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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 […]

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 […]