The Regina Police Service is investigating a fatal motor vehicle and pedestrian collision that occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning. At 1:00 a.m., officers were called to the area of 13th Avenue and Garnet Street for a report that a pedestrian had been struck by an eastbound vehicle. EMS attended the scene and […]
Scott Blandford considered attending the RCMP Academy when he was looking to become a police officer about 40 years ago, but he soon realized the training centre in Regina wasn’t for him. Blandford said he remembered the academy, also known as Depot, having a “militaristic” culture that he wanted to avoid. “It was essentially military […]
The Regina Police Service has said that the death of a 38-year-old Regina man early Friday morning is non-criminal in nature. Early Friday morning, police were dispatched to the intersection of Dewdney Avenue and Elphinstone Street for a report of a deceased male. An investigation, including an autopsy by the Coroner, has concluded that the […]
SaskEnergy’s Town Border Station in southwest Regina is now operating completely on solar energy. This comes as a part of the company’s commitment to cut emissions. The Regina station is the first of several SaskEnergy facilities across Saskatchewan that will be converted to generate solar power over the next seven years. The increased use of […]
Following the Manitoba government requiring vendors who sell bear repellent to obtain photo identification from customers to curb a rash of attacks involving the spray, the Saskatchewan government is now watching closely to see what follows. Earlier this week, the Manitoba government announced that retailers would also submit the buyer’s information to the provincial government […]
Regina’s city council’s first three months of 2023 have seen them deal with the drama of a lawsuit and the fallout of the ‘botched’ Experience Regina rebrand.0 Those two items and others have overshadowed some significant work done and passed at City Hall. Mayor Sandra Masters said they had had no shortage of positives in […]
Sport Tourism Canada released a study that showed the 2022 Grey Cup Festival and the game itself generated $67.8 million in economic activity in Canada, adding $25.7 million to Saskatchewan’s GDP. Craig Reynolds, the CEO of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, spoke at a Regina Chamber of Commerce Luncheon about the impact the festival was able to […]
A 33-year-old man is facing multiple charges after locking himself in various locations within a school. near College Avenue on Ramsey Drive. On April 18, at approximately 5:20 p.m., officers were called to the location for a report of a man hiding in a storage closet in one of the classrooms where children were present. […]
After a firearm threat, a man is facing multiple charges. On Tuesday, April 18, at roughly 6 p.m., Communications Officers received a call from a man who said he had just been threatened with a firearm while trying to tow his vehicle in the 800 block of Edgar Street. The male suspect along with another […]
It looks more like winter than spring across Saskatchewan as a spring storm has brought snow to the City of Regina. Tyler Bien, manager of roadway seasonal operations with the City of Regina, said city crews are currently responding in storm mode. “They’re focusing on our high-speed, high-volume roads as well as our emergency roads. […]
