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 Update, Nov. 19, 3:36 p.m.: Between 7 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 19, Saskatchewan RCMP received 44 reports of motor vehicle collisions and incidents through the province. The most common of these incidents were vehicles in the ditch and jackknifed semis. No injuries have been reported to police at this time. The southbound lanes of […]

A parking ban on Regina’s snow routes will begin at 6 a.m. tomorrow, and last until 6 a.m. Thursday. The ban helps road crews plow efficiently from curb to curb, enhancing traffic flow and emergency access. Snow routes are marked by blue signs with a white snowflake. Parked vehicles during the ban may be ticketed […]

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the annual pace of housing starts in October rose eight per cent compared with September. The national housing agency says the seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts was 240,761 units in October, up from 223,391 in September. The increase came as the annual pace of urban housing starts […]

Two men are to stand trial on human smuggling charges this week, almost three years after a family from India was found frozen to death on the border between Manitoba and Minnesota. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand are accused of being part of a large operation that brought Indian nationals to Canada on student […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has left Peru for the G20 summit in Brazil as Ottawa seeks its place in a rift between the United States and booming economies in the developing world. The Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum with leaders ranging from long-standing allies such as French President Emmanuel Macron to populist firebrands […]

Former Humboldt Bronco hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki has an entourage these days — complete with cameras and microphones — now that he’s changed his path to the Paralympics from the ice to the hardwood. “Prairie Cat Productions reached out and mentioned this idea of kind of filming me in my wheelchair basketball career and possibly […]

With the cold months drawing ever closer, its always nice to start planning for next summer. Country Thunder has taken the wraps off its line-up for the 2025 edition of the show, and like last year, a major rock band will be one of the headliners. Def Leppard, Jason Aldean and Bailey Zimmerman have were […]

Member companies of the Canadian Crop Hail Insurance Association paid out $230 million to Western Canadian grain farmers on nearly 11,000 hail claims this year. The Canadian Crop Hail Association reports a coverage total of $10 billion this year, matching the record liability set in 2023. The season started unusually slow for claims, but picked […]

REGINA – The mayor’s race in Regina has produced a big upset. With all 43 polls now reporting, Chad Bachynski has won the mayor’s race defeating Lori Bresciani in second place with incumbent Sandra Masters back in third place. His margin of victory is over 3,000 votes. The result means Bachynski, a project manager who has no elected experience in politics, has taken […]

REGINA – Municipal election day is on in Regina, and there appears to be high interest in this vote. There have been reports of long lineups at some polling stations in the city with wait times of upwards of an hour. At this point it is unclear whether there will be any extension of the […]