The City of Regina has voted to get rid of its amusement tax. The tax, which only applies to the city’s cinemas, will decrease from 10 per cent to five per cent starting on October 12 before being eliminated beginning on January 1, 2024. Councillor Lori Bresciani brought forward the motion to eliminate the tax […]
Governor General Mary Simon will be in Regina today to speak at a Truth and Reconciliation event. Miyo-wiciwitowin Day aims to bring together high school students, business leaders and members of the public at Mosaic Stadium. The name draws on a Cree phrase that means “walking together in a good way,” or reconciliation. The event […]
A 60-year-old Regina man has been charged with aggravated assault after one man was sent to the hospital with serious injuries. On Tuesday evening, police were dispatched to the 1700 block of Ottawa Street, where they found a man unconscious on the ground after being assaulted. Preliminary information indicated that the 60-year-od allegedly punched the […]
The Government of Saskatchewan and the Pharmacy Association of Saskatchewan are launching a public awareness campaign that focuses on diminishing the abuse and misuse of pharmaceutical drugs in the province. The campaign offers residents a safer and free way to return all unused or expired medication to a local pharmacy. “The goal of this initiative […]
Regina looks like it will hit triple digits in overdose deaths once again. According to the August Board of Police Commissioners report, nine more people died due to apparent overdose deaths bringing the City’s total to 84 on the year. That number is one more than last year’s record-breaking year. The City is on pace […]
Statistics Canada has released their quarterly population statistics and Saskatchewan has seen substantial growth. In a three-month period, 6,465 people have become residents of Saskatchewan which is the largest quarterly population jump seen by Saskatchewan and Statistics Canada since they started releasing statistics in 1971. “Saskatchewan’s economy is firing on all cylinders and creating thousands […]
A suspicious package in the 3100 block of Victoria Avenue earlier today was… a dud. Regina police’s explosives disposal unit were on the scene for a couple of hours on the report of the package. Regina Police said in a statement today: “There was no explanation for how the package had gotten there and its […]
The City of Regina’s search for a new city manager is over. The City announced that they had hired Niki Anderson for the position. Anderson has twenty years of experience as a senior leader. Over the past four and a half years, she has held leadership roles with the City of Edmonton, most recently as […]
A 26 year old man is facing charges, and is nursing a dog bite after an arrest on Sunday in Regina. Police were called out to the 600 Block of Montague Street, near Pony Park for reports of someone breaking into a garage. When police arrived the suspect had fled, but callers to Communications Centre […]
A 13-year-old girl has been charged with multiple offences, after Friday’s gun incident at F.W. Johnson School in east Regina. The female can not be named, because of her age. She is facing several charges including two counts of assault with a weapon, possession of weapon, and carrying a concealed weapon. F.W. Johnson, and several […]
