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Hundreds of people were at the Conexus Arts Centre in Regina to remember a larger than life character. Former Saskatchewan Roughrider President Jim Hopson was remembered at a celebration of life attended by family, friends, and fans. The sky was gloomy and grey, but the atmosphere inside wasn’t dampened as many people shared their stories […]

A celebration of life will be held at the Conexus Arts Centre for former Roughrider player and executive Jim Hopson. Hopson passed away April 3rd at the age of 73, after a battle with colon cancer. A procession of vehicles will begin at Broad and College at 1 o’clock this afternoon, with the procession moving […]

A private funeral will be held for four people who died in murder-suicide near Neudorf. Their bodies were found by RCMP on March 24. A 67-year-old man, a 58-year-old woman, and a 30-year-old man died as the result of homicide. A 34-year-old man died as a result of self-inflicted injuries, say Saskatchewan RCMP. An obituary […]

Members of Parliament stood in solemn reflection in the House of Commons Monday in tribute to the late Brian Mulroney, the former prime minister of Canada who died last month. His wife Mila and their children Nicholas, Mark, Ben and Caroline looked on from the gallery above. The House of Commons ground to a halt […]

Rider Nation will have plenty of opportunities to remember and celebrate the life of George Reed. The legendary Roughrider running back dies last weekend, just a day before his 84th birthday. On Friday afternoon, a “Celebration of Life” service for Reed will be held in the Viterra International Trade Centre in the REAL District. They […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Monday the graves of victims of a deadly stabbing rampage at a Saskatchewan First Nation before he was to meet with family members in private. The Sept. 4 stabbings left 11 people dead and 18 injured in James Smith Cree Nation, as well as in the nearby village of Weldon, Sask., northeast […]

Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin will leave Buckingham Palace for the last time today as it is taken amid somber pageantry on a horse-drawn gun carriage past crowds of mourners to the Houses of Parliament, where the late monarch will lie in state for four days. Crowds began massing early along the flag-lined road outside the […]

Queen Elizabeth the Second’s coffin has arrived at the St. Giles Cathedral in Endiburgh, Scotland. The late Queen’s four children accompanied the hearse on a procession through the city along the Royal Mile. The casket draped in a royal standard  will remain at the cathedral until tomorrow. King Charles the Third — dressed in army […]

The community is mourning the loss of George Kolitsas, who died last week at the age of 81. He was one of the founders of Houston Pizza, and credited with creating what we now know as “Regina Style” Pizza. George was born in Greece in 1940 and traveled the world working on commercial ships as […]