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The $32 million Dewdney Avenue revitalization project is set to begin next week. Starting on the week of April 28, the City will begin the two-year project that will help create a more vibrant community by replacing aging underground infrastructure, a new road surface, widened sidewalks, improved lighting, multi-purpose outdoor spaces, a tree canopy and landscaping.  […]

The Regina Humane Society is in crisis due to a lack of dog adoptions. Since the pandemic, the organization has been experiencing a slow demand for companion animals, but the supply has not, especially for dogs. This has resulted in dogs waiting 64 per cent longer to be adopted, which has eliminated the space needed […]

Two people have been charged with drug trafficking and firearms after a search warrant on Tuesday. The Regina Police Service executed a search warrant on Tuesday on a resident on the 1100 block of Express Street, where they found methamphetamine, Canadian currency, a rifle, firearm parts and a replica firearm. As a result, a 25-year-old and […]

Four hundred fifty-four drivers were suspected of impaired driving offences in March, according to the SGI’s latest Traffic Safety Spotlight. Police across the province reported that 312 drivers were issued licence suspensions for exceeding provincial limits for alcohol and/or drugs, while 142 were charged with a Criminal Code impaired driving offence.  March also saw SGI […]

Suzanne Kuchinka, mayor of the village of Macoun in southeast Saskatchewan, says it’s been a struggle for years to keep family doctors because they retire or move elsewhere. In Lloydminster, a city on the Saskatchewan-Alberta boundary, Mayor Gerald Aalbers says doctors who want to work in his community are facing roadblocks. These are some of […]

Barnacles have appeared on vehicles in Saskatchewan’s capital, but they’re not sticky little water-dwelling crustaceans. The bright yellow devices, used to make sure parking scofflaws pay their tickets, could soon be making their way to other parts of the country.  “You will see more and more Barnacles,” Colin Heffron, chairman of Barnacle Parking, said in […]

Saskatchewan and the RCMP have inked a deal that would see the province fund hundreds more officers if Mounties can recruit to fill those positions. The new commitment will be a game-changer, said Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore, the commanding officer for Saskatchewan’s RCMP. The force has long been understaffed and at the beginning of this […]

A Bear Spray incident during the First Nations University of Canada Spring Celebration Powwow has police investigating the incident. It was on Saturday at 9:35 p.m. that police were dispatched to the Brandt Center for a report of a weapons offence where people were assaulted with bear spray. Police arrived as people were leaving the […]

A fire early Saturday morning has left people in 22 units displaced. Shortly at 3:00 a.m., crews were called to a fire in a multi-family occupancy on the 1100 Block of Wascana Street. Regina Fire reports no injuries; however, due to fire, smoke, and water damage, occupants in 22 suites in multiple buildings were displaced, […]

The City of Regina is accepting grant applications to distribute $385,000 to programs, services and initiatives dedicated to supporting harm reduction in Regina. Harm reduction is an approach taken in many cities that focuses on the prevention of harm in people who continue to use drugs. This initiative’s main goal is to increase access to […]