Regina News

A section of Saskatchewan Drive between Angus and Robinson was closed for a couple of hours last night, as the Regina Police Service investigated a pedestrian being hit by a vehicle. This happened just after 7 last night. Police say the pedestrian was taken to hospital in stable condition, but with serious injuries. Police have […]

A 36-year-old woman has been arrested and faces charges after waving a machete at passing vehicles in front of the Saskatchewan Legislative Building. On Friday, at 10:00 p.m., police responded to the 2400 block of Legislative Drive and located the woman suspect, who was taken into custody without incident. Police located a machete concealed in […]

A pair of Regina schools were played in secure-the-building mode on Thursday afternoon due to a firearms incident. At 1:15 p.m., police were notified of a person with a firearm near Balfour. It is believed that the person revealed a firearm to a student and left. Later, the Glen Elm Community School was placed under […]

The City of Regina is preparing for another winter season with a bigger budget and a handful of new initiatives. Regina city administration is anticipating a $1.88 million increase in winter road maintenance in the 2024 budget, which comes after the previous two years have exceeded budgets by 12 million dollars. In 2022, the annual […]

A Saskatchewan school division says the education minister never asked about a school guideline that he cited as the “impetus” for the province’s proposed pronoun legislation. Regina Public Schools said Tuesday that the administrative procedure, announced in June 2022, includes a section that says students have a right to be addressed by a name and pronoun that […]

The Regina Food Bank, in partnership with the Mosaic Company, launched the Mosaic Million Meal Challenge earlier this week. The month-long, citywide campaign aims to collect food donations and raise funds. The campaign comes in a time of record food insecurity, as the Regina Food Bank has seen an average increase in requests for services […]

The City of Regina is inviting residents to help select the city’s official bird. Until October 22, residents are encouraged to nominate their choice for Regina’s official bird at Regina.ca/bird. Residents can participate in two ways during the selection process. The initial nomination process will gather bird suggestions. The Bird Friendly City Committee will then […]

A 19-year-old has been charged in connection to a fatal collision last year. Almost a year ago, on November 2, 2022, at 1:18 a.m., police were dispatched to Ring Road, between Wascana Parkway and Albert Street, for a collision report. When police arrived, they found citizens attending to a female lying on the ground. She […]

Nearly half of Canadians say they support their province using the notwithstanding clause to ensure that schools tell parents if their child wishes to use a different name or pronoun, a new poll suggests, and more people support that idea than oppose it.  New data also suggest a majority of Canadians believe teachers should have […]

On the day politicians returned to debate legislation over the Saskatchewan Party government’s pronoun policy in schools, Memphis Hartman reminded people he’s a human being. The 17-year-old student, who is transgender, told hundreds at a rally outside the legislature he’s grateful he received support from his family and teachers.  “Trans people have existed and they will continue […]