public safety

The new provincial police service being created by the Sask Party Government now has a leader. Robert Cameron will take up the position as of January 1st. Cameron graduated from Confederation College, Thunder Bay, in 1987 with a diploma in Law and Security Administration. He began his law enforcement career shortly afterwards when he joined […]

Having an eye in the sky is continuing to pay off for the Regina Police Service. Last Friday night, the ASU spotted a car driving erratically in north west Regina. The aircraft continued to monitor the vehicle as it sped through a school zone on Mapleford Boulevard and several residential streets in that neighbourhood. The […]

The people who live in the Queen City have heard all the jokes, fielded questions about “why would you live there?” from relatives in other provinces, but the people who live in Regina know the secret. Its a pretty darn good place to live. With plenty of amazing park space, good transit, and good schools, […]

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A vehicle speeding toward a U.S.-Canada bridge from the American side crashed and exploded at a checkpoint in Niagara Falls on Wednesday, killing two people and prompting the closing of multiple border crossings for hours. Authorities weren’t sure what spurred the wreck but said there were no signs it was […]

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A border crossing between the U.S. and Canada has been closed after a vehicle exploded at a checkpoint on a bridge near Niagara Falls. The FBI’s field office in Buffalo said in a statement that it was investigating the explosion on the Rainbow Bridge, which connects the two countries across […]

New data from Statistics Canada shows a disturbing trend in Saskatchewan when it comes to family violence and intimate partner violence. Saskatchewan has the highest per capita rate of this type of violence, with 732 reported cases of intimate partner violence for every 100,000 people.  The family violence number is similar with 730 cases of […]

Michael MacKay drove two of his daughters to school then returned home to the family farm in Saskatchewan, where he mixed a deadly drink of Gatorade and strychnine for his wife. Court heard Cindy MacKay, 38, died in February 2020 after drinking the concoction. Strychnine is a toxic pesticide that has been used to kill […]

FORT MCMURRAY, Canada (AP) — During a May wildfire that scorched a vast swath of spruce and pine forest in northwestern Canada, Julia Cardinal lost a riverside cabin that was many things to her: retirement project, gift from from her husband, and somewhere to live by nature, as her family had done for generations. “That […]

A bus and truck which are part of singer Shania Twain’s tour, crashed on Highway One this morning, near Wolseley. This happened just after 7 am in difficult road conditions. According to Twain’s Management, several people were injured and taken to local hospitals. The information we have right now indicates all of the injuries were […]

Regina has hired a new police chief. Farooq Hassan Sheikh is coming to the Regina Police Service after serving as chief of the Alberta Sherrif’s Service. Cheif Sheikh has 31 years experience in law enforcement with the London Metropoliton Police, and the Midland Police in the UK. He has also served with the Calgary Police, […]