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• City of Regina Mayor approved to travel to France in June with Royal Regina Rifles

  The Royal Regina Rifles will be hosting a 10-day Royal Regina Rifles Battlefield Tour of Honour to Europe in the beginning of June 2024, part of Operation Calvados. 

  Canada

  Mar 6
• Saskatchewan teachers strike: How other organizations dealt with class sizes, complexity

  The STF has brought class size and complexities to the last two rounds of negotiations and in both rounds the government has pushed the issues aside to a committee.

  Education

  Feb 20
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• Saskatchewan employers on the hunt for more skilled trade workers

  The Regina Trade and Skills Centre and Saskatchewan Polytechnic are places employers go looking for skilled hands.

  Canada

  Feb 13
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• Canada needs more donors from Black communities, Canadian Blood Services says

  Canadian Blood Services is working to recruit more donors from Black communities. Ethnicity can play a role in treatment, and donation levels haven't grown with the population.

  Canada

  Feb 9
• Nigerian-born Canadian woman faces challenges of doing business here

  Starting the business was not easy for Edoho especially because she had no one to serve as a mentor.

  Canada

  Feb 2
• Regina council votes against backyard hen pilot project

  Regina Ward 8 Coun. Shanon Zachidniak argued that a backyard hen pilot project had a lot of community support, but Regina City Council voted 5-4 against her motion Wednesday.

  Canada

  Feb 1
• Former junior hockey coach Bernie Lynch sentenced to 3 years in prison

  On Friday, Bernard (Bernie) Lynch was sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty on one count of sexual assault and an addition count of assault.

  Crime

  Jan 19
• Some Saskatchewan small businesses at risk of closing as loan repayment deadline nears

  The Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA) loans given by the federal government during COVID-19 have to be repaid by Jan. 18th.

  Canada

  Jan 3
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• Regina city councilors engage in heated deliberations, move aspects of budget to Monday

  Approval of the capital, operational and the utility budget provisions has been pushed to Dec. 18th.

  Money

  Dec 15, 2023
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• Being a senior can be lonely. In Regina, they know how to do something about it

  The Regina Senior Citizens' Centre offers a range of activities, from line dancing to pool, but it's the company that keeps people coming back.

  Health

  Dec 15, 2023
• Regina golf course, pool park get name change ‘to reflect what the community wanted’

  Regina city council approved the renaming of lands formally known as the Regent Par 3 golf course and Regent Pool Park. 

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2023
• Sask. nurse practitioners say they should be able to bill province for private services

  Registered nurse practitioners who run private clinics in Saskatchewan say they could play a larger role in health care if they could bill the province for services.

  Health

  Dec 1, 2023
• Saskatchewan launches new program to expand Child Support Service

  The government of Saskatchewan is launching a new program to expand the Child Support Service aimed to help families by reducing children's exposure to conflict.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2023
• City council approves transfer of Tourism Regina to City of Regina

  Tourism Regina will no longer be under the leadership of Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL).

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2023
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• Try-a-trade and technology career fair kicks off in Regina

  Students from grades 8 to 12 are at Campus Regina Public learning about different skills, trades and technology.

  Education

  Nov 7, 2023
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• High schools students take lessons on the dangers of distracted and impaired driving

  With the holidays drawing close, and lots of celebrations the message about the dangers of distracted and impaired driving becomes necessary.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2023
• Parents, teachers rally in Saskatoon to demand more money for publicly funded schools

  Concerned teachers, parents, and students rallied in Saskatoon on Saturday against what they are calling the Saskatchewan government's underfunding of publicly funded schools.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2023
• Emergency homeless shelter at The Gathering Place: New Beginnings continues operations

  Homeless emergency shelter "the gathering place's new beginnings" remains opened to individuals in need of shelter through the winter season.

  Canada

  Oct 25, 2023
• Regina city councillors work towards providing more long-term bed spaces.

  City councillors agreed to rezone a portion of the land by the Wascana Parkway to allow for the development of a long-term care facility.

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2023
• Regina city councillors approve sale of city land, present scholarships

  Prior to Wednesday's Regina City Council meeting, 17 post-secondary students from across the city were recognized with the 2023 annual Henry Baker scholarship.

  Canada

  Sep 28, 2023
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• Emerald Park restaurant and bar, The Ice House, closes shop after 32 years

  After 32 years, the Ice House is shutting down on Sept. 22 with a farewell cabaret on the 23rd.

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2023
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• Regina drug awareness walk furthers discussion of crisis, offers support and hope

  This is the 2nd Annual Drug Awareness Walk – Against Crystal Meth and Fentanyl. 

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2023
• U of R coach fired following allegations of inappropriate behaviour with female athletes

  A former coach at the University of Regina has been fired following allegations of inappropriate behaviour with female athletes.

  Sports

  Sep 21, 2023
• Producers rake in 82 per cent of crops as harvest rounds off in Saskatchewan

  The crop report for Sept. 12 to Sept. 18, 2023, shows that 82 per cent of Saskatchewan harvest is complete.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2023
• Sexual assault trial against former Sask. hockey coach enters 2nd day

  Bernard (Bernie) Lynch is charged with a one count of sexual assault and one count of assault against a then-17-year-old boy in August of 1988.

  Crime

  Sep 20, 2023