A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for areas in the southern portion of the province. Environment Canada says conditions are favourable for the development of severe thunderstorms that may be capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain. The weather agency says thunderstorms have developed and will continue to move eastward […]
Transport Canada says it will require all commercial drivers to have electronic logging devices — one of the recommendations out of a coroner’s report into the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. The federal department says it will make the tamper-resistant devices mandatory on June 12, 2021. “These new mandatory logging devices in commercial vehicles will improve […]
A missing Alberta man is presumed drowned in a northern Saskatchewan lake. Green Lake RCMP say is received a report of a missing canoeist at Smoothstone Lake on June 8th. Police say two friends went camping in the area and a 27 year old Calgary man left the site at about 3:00pm to go fishing […]
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has confirmed a case of measles in Yorkton. SHA says the case was found in an infant traveller returning from a trip overseas. The authority adds that the traveler did fly into the Regina International Airport. An exposure alert has now been issued for other travelers on specific flights and through […]
Minor injuries were reported after a two-vehicle collision on Wednesday in northwest Regina. Regina Police say at about 6:00pm, a Ford Taurus heading westbound on Ninth Avenue North turned south onto McCarthy Boulevard and hit a truck hauling a trailer. The truck was heading eastbound. Police say the driver of the car and two passenger […]
Firefighters were called to a house fire in Regina’s North Central Thursday morning. Crews say when they arrived at the home in the 1300 block of Robinson Street at about 4:30am, smoke was visibly coming from the house. Regina Fire says by 6:00am, there were no flames or smoke visible from the outside and crews […]
A Regina resident has has scored $2-million from the Western 649. Louis Larson says he couldn’t believe when he won in the June 5th draw. Larson says he thought the machine goofed up because there were too many zeros behind the number two. He plans to share the money with his family and maybe buy […]
Starting Thursday, Wascana Pool will be free to the public. The City of Regina says with Maple Leaf being closed for construction this summer, it wanted to offer another option for residents cool off this summer. City’s Janine Daradich says it is also an opportunity to celebrate Wascana Pool’s last summer before being closed for […]
Environment Canada says southern Saskatchewan is running a moisture deficit of 200 millimeters or 8 inches this spring. Meteorologist Terri Lang says the southern grainbelt needs moisture for proper crop and pasture growth. She says there is need for a sustained gentle rain because the one year moisture deficit is 200 millimeters in many parts […]
The issue of body rub parlours have again been brought up at city hall. City administration has tabled their report to executive committee about how to regulate body rub parlours in Regina. Many delegates came to city hall to oppose the report, saying they want an outright ban of body rub parlours. Mayor Michael Fougere […]
