Category Archives: Regina News
Inquest set for June into death of Ashwin Poggenpoel
SASKATOON - A public inquest into the death of Ashwin Poggenpoel will be held June 9 to 13 in Saskatoon, according to the Ministry of Justice news release issued May 9. Poggenpoel, 32, was observed in...
May 10, 2025
19-year-old Regina woman in court on 1st-degree murder charge
REGINA - A 19-year-old Regina woman who was wanted by police on a first-degree murder charge made her first court appearance on May 7. Priscilla Irene Cyr was remanded in custody and is scheduled back...
May 10, 2025
Look to the bare necessities to keep camping costs down
Camping is all about getting back to the basics, but it's easy to spend a lot on everything you think you might need to get away from it all. To keep costs down, lifelong campers recommend starting sm...
May 10, 2025 A solitary paddler greets the dawn on Twin Rivers Lake in Algonquin Park Saturday June 12, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Thornhill
Regina's Airport Authority sees board changes
REGINA - The Regina Airport Authority (RAA) board has made a few changes. Tyler Willox has moved into the chair of the board of directors, replacing Rob Vanderhooft. Vanderhooft served as the chair fo...
May 09, 2025 Rob Vanderhooft, who was on chair of the RAA's board for nine years, is being replaced. Facebook photo courtesy YQR
Economy adds 7,400 jobs in April as unemployment rate rises to 6.9%
The national unemployment rate ticked up to 6.9 per cent in April as the manufacturing sector started to strain under the weight of tariffs from the United States, Statistics Canada said Friday. The C...
May 09, 2025 Signage marks the Statistics Canada offices in Ottawa on July 21, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
SPSA issues fire ban to prevent human-caused wildfires
REGINA - Due to current conditions, high fire activity and the extreme fire risk in the province, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency has issued a provincial fire ban effective at 5 p.m. on May 8. T...
May 09, 2025 The ban encompasses the area north of the provincial forest boundary, up to the Churchill River. Map courtesy SPSA
Canada could lose its measles elimination status if spread lingers, PHAC advisor says
A senior medical advisor with the Public Health Agency of Canada says the country could lose its measles elimination status if the highly contagious disease continues to spread into the fall. Dr. Mari...
May 09, 2025 Public health nurse Lauri Bidinot demonstrates how to give a measles shot to a young girl at Southwestern Public Health in St. Thomas, Ont. on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Geoff Robins
Racist letter sent to Cote First Nation sparks outrage
COTE FIRST NATION - A vile, hate-filled letter that was sent to the leadership of Cote First Nation in late April has prompted condemnation and renewed calls to address systemic racism in Saskatchewan...
May 08, 2025
Citizens on Patrol has positive results for SE community
ALIDA - Justin McNish is pleased to see other communities following Alida's lead, and starting chapters of Southeast Citizens on Patrol program (COPP). McNish, who is a member with the Alida organizat...
May 08, 2025
The First Pope from America: Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV, the American Robert Prevost, said "Peace be with you" in his first words as pope, offering a message of peace and dialogue "without fear." From the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, histor...
May 08, 2025 Pope Leo XIV emerges onto the balcony overlooking St Peter's Square at the Vatican, after being proclaimed as Pope. Photo Courtesy of the Vatican's Social Media Feed.
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