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Le Touquet is a small seaside town in northern France, but 79 years ago, it was the scene to something you could only imagine in a book. Dorothy Borutti vowed she would embrace the first liberation that came to free her and her hometime of Le Tourquet from German occupiers during World War II. Borutti […]

A 26-year-old has been arrested and is facing drug trafficking charges after an investigation by the Regina Police Service in relation to illegal drug trafficking. On October 31, 2023, police initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle on Broadway Avenue and Wallace Street. A patrol officer approached the vehicle when the driver drove away. The […]

The City of Regina is now responsible for Tourism Regina, following a unanimous vote from the city council to take responsibility away from the Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL). REAL requested the change after its board of directors unanimously agreed that the transition of Tourism Regina away from REAL would be the best path forward […]

The City of Regina’s Board of Police Commissioners has announced that Farooq Hassan Sheikh will be the city’s new Police Chief, effective December 1. The news of Sheikh’s appointment comes after a five-month search to find a new Police Chief. “When I found I got the job, I was over the moon,” he said. “Really […]

The Government of Saskatchewan is leading a delegation to the UN Climate Conference (COP28) in Dubai, UAE. As part of an active partnership between the Ministry of Trade & Export Development and Economic Development Regina (EDR), the City of Regina’s participation will be geared toward positioning the Greater Regina Area (GRA) as a natural and […]

The Government of Saskatchewan has taken a significant step in safeguarding the health and well-being of its youth by passing Bill 147 and amending The Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act. The legislation increases the minimum age for the purchase of tobacco and vapour products from 18 to 19. Health Minister Everett Hindley said the […]

Swift Current Rural RCMP says that two people are dead after a collision last night. The collision happened on Highway #4 near Lac Pelletier. An investigation determined that a truck and minivan collided with the drivers of both vehicles being declared dead by EMS at the scene. The truck driver has been identified as an […]

The Government of Saskatchewan announced that they are changing the high school graduation requirements in the province to provide students with more choice and flexibility in their education. These changes will be implemented in the 2024-25 school year and will affect students entering Grade 10 in September 2024: The changes are based on insight and […]

The Regina Police Service says they are investigating the city’s eighth homicide of 2023. Police were called to the 1900 block of Montreal Street shortly after 6:30 a.m. on Saturday. According to police, they found an injured man lying outside a residence with serious injuries. The 61-year-old man was transported to the hospital but succumbed […]

Saskatchewan RCMP is currently responding to a serious motor vehicle collision that occurred south of Kindersley on Ditson Road. The collision, the details of which are yet to be disclosed, has led to traffic being diverted from Ditson Road south of Kindersley, directing vehicles toward Highway 21. Authorities anticipate that the detour will remain in […]