With COVID-19 continuing to sweep across the prairies, Miyosiwin Salon and 1205 Bakery & Deli are two local establishments who have had to battle the unknowns of operating a business during a global pandemic. Regina’s Miyosiwin Salon is located at 1751 Broad St, in the […]
Regina’s Indoor Facilities attendance Drop-off
While COVID-19 led to increased tee times at city golf courses during the summer, restrictions, fear and weather are causing decreased numbers in indoor facilities this winter. “People aren’t comfortable coming to public fitness facilities for the fear of becoming infected,” Ted Girgulis, a […]
Indigenous communities continue to suffer despite lower suicide rates
The year 2020 may go down in history as one of the hardest on record, but because of a rare psychological reason, suicide rates were lower in Saskatchewan. According to the Saskatchewan Coroner’s Service, 134 people committed suicide in Saskatchewan in 2020, the lowest number […]
U of R students still adapting to online learning
It’s been nearly a year since the initial lockdown in Saskatchewan due to COVID-19. A lot has changed since then and some University of Regina students’ views regarding online learning are no exception. “It’s getting a lot easier because I’m getting more used to the […]
Regina’s Youth NFL Flag Football league forced to cancel winter season
Covid-19 continues to create problems in the sports world. The Regina Youth NFL Flag Football League had big plans for its newly launched winter league, however, the season had to be cancelled after one weekend due to Covid-19 restrictions. Mike Thomas, the league’s convenor said […]
Indigenous woman finds support at The Gathering Place after being evicted from Raising Hope
Despite not feeling ready to leave her residence, Fay Munro was evicted from Raising Hope last month. “In the written eviction notice, one of the reasons they gave was that I was speaking badly about Raising Hope in the media,” said Munro. Munro has been […]
Viral artist Tesher saves his YouTube channel after risk of being terminated
Canadian-Indian artist Tesher, who has 250,000 subscribers and over 49 million views on his YouTube channel, has successfully stopped the deletion of his account. “Everything happened really fast,” Tesher said Monday, after having his YouTube channel running again. “We were able to figure it out […]
How Regina theatre is adapting to COVID-19
While many theatre organizations in the city have cancelled their 2021 seasons, there are a few who are adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Regina Little Theatre has had to postpone its mainstage production of Writers’ Runaround from this month to April. The dates in […]
COVID Alert app less popular than hoped
By Daniel Reech The COVID Alert app hasn’t caught on in Saskatchewan. According to an article by CBC, only 197 people logged their positive diagnoses into the app between its launch on Sept. 18, 2020, up until Nov. 19, 2020. A period in which there […]
New COVID variant worries officials
By: Kayla Guerrette With Saskatchewan leading all provinces in COVID-19 cases per capita, news of three new variants of the virus has health officials concerned. The first strain comes from the United Kingdom and is the variant experts like Dennis Kendel believe is the least […]
