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REGINA — Regina’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program blitz Sept. 24 and 25 resulted in 233 speeding citations, including school zones, along with various other traffic tickets. Policing partners from across the province were in the city for the a STEP exercise. The operation combines provincial resources to take traffic enforcement and education to various Saskatchewan […]

A 27-year-old Regina man is facing several firearms-related charges after a police response to a reported firearms offence on Retallack Street. On Monday, at around 7:10 a.m., police were dispatched to a residence in the 1300 block of Retallack Street. Initial reports indicated the presence of firearms inside the residence. As officers arrived, they saw […]

REGINA – With time running short and a heap of items still to be dealt with, a special meeting of Regina city council has been called for Oct. 1. The meeting begins at 11 a.m. and according to the city’s news release it will deal with the following items: MN24-15 – Reconsideration of Motion adopted […]

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is confirming what has been widely expected – the provincial election campaign starts Tuesday. Moe says in a post on social media that he plans to ask Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty to dissolve the legislature, launching the campaign with voting day on Oct. 28. Moe’s Saskatchewan Party is seeking a fifth straight majority after spending […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending an additional “few thousand” troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to be prepared to defend Israel if necessary, the Pentagon said Monday. The increased presence will come from multiple fighter jet squadrons, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters. It follows recent strikes in Lebanon and the assassination of […]

A crisis unfolded in Asheville, North Carolina, as officials pledged to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas without power and cellular service Monday, days after Hurricane Helene ripped across the U.S. Southeast. The death toll from the storm surpassed 100. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said during a news conference Monday that the death toll in that state had […]

LOON LAKE – On the morning of Sept. 28, Loon Lake RCMP responded to reports of a fire at a church on Main Street in Loon Lake. When officers arrived, the structure was fully engulfed and Loon Lake Fire Services were on scene, attempting to contain the fire. No one was in the church at […]

WEYBURN – A 68-year-old Weyburn man died at the scene of a collision with a semi on the Highway 1 bypass at Regina on Friday morning. White Butte RCMP received a report of a two-vehicle collision on the Highway 1 Regina bypass on the east side of the city on Friday at approximately 8:30 a.m. […]

With the writs expected to drop this week for the Saskatchewan general election, political experts say Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party is on track for a fifth majority government but will lose seats to Carla Beck’s NDP. Tom McIntosh, a political scientist at the University of Regina, said recently Moe’s strength in the rural ridings should […]

A tentative deal was reached Friday evening between the Grain Workers Union Local 333 and the Vancouver Terminal Elevators Asscociation (VTEA), says Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon in a post on social media site “X”. The next step is for members of GWU Local 333 to ratify the deal with a vote scheduled for October […]