Taking the Regina transit system may not seem like a big deal for most, but for disabled people using the paratransit system can be a challenge. Bryan Smith, a recent University of Regina history graduate who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, started using […]
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Recent crime worries Hillsdale residents
Police were called to the 1600 block of low-traffic Cowan Crescent last week in south Regina for an attempted robbery with a gun, an incident that scared the neighbourhood. “I feel unsafe, I’m terrified,” said Richie, a Cowan Crescent resident, who declined to provide her […]
Economics students focusing on financial literacy
Even though University of Regina student Taya Triffo is majoring in philosophy, politics and economics, most of her financial literacy comes from her mother. “As I moved out on my own I was forced to dive into the real world and learn those things on […]
Coffee with cops
Building relationships, one cup at a time. That’s what Regina Police Service (RPS) has been doing in its latest installment of the community outreach program “Coffee With A Cop,” with residents from inside and outside the city. Since August 2017 the program has been meeting […]
Business honours firefighthers
Tiffany Schaefer remembers well the afternoon she almost lost her property to a grass fire. The owner of the Happy Hollow Corn Maze in the Lumsden Valley was home with her children on the afternoon of April 26 when she saw the smoke in the […]
Researcher guides patients to their trauma to treat it
Jane Simington says her own experience with trauma led her to help others with the same issue. Visiting the University of Regina to work with her research team, Simington discusses the reasons behind her work: “After my son was killed I went back to school […]
Regina gamers win big in London
Regina’s Mathew Fiorante and his older brother, Chris Fiorante, have bigger bank accounts after winning a video game tournament in London. Their team, TOX Gaming, won $60,000 USD. “Like all my other winnings, just straight to the bank,” said Mat, when asked what he would […]
Rural communities in west central Saskatchewan lose another bus service on Saskatoon-Calgary route
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.
Indigenizing the media: How INCA grads are changing Canadian newsrooms
When Kerry Benjoe signed up for the INCA Summer Institute in Journalism in 2002, she thought it would just be an interesting elective
Second annual Elders’ Conference to highlight Indigenous education
The First Nations University of Canada’s second annual Elders’ Conference will focus on Indigenous education. Elders from Nakota, Dakota, Lakota, Saulteaux, Métis, Dene and Cree nations will be sharing their knowledge. “Our hope for this conference is to ensure that the knowledge we often teach […]
