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Three people are facing charges, after what police are calling an attempted “home invasion” This happened Saturday night in the 800 block of Robinson Street, between 2nd and 3rd Avenues in Regina. Witnesses saw several people trying to force their way into a home, and some of the people appeared to have weapons. The assailants […]

Environment Canada says a heat wave descending on parts of Ontario this week is expected to bring dangerously high temperatures. The weather agency has issued a heat warning starting Monday for an area that spans London to Ottawa, stretching up to Sault Ste. Marie and as far north as Fort Albany. Temperatures in the Greater […]

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in May climbed 10 per cent compared with April, helped by gains in Montreal and Toronto. The housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts in May amounted to 264,506 units, up from 241,111 in April. The move came as […]

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine are set to remain locked in battle for the foreseeable future after an international gathering billed as a first step toward peace delivered no eye-catching diplomatic breakthrough that might suggest a coming end to Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II. The absence of Russia and China from the two-day […]

A man’s routine drive to Saskatchewan from Ontario took an unexpected turn after his GPS took him on a “shortcut” through the US, resulting in him being charged with drug offences when border officers found drugs. The 57-year-old wasn’t familiar with Sault St. Marie and found himself on the international bridge between Sault Ste. Marie, […]

LA RONGE — “Hit! Hit! We need help!” yelled police as they radioed for back-up in La Ronge after being shot at, while simultaneously yelling to suspects “Get out of the car!” court heard. Justice Dorinda Stahl, in her May 27 written decision, sentenced Terrence Arnold Daigneault in Prince Albert Court of King’s Bench to 4,108 […]

The University of Regina awarded someone who has dedicated her life and career to the health care system with an honorary Doctor of Laws honoris causa (LLD) during the Spring 2024 Convocation. “I am deeply honoured to receive an honorary degree from the University of Regina, an institution that I have been associated with in […]

The City of Calgary declared a state of local emergency over the city’s constrained water supply on Saturday, a day after officials revealed that work to repair a burst water main is expected to take three to five weeks longer than initially expected. Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said she signed the paperwork to declare the […]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is recalling Universal Bakery brand Organic Aussie Bites, saying the product contains gluten which is not declared on the label. The bite-sized snacks were labelled as being gluten-free. The CFIA says the product was sold online and in stores in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova […]

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation has decided to enter binding arbitration for wages and class complexity-accountability framework issues.  This decision follows member consultations and means the work-to-rule sanction will end today at 4 p.m.  STF President Samantha Becotte noted that teachers believe arbitration is the best way to address class complexity and provide stability.  The Government-Trustee […]