Regina News

Police are investigating after the economic development agency responsible for Saskatchewan’s creative industries was defrauded of more than $331,000. Megan Folden with Creative Saskatchewan says she is unable to release details while the matter is being investigated and before court. The agency has applied to court asking for Royal Bank of Canada to return the money, 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 […]

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 […]

Saskatchewan’s natural gas utility could face hefty fines for not remitting the carbon tax to the federal government, and its executives may also face jail for failing to do so, federal legislation says.  Premier Scott Moe announced this week that SaskEnergy would not remit the carbon tax on natural gas starting Jan. 1, unless Ottawa […]

There will be no further carbon price carve-outs, including for natural gas, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday, as criticism of his decision to temporarily exempt home heating oil from the policy mounts and his cabinet tries to quiet accusations of regional political favouritism. Because heating oil is far more expensive than natural gas and […]

Access Communications and CAA Saskatchewan want to keep trick-or-treaters safe this Halloween season. For the 27th year, Access Communications announced that they would be hitting the streets in 11 communities as a part of the safety awareness program Pumpkin Patrol. “Halloween is a special night for family and friends to come together with their kids, […]

With possible sanctions coming after the province’s teachers union declared an impasse with the provincial government over a new contract, the Minister of Education and the President of the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation are just as far apart as the two sides are at the bargaining table. STF is expected to announce the results of a […]

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 […]