Imam Zeeshan Ahmed was preparing for his Friday sermon at the Mahmood Mosque in Regina when he heard about the New Zealand mosque attack that left 50 people dead and the rest of the world stunned. “I was preparing and looked at my phone, and […]
Government commits to creating new addiction treatment beds in 2019-2020 budget
The Saskatchewan government has committed to creating 72 new addiction treatment beds across the province as part of its increased addiction funding in this year’s budget. In the 2019-2020 budget released on Wednesday, the province outlined its plan to invest more than $52 million in […]
Not just white women: Advocates calling for a wider definition of feminism
Prominent Regina feminists want the definition of feminism to be expanded to include human rights issues for all ethnicities. Alejandra Cabrera, founder of Regina’s Feminist Killjoy Club, and Brittany Muir, a feminist advocate, believe failing to include groups such as the LGBTQ+ and Indigenous people […]
Entrepreneur hopes to help inspire new wave of Indigenous start-ups
When Bradyn Parisian first quit his well-paying corporate job to become an entrepreneur with no guaranteed income, his parents thought he was crazy. But looking back, he believes he was always destined to start his own business even though it took him some time to […]
Farmer trades Canada for Paraguay in post-World War Mennonite migration
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 […]
Crop infection troubling Saskatchewan farmers
Saskatchewan cereal farmers are hoping a crop infection that’s troubled the province for years will not return this year.
Local leaders calling for a provincial carbon price plan
Local business leaders and experts are calling for a provincial plan after Saskatchewan’s decision to refuse to sign the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change. Each province and territory was given the opportunity to develop their own carbon pricing strategy and sign the […]
Saskatchewan pulse farmers looking for more than money
Saskatchewan farmers say the Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food will need to do more than just invest cash to help local pulse crop growers struggling with tariffs recently imposed by India. Lawrence MacAulay announced an investment of over $575,000 to help pulse growers do […]
Ogema Library: Past the paperback
Donna Hartley, quick with a smile and a friendly hello, started out with a love of books. This landed her a job at the Ogema School library for 29 years. It was there that her love of books turned into a love for libraries. She began […]