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The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission is reaching out to residents for their thoughts and feedback on the province’s school pronoun legislation. The legislation saw the Government recall the legislature in early October to pass the Parents’ Bill of Rights, which makes it a requirement for a youth under 16 to obtain parental consent before using […]

Saskatchewan saw its unemployment decrease to now lead the nation, while the country saw its jobless rate increase. According to the latest Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey released, the province added 19,300 new jobs in October 2023 while also seeing its unemployment rate decrease to 4.4 per cent as of October 2023, marking the lowest […]

The Hospitals of Regina Foundation recently concluded its 2023 Fall Home Lottery. The grand prize of this year’s fall home lottery, a $1.3 million showhome in Regina, was awarded to Dawnann Klimczak of Ituna. Klimczak expressed her joy and surprise at winning the grand prize. “We had no expectations that we would be winning anything […]

At next week’s Regina city council meeting, council will consider a request to end REAL’s oversight of Tourism Regina. The request, which was unanimously approved and brought forward by the Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL) Board of Directors on October 5, will also see city administration recommending that the council approve transitioning Tourism Regina’s responsibilities […]

The Saskatchewan NDP held their annual convention, with Leader Carla Beck walking out feeling “energized” and “hopeful” about the party’s state. The convention, from Friday to Sunday, hosted the largest growth of new members in the party’s history. Beck said coming out of the convention, the party is feeling energized. “We had a great group […]

When vaccines against COVID-19 first became available in Canada, public service announcements flooded radio and TV broadcasts and repeatedly popped up online and across social media feeds. More than 80 per cent of people in Canada responded, lining up at mass vaccination clinics or booking appointments for their first two doses. Federal, provincial and territorial […]

Saskatchewan RCMP has reported 58 fatal collisions this year, with 22 happening since September 1 or a fatal collision every two and half days. Superintendent Grant. St. Germaine, an officer in charge of Saskatchewan RCMP Traffic Services, said the increase is concerning. “Yes, the number of fatal collisions increased exponentially in recent weeks, and yes, […]

This year’s edition of Touchdown Atlantic had an overall economic impact of $10 million, according to an independent study by Sport Tourism Canada. The study said the overall impact included over $7.3 million in economic activity within Nova Scotia and over $6.8 million in Halifax. A sellout gathering of 11,555 watched the Toronto Argonauts earn […]

The City of Regina announced that the temporary emergency shelter in downtown Regina would continue in the new year. Mayor Sandra Masters said after Wednesday’s council meeting that they expanded operations until April 2024. “It was created as a low-barrier, temporary emergency shelter, known as ‘The Gathering Place: New Beginning,’ we’ll continue its operations throughout […]