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Regina residents and stakeholders are invited to provide feedback on the Expanding Citywide Housing Options project. With many outdated Neighbourhood Plans, the city seeks to improve housing diversity. Recent changes to the Zoning Bylaw and Official Community Plan, linked to the federal Housing Accelerator Fund, will boost housing density near transit routes. Feedback is welcomed […]

City of Regina Forestry Crews will remove seven elm trees on the 2200 Block of Elphinstone Street tomorrow due to Dutch Elm Disease (DED). The trees tested positive for DED last week. Regina has already confirmed a record thirty-six DED cases this year. Residents can help prevent the spread by reporting suspected DED cases to […]

McGill University researchers, with help from the Canadian Light Source at the University of Saskatchewan, discovered a new way to turn carbon dioxide (CO2) into methane and continuously use it as an energy source. Methane is produced in different ways, from burning of fossil fuels, to livestock and other agricultural practices, which can then introduce […]

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation’s Teachers’ Bargaining Committee has named Dawn Harkness as its nominee for the arbitration panel addressing class complexity and wages. Harkness, a retired teacher and principal, joins Daniel Ish, a former law professor, and Greg Chatlain, a former education director, on the panel. The committee opted for binding arbitration after consulting with […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election. The decision comes after escalating pressure from Biden’s Democratic allies to step aside following the June 27 […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94. Jerry Digney, Newhart’s publicist, says the actor died Thursday in Los Angeles after a series of short illnesses. Newhart, best remembered now as the star […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has privately expressed concerns to Democrats about President Joe Biden’s candidacy, and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately warned Biden that Democrats could lose the ability to seize control of the House if he doesn’t step away from the 2024 race, according to several people familiar with the sensitive internal […]

MOOSE JAW – Moose Jaw’s food bank is facing a potential temporary closure due to rising costs and a lack of donations this summer, which aligns with a nation-wide trend of increased food bank usage and decreased food availability affecting around 800 local households. In response to the crisis, the food bank has reduced its hamper […]

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump takes the stage Thursday at the Republican National Convention to accept his party’s nomination again and give his first speech since he was cut off mid-sentence by a flurry of gunfire in an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania. Trump’s address will conclude the four-day convention in Milwaukee. He appeared each of the first three […]

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is headed to China on Friday at the invitation of Beijing, after years of diplomatic strain following the 2018 detention of two Canadians. In recent months, China has urged Canada to work on shared priorities and draw less attention to disagreements. Joly’s visit follows Canadian security officials flagging Chinese interference […]