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Sask. musician Colter Wall indefinitely cancels concerts for mental health Saskatchewan musician, Colter Wall, has cancelled all upcoming live performances over mental health concerns.Wall shared in a social media post on Wed...

Sask. musician Colter Wall indefinitely cancels concerts for mental health

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Tailgating law fully passed, ready in time for Riders opener SLGA Minister Warren Kaeding said he'll be among those out near Mosaic Stadium ahead of the Roughriders' season opener for the very first day of tailg...

Tailgating law fully passed, ready in time for Riders opener

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Treaty 6 Leaders discuss ‘historic’ meeting with His Majesty, King Charles III For the first time since meeting with His Majesty, King Charles III at Buckingham Palace, leaders from Treaty 6 First Nations are speaking publicly ab...

Treaty 6 Leaders discuss ‘historic’ meeting with His Majesty, King Charles III

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New councillor for Ile-a-la Crosse Residents of Ile-a-la Crosse have a new village councillor. A by-election was held on Wednesday, which saw Carmen Corrigal elected with 65 votes. She ...

New councillor for Ile-a-la Crosse

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Business booming in Fond du Lac after Northern Store closure A business in Fond du Lac has experienced a surge in customers following the closure of the Northern Store in February. Terry and Brenda Fern have bee...

Business booming in Fond du Lac after Northern Store closure

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‘I caught a fish!’: 9 year old wins $30K with first place Northern Pike Catching a 4.8-pound Pike can be exciting for anyone with a line in the water, but when nine-year-old Sophia Poitras reeled in her big catch during th...

‘I caught a fish!’: 9 year old wins $30K with first place Northern Pike

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Normal spring runoff predicted despite recent snowfall   The Water Security Agency (WSA) is predicting a normal spring runoff for most of central Saskatchewan despite several recent snowfalls. Numbers releas...

Normal spring runoff predicted despite recent snowfall  

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Some Sask. farmers to get winter elk hunting permits next year to protect land The province is taking a new step to deal with large herds of elk damaging crops by allowing hunting outside of the regular hunting season.Environment...

Some Sask. farmers to get winter elk hunting permits next year to protect land

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Murderer Jason McKay dies while in custody at Sask. Penitentiary Less than two weeks after his sentence was handed down, Jason McKay has died.Correctional Services of Canada said he died on Wednesday while in custod...

Murderer Jason McKay dies while in custody at Sask. Penitentiary

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Canada will ‘do its part’ to help IEA release of oil reserves: Hodgson Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said Wednesday Canada will "do its part" to lower the cost of oil globally as a bloc of nations looks to tame t...

Canada will ‘do its part’ to help IEA release of oil reserves: Hodgson

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Sask. provides new option for owners to keep guns amid federal buyback On Wednesday afternoon, The Saskatchewan Firearms Amendment Act was passed, including an amendment added just the night before, allowing owners to kee...

Sask. provides new option for owners to keep guns amid federal buyback

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WATCH: Education day with the Riders Upon entering the library at St. Francis school in Prince Albert, Noah Zerr who stands at a towering 6-7, was greeted with applause, excitement, and s...

WATCH: Education day with the Riders

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Woodland Wellness Centre receives $1.5 million for mobile outreach intiative The Woodland Wellness Centre will receive up to $1.5 million in federal funding to address opioid addiction and mental health issues. The funding, app...

Woodland Wellness Centre receives $1.5 million for mobile outreach intiative

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Sask. born woman embarking on ambitious teepee project Brenda Mercer is undertaking a big project, motivated by something very personal - a desire to better understand and connect with her culture.This spr...

Sask. born woman embarking on ambitious teepee project

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Construction of new park could start this spring Construction of a delayed park project in La Ronge's Robertson Drive area will likely begin this spring. A ParticiPARK is a pilot project funded by th...

Construction of new park could start this spring

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Sask. advocate participating in United Nations session in NYC Growing up in the small city of Melfort, Syndel Thomas Kozar never thought she would have the chance to see the world. Through her community work and ...

Sask. advocate participating in United Nations session in NYC

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Drug impairment far outpaces alcohol impairment in La Ronge traffic blitz    Another blitz by Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services resulted in 47 drivers being removed from the road. More than half had drugs in their system. RCMP...

Drug impairment far outpaces alcohol impairment in La Ronge traffic blitz   

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‘Very disappointed’: Union head frustrated with new health-care plan The provincial government is touting its new health-care plan as the way it's going to get Saskatchewan people the care they need, but at least one un...

‘Very disappointed’: Union head frustrated with new health-care plan

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Sask. budget tease: Municipal revenue sharing up eight per cent for 2026-27 As has become almost a tradition for the Sask. Party Government, it unveiled the Municipal Revenue Sharing total for the coming fiscal year a week ahe...

Sask. budget tease: Municipal revenue sharing up eight per cent for 2026-27

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Friends of deceased woman call for answers The sudden passing this month of Tanya Roberts at Montreal Lake Cree Nation (MLCN), has caused her closest friends a great deal of pain as they strugg...

Friends of deceased woman call for answers

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Homeless campground discussed by La Ronge council La Ronge council seems to be in a favour of the creation of a homeless campground in the Finlayson snow dump area. The homeless encampment would be us...

Homeless campground discussed by La Ronge council

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Saskatchewan First Nations, Métis see opportunity in purchase of Freshwater Fish Marketing Corp.   Fish harvesters in Saskatchewan say they can supply a lot of northern fish to domestic and international markets and are taking steps to expand an ind...

Saskatchewan First Nations, Métis see opportunity in purchase of Freshwater Fish Marketing Corp.  

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New LLRIB gas bar to feature Chester’s Chicken Keethanow Group of Businesses, which is operated by the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB), will open a new gas station by the end of 2026. "We found ou...

New LLRIB gas bar to feature Chester’s Chicken

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First Nations leaders unveil items repatriated from the Vatican at History Museum First Nations leaders unveiled today five items repatriated to their communities after being at the Vatican for more than a century, and unboxed anoth...

First Nations leaders unveil items repatriated from the Vatican at History Museum

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Expanding scope of practice, private surgeries part of new Sask. health care plan The Saskatchewan government is putting forward a new plan with the goal of giving more people better access to health care.The Patients First Health C...

Expanding scope of practice, private surgeries part of new Sask. health care plan

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CCHS curling team strikes silver at provincials A silver win at the Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association Provincials Girls Curling Championships in Martensville capped off a remarkable sea...

CCHS curling team strikes silver at provincials

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SIRT report shows death on Fishing Lake First Nation was result of self-inflicted wound The death of a man being pursued by RCMP in Fishing Lake in September 2024 was due to a shotgun wound to his head, according to a report from the Seri...

SIRT report shows death on Fishing Lake First Nation was result of self-inflicted wound

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No bids yet as deadline approaches for Duck Lake naming rights It doesn't appear the Town of Duck Lake is going to change its name.The community is just weeks away from a deadline to submit bids for the naming rig...

No bids yet as deadline approaches for Duck Lake naming rights

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Burr leaves council for municipal management Tabitha Burr has stepped down as an Air Ronge councillor. In a statement to larongeNOW, she explained that after careful reflection, she decided to ac...

Burr leaves council for municipal management

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Saskatchewan-made ‘activity-first’ app helps connect people with similar interests "Loneliness is an epidemic. Health Canada backs that up. We have this incredible country full of things to do and too many of us are sitting them out ...

Saskatchewan-made ‘activity-first’ app helps connect people with similar interests

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