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La Ronge

reinvigorate
Town council approves tax abatement, beautification grant programs
La Ronge council has approved a package of community development initiatives.At a regular council meeting earlier this week, two new tax abatements and a grant program were given the greenlight. As of April 5, residents and business owners can apply for tax abatements that will provide a waiver of municipal taxes assoc...
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business
New buyer announced for Osprey Wings
Osprey Wings Ltd. is in the process of being sold.It marks the second time in the last year an announcement has been made that the charter aircraft company that has served northern Saskatchewan for more than 50 years is changing hands. The first announcement in March 2023 was in regards to an undisclosed buyer. Accordi...
Mar 27, 2024
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council meeting
Public hearing called for homeless shelter relocation
The Town of La Ronge will host a public hearing in respect to a development permit application and bylaw amendment request from Kikinahk Friendship Centre.Kikinahk aims to convert the Waterbase Inn along the La Ronge Avenue into a homeless shelter. The centre has received funding from the federal government to purchase...
Mar 27, 2024
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pushing the limits
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 participants run one kilometre, followed by a functional workout station, repeated eight times. The sport began in Europe an...
Mar 26, 2024
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development
Council to decide on new homeless shelter application
A development permit application from Kikinahk Friendship Centre aims to convert the Waterbase Inn along the La Ronge Avenue to a homeless shelter. That's according to a document prepared by municipal administration ahead of tonight's regular town council meeting. It states Kikinahk received funding from the federal go...
Mar 26, 2024
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fundraiser
Polar Bear Plunge raises $11,200
More than $11,200 was raised at the Men of the North 2024 Polar Bear Plunge.The event, which was held for the second time, occurred at the beach at La Ronge's Patterson Park. It served as a fundraiser for both Men of the North, as well as Children North. Men of the North hosted a Polar Bear Plunge in La Ronge on Sunday...
Mar 25, 2024
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Saskatchewan

WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT
North Battleford completes the Great KD Domino Topple
Under the bright lights, hushed whispers filled the air with palpable excitement as the sea of blue and orange grew calmer with every tick of the 10,286 KD boxes as they fell to the floor."I'm ecstatic," said Dan Fox, school liaison with Living Sky School Division. "I'm happy for the kids who put in all ...
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Tragic events
RCMP says four deaths near Neudorf were result of murder-suicide
The RCMP revealed Thursday that its investigation into four deaths near Neudorf on Sunday has determined the incident was a murder-suicide.In an update, police said a 67-year-old man, a 58-year-old woman and their 30-year-old son were murdered. The Mounties said another son, aged 34, died as a result of self-inflicted ...
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Kraft Hockeyville
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 Hockey League (NHL) game."We are the sixth finalist that's come out of Saskatchewan, and no Saskatchewan team has ...
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SASK SCHOOLS
Sask. government promises graduations will go ahead despite labour spat with teachers
Saskatchewan's education minister says the province will make sure high school graduation ceremonies go ahead should teachers take job action.Jeremy Cockrill couldn't provide details on the plan but said the government is working with school boards to ensure students can walk the stage.The Saskatchewan Party government...
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TO TAX OR NOT TO TAX?
Economists hope to dispel myths as carbon tax increase approaches
It has its critics and its supporters, but who is right and who is wrong when it comes to the debate over the federal carbon tax?As of April 1, that levy will rise from $65 to $80 a tonne, representing an increase of 23 per cent. That increase will mean a rise in energy bills and an addition of roughly three cents a li...
Mar 27, 2024
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Time to vote
PBCN prepares for election
Members of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation head to the polls next month.The election for chief and council has been scheduled for April 9 and a list of candidates was released Monday by the electoral officer. They have however indicated the list is still subject to change and may have to do in part with a requirement all ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Local Sports

Riders searching for next Canadian star at CFL combine
In 2007, Corey Mace was a CFL prospect trying to earn a job.Now, as the new head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Port Moody, B.C. product is looking to give some Canadian talent their chance to show what they can do."To be on the flip side of this, it's a cool aspect, just having a little bit of an unde...
Mar 20, 2024
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CFL COMBINE
Riders searching for next Canadian star at CFL combine
In 2007, Corey Mace was a CFL prospect trying to earn a job.Now, as the new head coach of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, the Port Moody, B.C. product is looking to give some Canadian talent their chance to show what they can do."To be on the flip side of this, it's a cool aspect, just having a little bit of an unde...
Mar 20, 2024
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sjhl
Ice Wolves shut out of playoffs, ends season with awards banquet
With the regular season finished and without a spot in the playoffs, the Ice Wolves held its annual awards banquet Saturday at the Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre. "It went very good," Head Coach Kevin Kaminski said about the event, noting there were about 160 attendees. "It was a packed crowd an...
Mar 18, 2024
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Riders
Former Rider CEO Jim Hopson honoured by CFL team
The Saskatchewan Roughriders recently honoured former president-CEO Jim Hopson.The CFL team renamed the auditorium at Mosaic Stadium the Jim Hopson Auditorium.Hopson, who's battling colon cancer, joined the Green Zone to talk about the honour and his hope of a long-lasting legacy with the Riders.He said the Riders and ...
Mar 16, 2024
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CONCORDIA DEFEATS HOSTS
Huskies slide to consolation side after loss to Concordia
The top-seeded Concordia Stingers defeated the U of S Huskies 4-0 in the second quarter-final of the 2024 GFL USPORTS women's hockey championships, presented by Connect Energy, on Thursday night at Merlis Belsher Place. Concordia opened the scoring on an Emmy Fecteau shot that hit a stick and fluttered over goaltender ...
Mar 15, 2024
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Calgary Stampeders add former Roughriders coach Craig Dickenson as senior consultant
Dave and Craig Dickenson are together again with the Calgary Stampeders.The Stampeders appointed Craig Dickenson as a senior consultant Tuesday. His younger brother Dave Dickenson is Calgary's head coach and GM.This marks the elder Dickenson's third stint with Calgary. He served as a receivers coach in 2002, then joine...
Mar 13, 2024
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Canada

