Janine Windolph is an indigenous filmmaker and director from Regina who recently shared a film about her grandmother, her two sons, and a fish. Stories are in Our Bones is a tender and heart-warming film Windolph created to honour Indigenous stories and culture. The camera […]
Amid a spate of recent deaths in the city, the Regina Police Service is conducting an investigation, in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner, into the death of a young man this past weekend. Police were dispatched at approximately 8 a.m. Sunday to […]
With Canadians using up to 15 billion plastic bags each year, Sobeys plans to remove 225 million – enough to wrap around the world twice. Since Jan 31, customers at the chain’s 255 grocery stores can no longer get a plastic bag at check stands […]
Saskatchewan teachers have voted to move forward with job action if talks are not settled with the provincial government. The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) voted 96 per cent in favour of job sanctions according to their announcement made on Feb. 24. Education students from the […]
Both University of Regina curling teams – despite not being fully-funded varsity teams, are off to nationals in March after qualifying at the 2020 Canada West Curling championships in Edmonton. “We’re thrilled,” said Tom Hamon, a co-coach who works with both teams. Over the past […]
Dylan Earis is a University of Regina student with cerebral palsy who has trouble marking “X” on an election ballot. During the 2019 federal election he spoke about disappointing experiences in previous provincial and federal elections, where his mother was not allowed to help him […]
Student borrowing is on the rise in Saskatchewan. Student loans given out by the provincial government surpassed $67.4 million in 2018-19, up from $61.9 million the year before. For the 2019-20 school year, it earmarked even more – $82 million, according to an announcement from […]
After a few months to reflect on the use of an x-ray machine and search program for inmates at the Regina Provincial Correctional Centre, the John Howard Society believes this new method may be best for inmates. “To the extent that it replaces more humiliating […]
By Julia Peterson It was -50 degrees with wind chill when Jackie King, a constable with the La Loche RCMP, got a call from a concerned citizen about a dog and five puppies left outdoors. “We were able to remove the mom and four of […]
REGINA – Smuggling drugs will be a difficult process for inmates as a new body scanning security system, the Soter RS, has been introduced at the Regina Correctional Centre. “We’ve already been successful in reducing contraband,” said Julien Hulet, director of the Regina Correctional Centre. […]
