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Masters shares thoughts on Eagles Club shelter site, REAL cash injection
Regina's Executive Committee gave the green light on Wednesday to move forward with a plan to use a building operated by the Regina Eagles Club on Halifax Street as a shelter site. The final decision ...
Sep 19, 2024 The building at 1600 Halifax Street is the proposed site of a new shelter in Regina. (Abby Zieverink/980 CJME)
26-year-old Sask. man charged with second-degree murder
RCMP are revealing little details about an incident on Big Island Lake Cree Territory last week that saw a man charged with second-degree murder on Monday. In a news release on Sept. 17. Saskatchewan ...
Sep 17, 2024 Andrij-Ter / Depositphotos.com
Regina Fire investigates Lakeview garage fire
A garage fire in Regina's Lakeview neighbourhood is under investigation according to Regina Fire & Protective Services X account. Regina Fire crews responded to the blaze on the 2800 block of Reta...
Sep 17, 2024 Regina Fire crews responded to the blaze on the 2800 block of Retallack Street at 1:40 a.m. on Sept. 17, 2024. (Regina Fire/X)
Regina man, 39, charged after online luring investigation by ICE
A 39-year-old man from Regina has been charged after an investigation into online luring. Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit charged the man after starting the investigation last mont...
Sep 16, 2024 (Oscar Sanchez/pexels.com)
Building owned by Empire Hotel Ltd. demolished on Saturday
A strip mall located in the same lot as the Empire Hotel was demolished on Saturday. The building at 1718 McIntyre Street, was seen being ripped apart piece by piece by a bobcat, leaving a dusty pile ...
Sep 16, 2024 According to building permit reports available from the City of Regina, Empire Hotel Ltd. received approval for the demolition of a "530-Hotel, hotel/motel, motor hotel" on Sept. 6. (Roman Hayter/980 CJME)
Manslaughter charge laid in shooting on Beardy's & Okemasis Cree Nation
A 20-year-old man is facing a manslaughter charge after a shooting death on Beardy's and Okemasis Cree Nation. Police were called to a home on the Cree Nation just west of Duck Lake at around 2:20 a.m...
Sep 16, 2024 Police say a 20-year-old man is facing a manslaughter charge after a death on Saturday. (paNOW file photo)
Rail crossings closed after person hit by a train in Midale
Two rail crossings in the southeastern Saskatchewan town of Midale were closed for several hours on Saturday after a train hit a person. Saskatchewan RCMP said in an update sent around 1:20 a.m. on Se...
Sep 14, 2024 Midale is located on Highway 39, midway between the cities of Weyburn and Estevan in Saskatchewan. (Town of Midale/Facebook)
$900,000 worth of illegal drugs and tobacco seized: Regina police
A man, aged 60, and a woman, 50, are facing a number of charges after a drug trafficking investigation in Regina. Regina Police Service (RPS) said in a news release on Friday that the drug unit also s...
Sep 13, 2024 Regina Police Service seized illegal drugs, firearms and tobacco after a trafficking investigation. Two people have been charged. (Regina Police Service/Submitted)
Charges stayed for fatal hit-and-run in Regina
A stay of proceedings has been granted for a woman who was accused of a hit-and-run in Regina. Sjaane McMurchie, 49, was initially charged with failure to stop which resulted in death in connection wi...
Sep 12, 2024 A stay of proceedings has been granted for Sjaane McMurchie, who was accused of a fatal hit-and-run in Regina. The crown said the victim’s family had been notified. (980 CJME file photo)
$50 million in electrical improvements coming to Regina hospitals
The provincial government is investing more than $50 million to renew the aging electrical infrastructure at two Regina hospitals. The project marks the second phase of the government's electrical inf...
Sep 12, 2024 The $50 million investment will ensure that the critical electrical infrastructure remains reliable into the future. (980 CJME file photo)
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