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With temperatures dropping below – 40 C in Regina, it is unusual to see people lined up outside, let alone for ice cream. But for Daniela Mintenko, the owner of Dandy’s Artisan Ice Cream, the crowds are a welcome sight. “When people are out the […]
A young entrepreneur is taking advantage of a must-have fashion trend: sparkly jewelry. At just 22-years-old, Jasmine Gemmell has not only opened a store for her jewelry business, Bellezza Moda, but is also distributing her products across Western Canada. She offers piercings and eyelash extensions […]
A new sledge hockey team in Melville, Saskatchewan was inspired by one young girl’s love of the sport. Ayva Delainey has spina bifida and uses a wheelchair. Her mom Tracy Delainey wanted to bring the sport to their home community. Now children with disabilities and […]
Pastor Terry Murphy is known for more than just his charismatic preaching. He has a passion for motor bikes and goes on long road trips in his leather jacket, vest, and gloves whenever he gets the chance. His hobby has allowed him to share his […]
To most, the whipping and clashing of two steel blades is known only in movies like Pirates of The Caribbean. But for Regina native Philip Pitura, these sounds have become a part of everyday life. What started as living room duels using empty wrapping paper […]
Leaving his life behind in southern Manitoba to move to Paraguay was not what Dan Giesbrecht had in mind at age 15, but when his father decided the family was moving, he had to go too. It was 1948. The Second World War was over […]
Chad Boudreau’s interest in board games began as a kid. He loved playing games like Monopoly, Trouble and Sorry, but the game he remembers most fondly was Scotland Yard, a detective game based in London. Now, as one of the owners of Comic Readers in […]
Jason Gauthier was a crack cocaine addict living on the streets of Calgary. Facing nine years in prison after a string of armed robberies he did not think he could get himself clean, let alone help someone else conquer their addiction. “I was really badly […]
Alsask Bus Service recently shut down its operations, ending intercity service between Saskatoon and Calgary, and leaving residents of towns and villages along Highway 7 in west central Saskatchewan with no bus service to their communities.
When Kerry Benjoe signed up for the INCA Summer Institute in Journalism in 2002, she thought it would just be an interesting elective