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The Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate for the first time in more than four years today, marking a major turning point in its fight against inflation. Governor Tiff Macklem says the Bank of Canada has more confidence inflation is moving closer to its two per cent target, citing various indicators that suggest […]

In a major operation, the Regina Drug Unit (RDU) and the Regina Police Service Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) team arrested three suspects and seized a significant quantity of illegal drugs last Thursday. The drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl, were found in two locations in Regina and have an estimated street value of over […]

An NDP MP says she hopes the polarized House of Commons will continue to put partisanship aside to pass her bill to criminalize coercive control this week, after hearing hundreds of personal stories about intimate partner violence.  Laurel Collins says legislators from across party lines have supported her private member’s bill, which seeks to criminalize […]

REGINA — The Saskatchewan NDP are painting Sask Party Cabinet Minister Jeremy Harrsion as a liar about recent revelations he brought a hunting gun to the legislature. The NDP is accusing Harrison of lying when he denied claims made by the speaker of the house on the last sitting day of the legislature last month.  […]

Five people are facing several charges, after a group of people forced themselves into a home. This happened Saturday in the 1500 Block of Cameron Street near Dewdney. Police were dispatched to the house just after 8 o’clock on Saturday night, and five men were arrested. Some of them had outstanding warrants according to police, […]

The Canadian Football League is moving the start time of Saturday’s season opener between the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Edmonton Elks. Kick off at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton is now 2:00 pm, instead of 5:00pm Its because the Edmonton Oilers have advanced to the NHL’s Stanley Cup Final, and game one goes Saturday in Florida. […]

MORTLACH — Anyone travelling down the Trans-Canada Highway near Mortlach will now recognize the entrance to the small village thanks to a lively, colourful, and unique 15-foot sculpture of Don Cherry. Completed earlier this month with the goal of attracting guests to the village’s upcoming “Meet Me in Mortlach” prairie-draw project, the sculpture is the creation of artist, […]

A statue depicting the Canadians who fought Nazi Germany 80 years ago will have a permanent home near the beaches they stormed on D-Day. The Royal Regina Rifles statue is to be unveiled Wednesday at Juno Beach in France, a day ahead of the milestone anniversary of the invasion that launched the beginning of the […]

The two sides aren’t far apart. Last week members of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation voted 55 percent to reject the latest contract offer from the provincial government. Friday, the two sides agreed to sit down on Wednesday to try and find a path towards a deal to end the protracted labour dispute. Education Minister Jeremy […]

As “Mining Week” wrapped up in Saskatchewan, several safety teams were put through their paces with strong competition. Teams from 18 mine sites around Saskatchewan at the 54th Saskatchewan Mining Association Emergency Response/Mine Rescue Skills Competition held at the World Trade Centre at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon. Teams working in underground and surface rescue displayed […]