Much of southern Saskatchewan has been hit hard with rain Friday night, including the town of Assiniboia. Above is a picture of Nelson GM in the community, where water has surrounded the business. Environment Canada says they have no official recordings for rainfall in Assiniboia at the moment, although they have received results from other areas. […]
Regina Police have arrested two men with attempted murder in relation to an incident in mid-March. On March 15th, police were dispatched to the 2100 block of Quance Street east for a report of a weapons offence. Officers found a 25 year-old victim suffering from serious injuries, and he was transported to hospital. Further investigation by […]
People begin lining up for the start of the walk next to the Territorial Administration Building on Dewdney Avenue. (Photo: Moises Canales/620 CKRM) There was a lot of hustle and bustle in North Central Regina on Friday for the annual Smudge Walk that started from Dewdney Park. Mother Nature provided a perfect day for the […]
After Friday’s Ontario Court of Appeal decision that the federal carbon tax is constitutional, the Saskatchewan government responded with a statement expressing their disappointment in the result. The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled 4-1 in favour of the federal government, but the Ontario provincial government have announced they will appeal. The following statement was made […]
Two Saskatchewan residents are lucky lottery winners. Regina’s Leanne Lange won $100,000 on a LOTTO 6/49 free play. Lange says she checked her June 5th draw ticket on the mobile app and couldn’t believe that she won. She says she is going to pay off bills, share with her family and pay off her mortgage. […]
The Government of Saskatchewan has appointed two new judges. Noah Evanchuk is being appointed as a judge to the Provincial Court in Regina. Evanchuk received his law degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 2004 and began his career as a lawyer in Regina. A release says he has focused on criminal law since 2007. […]
You can’t get much more Canadian than buying a canoe with a briefcase full of Canadian Tire money. That’s what Tomas Terfloth did Thursday in Saskatoon. The price including tax came to $776.99. Most of the money was in 10-cent bills. Terfloth didn’t do it alone, though. He received a large donation from friends, family, […]
OSAKA, Japan — Canada is fortunate to have assembled a “broad international coalition” of countries who support Canada and believe arbitrary detentions are harmful, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Friday at the G20 summit in Osaka. Freeland, who spoke to reporters alongside her cabinet colleague Finance Minister Bill Morneau, said China has been hearing […]
The national Institute of Indigenous Peoples’ Health based out of the University of Saskatchewan wants to change the status quo over health inequities in comparison to the general Canadian population. IIPH’s scientific director and faculty member at the College of Medicine, Dr. Carrie Bourassa, says to change the status quo, things need to be done […]
China’s ban on imports of Canadian canola may have played a part in lower seeded acreage this spring. StatsCan’s latest crop survey says farmers planted 8.2 percent fewer acres to canola this spring. Regina Commodities futures advisor with P.I. Financial, Adam Pukalo, says weather and markets affected seeding plans this spring. He says it will […]
