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Sales, prices still rising in smaller Sask real estate markets
July numbers show the continuation of price increases in smaller Saskatchewan real estate markets with Humboldt, Meadow Lake, Melfort, North Battleford and Prince Albert all reporting year-over-year i...
Aug 08, 2024

Warmest July on record for La Ronge, Meadow Lake
La Ronge and Meadow Lake had the warmest July on record. That's according to data from Environment and Climate Change Canada, which showed the month mean temperature for La Ronge at 20.5 C (60 years o...
Aug 08, 2024
Riders head to Ottawa for 5:30 p.m. clash with Redblacks Thursday
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are out east on a short week to try and get back into the win column.Saskatchewan will take on the Ottawa Redblacks on Thursday. Kickoff for the game is set for 5:30 p.m.T...
Aug 08, 2024

Creating art and connections in the Rivers West District
An effort to promote community engagement and give locals a chance to express themselves through art was a successful event in the community of Paynton last week.Nineteen participants from 10 communit...
Aug 07, 2024

Two former NHLers charged in world junior sexual assault case sign in Russia's KHL
Two of the five former Team Canada world junior hockey players awaiting trial for an alleged group sexual assault in 2018 have signed contracts with teams in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), accor...
Aug 07, 2024

Six new homes completed for low-income families in La Loche
La Loche has six new affordable single parent homes after a joint investment from the provincial and federal governments. The two-bedroom homes are in three semi-detached buildings in the community. T...
Aug 06, 2024

Onion Lake hosts Search and Rescue training weekend
Training is key when it comes to delivering life-saving services and that's exactly what Saskatchewan's Search and Rescue groups were doing in the FireSong Resort Village on Fowler Lake this weekend. ...
Aug 06, 2024

JSCN youth help clear path to Tony Cote Summer Games
Through blistering heat, wind, and rain, ten youths from James Smith Cree Nation are participating in the sacred tradition of the lance run. They are travelling on foot from Saskatoon to La Ronge to c...
Aug 05, 2024

Medal streak ends for Canada at Paris Olympics with 3x3 basketball loss to U.S.
PARIS - The Maple Leaf was not raised on Day 10 of the Paris Olympics after Canadian athletes were held off the podium for the first time at the Games. The women's 3x3 basketball team had given hope t...
Aug 05, 2024
Nature non-profit wants Canadians to grab cameras and get outside this weekend
The Nature Conservancy of Canada is encouraging Canadians to get outside and snap a photo or take footage of the nature around them.The group's Big Backyard BioBlitz, which began Thursday and runs thr...
Aug 04, 2024