New study says fireworks have small effect on air quality, but doctors not impressed
MONTREAL - Almost a year after smog from wildfires led officials in Montreal to cancel two major fireworks shows, groups representing pyrotechnics companies have released a study that concludes the displays have a small effect on air quality. But doctors and an environmental health specialist warn the fireworks can sti...
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Half of Canadians support TikTok ban, with U.S. concerns 'trickling' north: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll indicates 51 per cent of Canadians support banning the social media app TikTok, after a U.S. bill aiming to do just that passed in the House of Representatives. Canada has ordered its own national security review of TikTok, something the Liberal government revealed following passage of the U.S. bill...
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Trudeau won't say if he has spoken to Housefather since Gaza motion
OTTAWA - Quebec MP Anthony Housefather remains undecided on his future more than a week after a House of Commons motion on Israel and Gaza left him questioning whether he will remain in the Liberal party. And Prime Minister Minister Justin Trudeau isn't saying if he has even been talking to Housefather to try and keep ...
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Four Saskatchewan family members died in murder-suicide, RCMP say
NEUDORF, SASK. - RCMP say four members of the same family found dead earlier this week in a rural Saskatchewan home were the victims of a murder-suicide. Mounties say a 67-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman, along with their 30-year-old son, were killed on the property near Neudorf, about 130 kilometres east of Regin...
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B.C. First Nation, Catholic Church announce 'sacred covenant' to be signed on Easter
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Vancouver's Catholic Archbishop says a 'Sacred Covenant' agreement has been reached with the First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., that announced the discovery the remains of more than 200 children at the site of a former residential school. Archbishop J. Michael Miller of the Catholic archdiocese of Vancou...
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Quebec minister to order probe after complaint about QMJHL English-only playoff garb
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it will ask the province's language watchdog to investigate after the leader of the Parti Québécois complained about a lack of French on a QMJHL team's playoff garb. On Wednesday night, PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon complained on X, formerly Twitter, about T-shir...
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World

Mob in Mexico brutally beats suspected kidnapper to death hours before Holy Week procession
TAXCO, Mexico (AP) - A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco brutally beat a woman to death Thursday because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl, rampaging just hours before the city's famous Holy Week procession. On the eve of Good Friday, men walk through the colonial streets of Taxco wearing ...
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Suspect charged with murder in a series of stabbings in a northern Illinois city
CHICAGO (AP) - A 22-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in a stabbing rampage that killed 4 people in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. Winnebago County State's Attorney J. Hanley said during a news conference that Christian Soto will be in court Thursday afternoon to hear the char...
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Russian veto brings end to UN panel monitoring enforcement of North Korea nuclear sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution Thursday in a move that effectively abolishes the monitoring by United Nations experts of U.N. sanctions against North Korea aimed at reining in its nuclear program, though the sanctions themselves remain in place. Russia's vote sparked Western accusations that Mosc...
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UN top court orders Israel to open more land crossings for aid into Gaza
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The top United Nations court on Thursday ordered Israel to take measures including opening more land crossings to allow food, water, fuel and other supplies into Gaza to tackle crippling shortages in the war-ravaged enclave. The International Court of Justice issued two new so-called provi...
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Punxsutawney Phil, the spring-predicting groundhog, and wife Phyliss are parents of 2 babies
Now we know what Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog who predicts whether an early spring will arrive each Feb. 2, does on the other 364 days. The Pennsylvania group that handles Phil, and his groundhog wife, Phyliss, says the couple have become parents. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club said in a Facebook post Wednesday th...
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Rays' Wander Franco placed on administrative leave through June 1 as sexual abuse probe continues
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay All-Star shortstop Wander Franco was placed on administrative leave through June 1 under an agreement between Major League Baseball and the players' association while the investigation continues in an alleged relationship with a minor. Administrative leave is not disciplinary under...
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