As a suspected overdose death in front of city hall illustrates, overdose deaths have been hitting Regina hard this year. This month already there have been 12 suspected overdose deaths, and in 2023, there have been 84 in total … compared to 71 in this same time frame this year. The vast majority of the […]
RCMP say they have responded to seven calls involving suspected fentanyl overdoses in an area of southwestern Saskatchewan. Mounties say three people died, with the other four requiring officers to administer naloxone to resuscitate them. RCMP say the deaths happened on May 14, July 4 and July 12 in the Kindersley area, about 380 kilometres northwest […]
An investigation is underway after a house fire in Moose Jaw this morning. When fire fighters arrived in the 1000 Block of Ross Street East, they found the back of the home engulfed in flames. Everyone inside managed to get out safely, and the fire was quickly put out. Damage is estimated at over $150,000
Regina Police are investigating after a body was found inside a home after a fire. A fire broke out in a home in the 1400 Block of Quebec Street Sunday afternoon. Regina Fire Fighters responded, and got the fire under control. The body was found after a search of the home. The Regina Police Service, […]
Saskatchewan RCMP have charged two people, after an investigation into human trafficking. Earlier this year the Swift Current Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team (STRT) began an investigation, and found a woman from Bangladesh in Canada on a visitors permit, being forced to work very long hours in several restaurants. The woman answered an ad on a […]
A preliminary report on a weekend tornado in central Alberta says its winds were so violent they picked up a 10-tonne farm combine and tossed it half the length of a football field. The report by the Northern Tornadoes Project rated the twister as a four on the Enhanced Fujita scale of wind-damage intensity, just […]
The Regina Police Service is reminding residents to lock their doors and secure their valuables as break and enters, as well as thefts, are on the rise throughout the city. Over the past two months, the RPS has seen 80 breaks and enters into residences, garages, and sheds and 117 thefts from auto. Fifty-five per […]
Regina Police are investigating an incident that includes a stabbing, a vehicle running over the victim, and police firing their weapons at the suspect. All this happened around 5:00 am on Saturday morning in Regina, near the intersection of Victoria and St, John Street. Police were called to the area after a report of a […]
The Water Security Agency is warning people along the North Saskatchewan River, that whole lot of water is coming. Heavy Rain on top of snow packs in Alberta will bring flows along the North Saskatchewan River from 280 m3/second to as high as 1200 m3/s. Peak flows are expected to arrive from Alberta on Friday […]
The RCMP in North Battleford are investigating an attempted abduction. Police say this happened between 3 and 3:30 Tuesday afternoon. A teenaged girl was walking when a man in a black Mazda SUV approached her, and called out to her, asking if she needed money. A very short time later, the vehicle approached her again, […]
