limits on the use of the Cons...

Justice minister rules out withdrawing legal submission on notwithstanding clause

08.10.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜A dream come true’: Edam’s Abbey Harty makes history as Miss Rodeo Canada 2026 When Abbey Harty first climbed into a saddle at age five, she couldn't have imagined it would one day carry her all the way to a national crown."I sta...

β€˜A dream come true’: Edam’s Abbey Harty makes history as Miss Rodeo Canada 2026

08.10.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Carney set to return to Ottawa without a deal to end the U.S. tariffs Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to return to Ottawa today with no deals to remove U.S. tariffs from Canadian goods, but he's leaving his key ministe...

Carney set to return to Ottawa without a deal to end the U.S. tariffs

08.10.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Restoration of La Ronge signs now complete Work has been completed on five new signs throughout the Town of La Ronge. Mosquito Workshop owner Greg Lobb began work on the signs in mid-July and w...

Restoration of La Ronge signs now complete

07.10.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pause extended indefinitely for Sask. Crown land sales An auction of Crown land has been stopped in its tracks this month, after the premier announced an indefinite extension of the pause on Crown land sal...

Pause extended indefinitely for Sask. Crown land sales

07.10.2025 22:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New Air Ronge bridge expected to open by Oct. 31 Construction of the new bridge in Air Ronge is expected to be completed by the end of this month. That's according to an email to larongeNOW from the ...

New Air Ronge bridge expected to open by Oct. 31

07.10.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sask Polytech to close bookstores on Prince Albert and Moose Jaw campuses A sharp decline in international student enrolment continues to take its toll on Saskatchewan Polytechnic schools. Rosby James, president of the stude...

Sask Polytech to close bookstores on Prince Albert and Moose Jaw campuses

07.10.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bookings begin for fall flu and COVID vaccines It's time once again to roll up your sleeves.Saskatchewan residents can start booking appointments to receive this year's respiratory illness vaccinat...

Bookings begin for fall flu and COVID vaccines

07.10.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tariff relief tempered as Carney set to have second Oval Office meeting with Trump WASHINGTON - Mark Carney is set to have his second meeting in the Oval Office with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday as the prime minister balanc...

Tariff relief tempered as Carney set to have second Oval Office meeting with Trump

07.10.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sask. govt lays out lithium royalty structure as demand for critical minerals grows With lithium mining emerging as an important industry for Saskatchewan, the provincial government is working to create "a clear and consistent royalty...

Sask. govt lays out lithium royalty structure as demand for critical minerals grows

06.10.2025 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reconciliation through participation and education A Muslim organization in Regina is intent on building bridges with the local and provincial Indigenous communities.The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community - Re...

Reconciliation through participation and education

06.10.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Silence is killing us’: Trial begins for final person accused in Megan Gallagher’s death The trial for the final person charged in the connection of Megan Gallagher's death began on Monday at the court of King's Bench in Saskatoon.The Mtis...

β€˜Silence is killing us’: Trial begins for final person accused in Megan Gallagher’s death

06.10.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump vows new 25% tariff on heavy trucks ahead of Carney meeting U.S. President Donald Trump says he will slap a 25 per cent tariff on medium and heavy-duty truck imports, an announcement that comes just a day befor...

Trump vows new 25% tariff on heavy trucks ahead of Carney meeting

06.10.2025 18:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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10 Years of Reconciliation work: Where are we at? In 2015, a relatively new organization released an executive summary demanding the country start down a new path.The Truth and Reconciliation Commissi...

10 Years of Reconciliation work: Where are we at?

06.10.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Arrests made following shooting death in Pinehouse Charges have been laid in relation to a shooting death in Pinehouse Lake. An RCMP media release states on Oct. 3 around 2 p.m., police received a repo...

Arrests made following shooting death in Pinehouse

06.10.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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With deficit set to soar, Ottawa shifts budgets from spring to fall Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government plans to table the federal budget in the fall going forward, ending the long-standing practice of rele...

With deficit set to soar, Ottawa shifts budgets from spring to fall

06.10.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Saskatchewan fans cheer as Jays blast Yankees 13-7 in Game 2 Blue Jays fever swept through the Barley Mill Brew Pub in Regina on Sunday night as Toronto demolished the New York Yankees 13-7 in Game 2 of the Amer...

Saskatchewan fans cheer as Jays blast Yankees 13-7 in Game 2

06.10.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ice Wolves win one, lose one during weekend home games The Ice Wolves earned their first win of the season on Saturday against the Estevan Bruins. "It was great. I thought the boys played a good 45 minutes...

Ice Wolves win one, lose one during weekend home games

06.10.2025 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Proof and pledge of stability’: Supreme Court of Canada marks 150 years OTTAWA - A century and a half ago, it had only six judges, no permanent home and a less than onerous workload.The Supreme Court of Canada is tracing i...

β€˜Proof and pledge of stability’: Supreme Court of Canada marks 150 years

05.10.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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More bat encounters raise rabies concerns Health officials say Saskatoon has seen a sharp rise in bat encounters this year, and several of those bats have tested positive for rabies.Dr. Simon ...

More bat encounters raise rabies concerns

05.10.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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