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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Two astronauts who should have been back on Earth weeks ago said Wednesday that they’re confident that Boeing’s space capsule can return them safely, despite breakdowns. NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams launched aboard Boeing’s new Starliner capsule early last month, the first people to ride it. Helium leaks and […]

After a pretty much wet spring and early summer, the heat is being dialed up. The entire province of Saskatchewan is blanketed in a “Heat Warning” issued by Environment and Climate Change Canada. The warnings are issued when daytime highs exceed 32 degrees, and lows don’t drop below 16 degrees. Temperatures in Regina will be […]

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has named Candace Laing its new president and CEO, effective Sept. 1. Laing has served as chair of the chamber’s board of directors since 2022 after joining the board in 2019, serving as its vice-chair from 2021 to 2022. The chamber said she has resigned from that role as she […]

Joe Bonsall, Grammy award winner and celebrated tenor of the country and gospel group the Oak Ridge Boys, died Tuesday. He was 76. Bonsall died from complications of the neuromuscular disorder Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, according to a statement from representatives of his family. “Joe loved to sing. He loved to read. He loved to write,” the statement read. […]

512 film submissions from 66 countries applied to be part of RIFFA in August. The Regina International Fil Festival and Awards has pared that list down to 112 films to be shown during the three day festival August 20-24 in Regina. “The festival promises to be a platform for creativity,cultural exchange, and the exploration of […]

Regina Police were investigating a robbery, and the suspect they arrested is linked to another robbery and potential confinement incident from earlier this year. Just after 1:00 am this morning, police were called out to 11th Avenue and Osler for a report of a robbery in progress. Police arrived and got a description from the […]

Thousands of Ticketmaster users may have had their data compromised in a security breach. Ticketmaster says it discovered unauthorized activity on an isolated cloud database hosted by a third-party data services provider between April 2 and May 18. The company learned a few days later that some personal information of customers may have been affected, possibly including email, […]

A blistering heat wave is moving across Western Canada, pushing record temperatures and the threat of wildfires into Saskatchewan today. Environment Canada meteorologist Jennifer Smith says a ridge of high pressure from Northern California crept into British Columbia on the weekend before invading the Northwest Territories and Alberta on Monday. She says the heat will travel into […]

HOUSTON (AP) — Many of the millions left without power when Hurricane Beryl crashed into Texas, killing several people and unleashing flooding, now face days without air conditioning as dangerous heat threatens the region Tuesday. A heat advisory was in effect through Wednesday in the Houston area and beyond, with temperatures expected to soar into the […]

ASSINIBOIA – A community owned short line in Ogema created a vision that became reality when industrious individuals formed a group to create a unique tourist attraction. Carol Peterson told the Assiniboia Times, “There was a suggestion during one of the monthly Ogema Agricultural Society meetings that we should start a tour train as an addition to […]