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PORCUPINE PLAIN – It was a week full of activities, from canoeing, learning birch bark biting and beading to plant identification and healing knowledge. It brought over 250 people to gather, and it all revolved around learning Métis culture.  Brent Digness, Metis Nation-Saskatchewan Minister for Economic Development and Tourism said this was the first camp in […]

SASKATOON — A relative of the 15-year-old girl who was set on fire in their school has started a GoFundMe page to help the family with expenses, which could reach tens of thousands of dollars. The incident happened on Thursday at Evan Hardy Collegiate, where a 14-year-old female poured liquid on the victim and set her on […]

REGINA – A chance to win a prize package worth $1.4 million is on the line this fall as the Hospitals of Regina Foundation Home Lottery is under way. A number of top prizes are being offered in the fall home lottery. The $1.4 million grand prize package includes a show home located at 4147 […]

A Saskatoon high school student remembers the pungent smell of burned hair going up her nose, and something like the strong scent from a Sharpie marker, moments after she watched a schoolmate being set on fire. She had just stepped out of her Grade 9 social studies class for lunch on Thursday, she says, when […]

The former chief of the Prince Albert police service that was subject to an independent inquiry was paid nearly $430,000 after he retired, public documents show. The documents say Jonathan Bergen received $429,241 in 2023, roughly double the $200,626 he earned in 2022 and his $219,044 salary in 2021, while chief of police in Prince Albert. […]

REGINA — On the first day of classes for the Fall 2024 term, a record 17,409 students are attending the University of Regina. In a release issued this week, the university said this represents an increase of 524 students, or 3.1 per cent, over the first day of classes in the Fall 2023 term. Attending […]

Canada’s unemployment rate increased to 6.6 per cent in August as students continued to face a difficult summer hiring season. Statistics Canada’s labour force survey on Friday showed the economy added a modest 22,000 jobs last month, lagging the pace of population growth. The jobless rate increased from 6.4 per cent in July. Employment last […]

 Evan Hardy Collegiate is now the centre of a violent crime investigation after two students were involved in an altercation where a 14-year-old female suspect set fire to a 15 year old on Thursday, Sept. 5. Unconfirmed reports said the incident happened inside the classroom during lunch break. The suspect allegedly used a water bottle […]

Tony Playter announced today that he will step down as Chief Executive Officer of the Regina & District Chamber of Commerce. The post will be vacated by Playter on November 30, 2024. Having joined as interim CEO in January 2022 and officially taking the reins on July 1, 2022, Tony’s tenure has been marked by […]

(Wiseton Fire. Photo by Dean Keeler) A devastating blow has been dealt to the tiny village of Wiseton, SK this week. A fire destroyed the community’s town office, post office, and their former bar/hotel. The bar closed just before the pandemic and had been converted into a private residence. “The old hotel used to be […]