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REGINA — On the first day of classes for the Fall 2024 term, a record 17,409 students are attending the University of Regina. In a release issued this week, the university said this represents an increase of 524 students, or 3.1 per cent, over the first day of classes in the Fall 2023 term. Attending […]

Canada’s unemployment rate increased to 6.6 per cent in August as students continued to face a difficult summer hiring season. Statistics Canada’s labour force survey on Friday showed the economy added a modest 22,000 jobs last month, lagging the pace of population growth. The jobless rate increased from 6.4 per cent in July. Employment last […]

 Evan Hardy Collegiate is now the centre of a violent crime investigation after two students were involved in an altercation where a 14-year-old female suspect set fire to a 15 year old on Thursday, Sept. 5. Unconfirmed reports said the incident happened inside the classroom during lunch break. The suspect allegedly used a water bottle […]

Tony Playter announced today that he will step down as Chief Executive Officer of the Regina & District Chamber of Commerce. The post will be vacated by Playter on November 30, 2024. Having joined as interim CEO in January 2022 and officially taking the reins on July 1, 2022, Tony’s tenure has been marked by […]

(Wiseton Fire. Photo by Dean Keeler) A devastating blow has been dealt to the tiny village of Wiseton, SK this week. A fire destroyed the community’s town office, post office, and their former bar/hotel. The bar closed just before the pandemic and had been converted into a private residence. “The old hotel used to be […]

The New Democrats have made another education pledge Wednesday, this time promising a new high school in White City. Opposition Leader Carla Beck stood across the street from the White City elementary school to make the campaign commitment to a new White City high school, repeating earlier commitments her party had made. “White City and Emerald […]

Word that federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh had announced his party was scrapping its supply and confidence agreement to keep the federal Liberals in power got a definite reaction from Saskatchewan provincial leaders on Wednesday. “It’s about time,” said Saskatchewan NDP leader Carla Beck at a media availability in White City shortly after the news […]

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… What’s next for Singh and his broken political pact with Trudeau? NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh may hold the key to trigger the next election now that he’s axed his political pact with the Liberals. But strategists say that […]

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has ripped up the supply and confidence deal with the Liberals that helped keep the minority government in power.  In a social media video posted Wednesday afternoon, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said he notified Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of the decision.  “Canadians are fighting a battle.  A battle for the future […]

The NDP has pulled out of a confidence and supply agreement with the Liberals. What happens now?  In March 2022, the Liberals and NDP penned a deal that would keep the minority government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in power until June 2025 and move ahead on some mutually agreeable policies. It was called […]