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Lawyers for the provincial government argued for a judge to dismiss a challenge of a law that requires parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at school. Deron Kuski told court the law doesn’t breach the Charter and is in the best interest of gender-diverse children. He said children could be […]

Victim impact statements have been read at the sentencing hearing for a man who ran over and killed a Saskatchewan RCMP officer more than two years ago.  Melanie Patton, the mother of Const. Shelby Patton, told court today she has been gutted after losing her only son. Alphonse Stanley Traverse pleaded guilty last year to […]

The new provincial “Drug Alert System” was launched today.Regina Mayor Sandra Masters was flanked by the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Tim McLeod, as well as representatives from the Coroner’s Service, Regina Fire, Saskatoon Fire as well as police from both cities. “The goal of drug alerts is to increase awareness of the dangers […]

Three people were injured in an apparent explosion in the 400 Block of Albert Street yesterday afternoon. Regina Fire and Protective Services has issued a statement, but there is still no official word on what caused the blast. Initially fire fighters thought they were investigating an exploding electrical transformer. The statement goes on to say […]

The lack of a contract with the province’s teachers is starting to come to a boil. The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation has announced there will be a one day walkout province wide on Tuesday, January 16th. Teachers are legally obligated to give 48 hours notice, but the Saskatchewan Teacher’s Federation wanted to give parents as much […]

Extreme cold and bitter winds are pushing in from the Arctic through Yukon, the Northwest Territories, B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan, bringing wind chill that feels as low as -55 in some regions.  The warnings of “the first arctic intrusion of the year” from Environment Canada cover parts of the territories and Saskatchewan, much of central and northern […]

We had quite a run. From Hallowe’en to New Year’s Eve we enjoyed mostly warmer temperatures, little snow, and few storms. So much for that. Winter is back. In and around Regina there was upwards of 5cms of snow from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday morning. That was on top of the last gift of snow […]

A judge will be hearing a legal challenge over a law that requires parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at school. The law was put in place and is protected by the “not withstanding” clause of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Lawyers for UR Pride, an LGBTQ organization […]

Update: Tuesday, January 9th, 2023. 10:30 a.m. A spokesperson for the RCMP is confirming a person has been charged in relation to the December 29 accident which sent six-year-old Kaia Intensive Care. RCMP say charges may be upgraded if Kaia’s condition changes. — Donations are pouring in for a child seriously injured in an accident […]