Students, instructors and others gather in front for a photo following Monday morning’s celebration. (Photo: Moises Canales/620 CKRM) Sunny and breezy weather made it a perfect morning to hold a celebration for Regina and area high school students who participated in a building project in the city. Students from Regina Public Schools, Regina Catholic […]
OTTAWA — A coalition of oil and gas industry groups, chambers of commerce and manufacturers associations say there is no room to fix the government’s environmental assessment legislation. The Save Canadian Jobs coalition is changing their slogan from “Fix Bill C-69” to “Stop Bill C-69” after the government rejected most of the changes proposed last week by […]
A new federal program aiming to give homebuyers some help covering their mortgage costs will kick in on Labour Day — weeks before a federal election — with the first payments flowing in early November, just days after voters across Canada go to the polls. The Liberals unveiled details Monday of the $1.25-billion plan, which […]
The winner of a one million dollar MAXMILLIONS draw from last Tuesday’s Lotto MAX draw has come forward. Wade Thomas of Strasbourg and his mother Jean purchased the winning ticket from the Sherwood Co-Op Gas Bar on Albert Street. Thomas says he doesn’t know why, but when he purchased his ticket for the draw he […]
Some areas of the province in desperate need of rain saw that much needed precipitation over the weekend. Pilger, east of Saskatoon, was the rainfall champion at 64 millimeters. Environment Canada’s Dan Kulak said other portions, particularly in east central Saskatchewan also got a decent amount of rainfall. “We had totals of over 30 millimeters […]
Over 30,000 people are expected to attend the Canada Farm Progress show, which opens Wednesday in Regina. Manager Shirley Janeczko said there are over 500 exhibits at the show, featuring the latest in high-tech farm equipment. She said there will be over 500 visitors from 55 countries including Brazil and Ethiopia. “As well as we […]
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is reporting that the job vacancy rate in Saskatchewan is increasing slightly. While the federal rate is up to 3.3%, Saskatchewan rermains below the average, but increased slightly to 2.3$, representing 8,000 unfilled jobs. Prairie Director Marilyn Braun-Pollon said work needs to be done to match people’s skill set […]
Sunday marks the end of National Blood Donor Week, and Canadian Blood Services is launching a new campaign in an attempt to boost donations across the country. The reasons campaign allows donors to share their story about why they donate blood or plasma on the Canadian Blood Services website in order to inspire others to […]
The Riders have placed starting QB Zach Collaros on the 6-game injured list. Collaros took a shot in the head from Ticats linebacker Simoni Lawrence on the third offensive play Thursday. Collaros did not return to the game. “It was a team decision,” says Head Coach Craig Dickenson. “It was management and the player and […]
The federal NDP says if it is elected this fall it will expand Canada’s health-care system, starting with fast-tracking a universal drug plan to ensure a late 2020 start date. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says if his party forms government after the October federal election, it will inject $10 billion annually into a national pharmacare […]
