National Indigenous People’s Day was celebrated at Government’s House Friday. The day was highlighted with the planting of two tobacco plants on the property to show respect to the tradition tobacco carries in first nations culture. Elmer Eashappie said the planting of tobacco shows respect to first nations beliefs. “(Friday) marks a really important day […]
The Regina Catholic School Division will enter the next school year with a balanced budget as schools prepare for a record number of enrolled students in the fall. But in order to reach a balance, the school division had to deliver cuts to some of their programming. Some are reacting to the cuts to the division’s speech and […]
Punnichy RCMP have announced that all emergency personnel have left the scene of the accident. Despite the highway being opened for travel, the investigation is still ongoing. The RCMP would like to thank the public for their understanding during this time. Original story RCMP are telling those in the Quinton area to expect delays and […]
A plaque was unveiled Friday at The Crescents School to show significance to the school’s name change that took place last year. The school used to be named after Nicholas Flood Davin, who produced the ‘Report on Industrial Schools for Indians and Half-Breeds’ at the request of then-Prime Minister Sir John A. MacDonald in 1879. […]
People of all ages gathered inside Henry Baker Hall at Regina City Hall to hear speeches and view performances. (Photos: Moises Canales/620 CKRM) National Indigenous Peoples Day kicked off in downtown Regina late Friday morning with festivities taking place at City Hall. This is the seventh time this event has been held in the Queen […]
The call to introduce legislation on vaping is being made again. The Canadian Cancer Society makes the call after a Canadian study released in the British Medical Journal showed a dramatic rise in youth vaping and youth smoking with reports that students in Grade 5 and 6 are vaping. Spokesperson Donna Pasiechnik says the government […]
A 15-year-old male has been handed numerous charges following an incident that occurred on Wednesday in east Regina. The charges come after the youth attempted to stop a vehicle on the Victoria Street service road with a stolen truck in an effort to rob a driver at gun point. Regina Police were dispatched at 1:15 […]
The City of Regina says work will begin on Monday at the former Capital Pointe site at the corner of Albert and Victoria. Work will include back filling the hole, removing shoring components and reinstating public access to roads and sidewalks in the area. The city says the contract has been awarded to CBS Contracting […]
(Photo courtesy of Wheatland Express) Whether you like model railways or you’re interested in riding a passenger train, this weekend will be the opportunity to experience all these and more in the Saskatchewan communities of Wakaw and Cudworth. This weekend marks the first annual Railway Days Model Railway Expo and Tours in the two towns, […]
Regina Police have charged one man and three teenage boys with several counts of arson, after a structure fire and several garbage bin blazes between February and June. In late March Police and Regina Fire were called to a fire at a vacant house on the 1100 block of Cameron Street, where the cause of […]
