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REGINA – At the legislature Tuesday, MLAs and guests braved the ice and snow to remember those who died during the Holodomor. The Holodomor, the Ukrainian word for “extermination by hunger,” was a Soviet-engineered famine that took place in 1932-33. The famine resulted in the deaths of millions of Ukrainian people. Ceremonies took place at […]

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in October rose eight per cent compared with September. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 240,761 units in October, up from 223,391 in September. The increase came as the annual pace of urban housing starts […]

Two men are to stand trial on human smuggling charges this week, almost three years after a family from India was found frozen to death on the border between Manitoba and Minnesota. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand are accused of being part of a large operation that brought Indian nationals to Canada on student […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has left Peru for the G20 summit in Brazil as Ottawa seeks its place in a rift between the United States and booming economies in the developing world. The Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum with leaders ranging from long-standing allies such as French President Emmanuel Macron to populist firebrands […]

Former Humboldt Bronco hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki has an entourage these days — complete with cameras and microphones — now that he’s changed his path to the Paralympics from the ice to the hardwood. “Prairie Cat Productions reached out and mentioned this idea of kind of filming me in my wheelchair basketball career and possibly […]

REGINA – While there still too many people staying home, election officials in Regina are pleased that more people did cast their ballots in the 2024 municipal vote. According to official numbers released Thursday at Regina City Hall there was an overall voter turnout of 26 per cent, up about five per cent from 2020. […]

With the cold months drawing ever closer, its always nice to start planning for next summer. Country Thunder has taken the wraps off its line-up for the 2025 edition of the show, and like last year, a major rock band will be one of the headliners. Def Leppard, Jason Aldean and Bailey Zimmerman have were […]

Saskatchewan RCMP charged two people following the seizure of 31 firearms from a home and rural site near Lafleche.  The Swift Current Trafficking Response Team, along with other police units, executed search warrants last Friday, uncovering loaded and unsafely stored firearms, ammunition, prohibited devices, and a stolen vehicle.  A 46-year-old Lafleche man, faces additional charges […]

Saskatchewan’s fall legislative session will begin on November 25, Premier Scott Moe announced today. Moe emphasized that the new government will work on priorities important to Saskatchewan residents, including healthcare, education, and economic growth. This time around, the opposition gallery will be considerably bigger, with the NDP winning 27 of 61 seats.   The two-week sitting […]

REGINA – The mayor’s race in Regina has produced a big upset. With all 43 polls now reporting, Chad Bachynski has won the mayor’s race defeating Lori Bresciani in second place with incumbent Sandra Masters back in third place. His margin of victory is over 3,000 votes. The result means Bachynski, a project manager who has no elected experience in politics, has taken […]