Author Archives: Lisa Schick

First with the oil downturn starting in 2014 and now with federal regulations moving the country away from coal, southeast Saskatchewan's economy is hurting. But on Friday, the provincial government a...

While the Saskatchewan Health Authority is planning for the possibility of a coronavirus outbreak in the province, schools in Regina aren't preparing just yet. Neither the public nor Catholic school d...

Health authorities around the world are preparing for coronavirus outbreaks as they watch more pop up in places like Italy and South Korea. Saskatchewan also is gearing up, even though it hasn't had a...

Fire crews in Regina had a busy lunchtime on Wednesday, responding to two separate fires about 45 minutes apart. The first was called in at around 11 a.m., on Nagel Crescent in the Glencairn neighbour...

With the announcement of more layoffs in one of Estevan's biggest industries, the city's already-contracting economy is taking another hit. Earlier this week, Westmoreland Mining announced it would be...

The YWCA in Regina is looking to get as many people out as possible on Saturday night for its Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser. This is the fifth year the association has participated in the natio...

Even at the best of times, the Co-op refinery isn't the safest place to work. There are the long-term risk from carcinogens, immediate risks from chemicals, and the always-present danger from the extr...

The Regina Police Service has a new tool to catch cannabis-impaired drivers, and it already has helped take two drivers off the road. Previously, when a driver was suspected of being impaired by canna...

A Weyburn couple is in self-isolation in their home after a month-long cruise that went off the rails over fears of the coronavirus. In mid-January Marilyn and Tom Schuck left Weyburn and headed to Si...

The City of Regina is tallying up the final figures and revealing how much it cost to cancel a speech by Patrick Moore. Moore was supposed to have been a keynote speaker at the city's Reimagine Sustai...