A strong thunderstorm rolling through Regina early this morning, knocked out power to almost half of the city. The storms brought thunder, lightning, heavy rain, and some good wind gusts. Sask Power’s Outage Map showed most of the west side of the city, west of Albert Street is in the dark this hour. The power […]
Public health officials in the province are reporting the first case of the monkeypox virus in Saskatchewan. One resident has contracted the virus – which has symptoms that include fever, rash, and swollen lymph nodes. In a statement released today Deputy Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Julie Kryzanowski said ” The risk in Saskatchewan and […]
The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate by a full percentage point on Wednesday, marking the largest single rate hike since August 1998. The central bank’s decision signals a more aggressive approach to bringing skyrocketing inflation back down to its target of two per cent. Inflation reached a 39-year-high of 7.7 per cent […]
Saskatchewan’s Last Mountain Distillery is poised to provide 22,500 liters of a signature cooler for this weekend’s Country Thunder. That number although impressive – is the tip of the iceberg for the local business. Every drop of alcohol consumed at Country Thunder this year will have been created locally by Last Mountain Distillery. Originally started […]
There are a few more details on what happened in Langham last Friday, and why police issued an emergency alert, ordering everyone in the area to shelter in place. According to the RCMP, it started with a report of someone uttering threats. While responding to that call, police were told there had been a shooting. […]
The Canadian government and Unison are teaming up to help administer a support fund for musicians. 15 Million dollars has been provided by the Department of Canadian Heritage, which should serve roughly 6000 music industry workers. Touted as the Canada Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund, the initiative will help provide financial relief for those working […]
Costs for everything are going up, and here are a couple of more things you will be potentially paying more for. First, Sask Power has been given the green light by the Sask Rate Review Panel to increase rates for customers. After an increase April 1st of this year , the Rate Review Panel is […]
The RCMP made a sizeable drug bust on the Trans-Canada Highway near Maple Creek that includes meth and cocaine. On July 6th, police spotted a pick up east bound on the Number one with an obstructed license plate. Police decided to stop the vehicle. After searching it, police uncovered 954 grams of methamphetamine, 337 grams […]
One person has been confirmed dead after a shooting this morning in Langham. The suspect, Justin Heimbecker, has been located according to the RCMP. A man was located by RCMP police officers deceased inside a residence in Langham around 11:40 a.m. The residence was on fire earlier in the day and it’s believed the deceased […]
Ottawa at Saskatchewan Countdown to Kick-Off: 4:30 pm Rider Nation Pre-Game Show: 6:30 pm Kick-Off: Mosaic Stadium: 7:30 pm Game time weather in Regina: +26. Partly Cloudy. South wind 20 km/hr – Storied History Friday will mark the 75th in history Saskatchewan will meet Ottawa on the gridiron. 53 of the matchups were Roughriders vs Rough Riders, […]
