If it wasn’t for the wheelchair, you wouldn’t know the blonde-haired woman with the big smile is facing life or death. Twenty-three year-old Shailynn Taylor from Moose Jaw has Type II Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) which, in its severest form, kills most before their second […]
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 […]
Childhood hobby leads to Hot Wheels apocalypse
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 […]
Street barber brings cuts to the Queen City
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 […]
Vehicle break-ins highlight lack of security cameras at U of R
Shattered glass, a damaged interior and a stolen radar detector were the last things Trevor Grant expected to notice at his vehicle while on a recent lunch break. More surprising to Grant is that Lot 14, the lot where his truck was parked at the […]
‘I have a good brain’: Regina centenarian stays youthful in golden years
In her room at College Park Retirement Residence in Regina, Betty Johnston seems like any other resident. But talk with her and you’ll understand why she is special. The 101-year-old (who turns 102 on Feb. 24) could be mistaken for someone much younger. She is […]
Bernier challenges conservatism
Maxime Bernier, the leader of the new People’s Party of Canada, is trying to rally conservatives unimpressed with the Conservative Party of Canada. “The most important difference between the Conservatives and us is the fact that the Conservatives are tendering to identity politics.” Bernier said […]
Beer and batting cages on the Dewdney strip
Regina’s first “barcade” is bringing baseball and beer to “The Soul of The City”. Regina’s Warehouse District, dubbed “The Soul of The City” by local businesses, welcomed Baller’s Rec Room to Dewdney Avenue in December. Over the last decade the district has seen a rise […]
School of Rock
A northern Saskatchewan community is the latest to partner with The Regina Cultural Exchange Society as part of its musician and residency program. Thanks to donations of various instruments, elementary and high school students in Stanley Mission, a First Nations community roughly 80 kilometres northeast […]
Saskatchewan Stepping up on Concussions
B.C. Lions quarterback Buck Pierce scrambles from the pocket, looking to pick up a first down. Maurice Lloyd, a linebacker for the Saskatchewan Roughriders, meets Pierce in the hole and tackles him head first, knocking Pierce unconscious.The crowd at Mosaic Stadium rises to its feet […]
