People south of Regina may notice some flares throughout Wednesday and Thursday. SaskEnergy will be conducting controlled natural gas flares at its natural gas storage facility off Highway 1 West. The company says this is necessary to perform operational upgrades to the system and remove excess gas from the facilities before work is done. SaskEnergy […]
In an effort to address safety issues in Victoria Park, lighting is going to be upgraded. It is something the executive director of Regina Downtown, Judith Veresuk, has been looking for since assuming the role almost a decade ago. “It is nice to check off that box because it is something I have wanted to […]
The Argo wildfire benefit concert in Saskatchewan is being called a huge success. A benefit concert Saturday July 6th for victims of a huge wildfire near Biggar in April raised over $75,000 Saskatchewan Stock Growers manager Chad MacPherson says over 400 people attended the benefit concert in Biggar. The event included live and silent auctions […]
UPDATE – All power has been restored.
Sergiy Bolshakov was watching TV in his Winnipeg hotel room when a firefighter knocked on the door and told him the building was being evacuated because of an emergency. The Toronto man quickly realized he wasn’t feeling well. “I felt very dizzy and had a headache,” said Bolshakov. He was among 46 people taken to […]
People in and around Regina are able to find businesses easier with a new app developed here in the Queen City. Fix it up allows customers to receive quotes from several companies for different services they request, allowing the customer to narrow their search to the one they want. President Brad Fekula said the app has over […]
Frightening moments for a homeowner in the town of Abernethy—just 30 kilometers from Fort Qu’Appelle. RCMP say two teenagers around 17-18 tried to get their way into the home yesterday (Monday) saying they were with a security company. The homeowner did not let the pair have access to the house since they had nothing indicating […]
Regina Police are looking for information that could solve a break, enter and theft ending with the loss of about 10 firearms. Police say the victim had locked a utility trailer, that had several personal items, at a compound on the 1400 block of Toronto Street over the weekend. Officers say it appears the suspect […]
Indigenous children face the highest rates of poverty in the country, with almost one in every two living in households with low incomes, says a new study that shows little improvement in the situation over the last decade. The study published by the Upstream Institute, written by researchers at the Assembly of First Nations and […]
Environment Canada has issued Rainfall Warnings in extreme southeastern Saskatchewan Tuesday morning. Places included in the warning are Weyburn, Estevan, Carlyle and Oxbow, among others. Heavy rain, with total amounts around 50 mm are expected Tuesday in those areas. The Weather Office says the majority of the rain should fall by this evening. Regina is […]
