Author Archives: Lisa Schick

The idea of defunding the Regina Police Service or changing its funding has been garnering heated responses from both sides of the issue this week. An online petition is calling for Regina's city coun...

A man who drove drunk in Regina in 2014 and ended up killing another driver in a crash is being granted his statutory release. In June 2014, Brian Okemahwasin was driving drunk in Regina on Albert Str...

In the wake of the death of George Floyd and with a spotlight on police violence against people of colour, groups around North America are calling for the defunding of police departments -- including ...

This summer, it will be 14 years since a 16-year-old boy who was camping at Clear Lake in Manitoba was attacked with firewood and suffered life-altering injuries. Now, the courts have awarded the vict...

Signs reading "Black Lives Matter" and chants of "I can't breathe" filled the air around Wascana Lake again Friday morning as protesters returned to the grounds in front of the legislative building. T...

As of Monday, someone in Saskatchewan can get a massage, buy a new outfit and then go out for supper, but some parents are still frustrated because they feel there hasn't been anything in the province...

Hundreds of people were gathered in front of the legislative building Tuesday, but they were all keeping clear of a large chalk mural in the middle of the entryway. The mural shows George Floyd and re...

Standing at the foot of the steps leading up the legislative building at noon on Tuesday, nearly all that could be seen in any direction were people, masks on their faces, chanting. They all showed up...

It's not exactly a rare occurrence in Regina to hear about one crime or another that involved someone with a gun, whether they're using it in a robbery, it's found in a raid or, as happened on May 22,...

Police training can be intense at the best of times - 20 weeks cramming in the classroom and practical training for a career fighting crime - but, for the policing class that just graduated in Saskatc...