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Fire at Regina Battery Depot led to layoffs: CAA Saskatchewan
The fire at the Regina Battery Depot and CAA Car Care Centre on Nov. 28 has resulted in some layoffs. In a media release, CAA Saskatchewan president-CEO Fred Titanich said the fire "meant that adjustm...
Dec 14, 2023 The building on Dewdney Avenue was heavily damaged in the fire and will be demolished. (Regina Fire and Protective Services/X)
Fire destroys Kamsack's historic Woodlander Hotel
The iconic Woodlander Hotel in Kamsack burned down Friday night. The hotel was built in 1912 and Kamsack Fire Chief Ken Thompson said the building has gone through a lot. https://www.facebook.com/fran...
Dec 09, 2023
'Quite devastating:' Fire destroys iconic Yorkton landmark
A piece of Yorkton's history was lost in a fire Thursday night. One of the two barns on the Yorkton exhibition grounds is now a pile of charred wood and ash. The fire began around 9:30 p.m., and at th...
Dec 08, 2023 Fire destroyed a barn on the Yorkton exhibition grounds on Dec. 7, 2023. (Barb Woytas/Submitted)
Fire department says blaze at Dewdney Avenue business was arson
Investigators have determined the fire at the Regina Battery Depot and CAA Car Care Centre on Tuesday was a case of arson. Regina Fire and Protective Services issued a media release Wednesday saying i...
Nov 29, 2023 Fire damage at the back of the Regina Battery Depot building. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Early-morning fire damages Regina Battery Depot building
Firefighters in Regina battled a large fire at a commercial building early Tuesday morning. Deputy Fire Chief Gord Hewitt said fire crews were first notified of the blaze at 2:25 a.m. Fire crews arriv...
Nov 28, 2023 Firefighters said the flames were under control in a social media post issued shortly after 8 a.m. (Regina Fire/Twitter)
'Devastation' left after fire at tent encampment
Chrysta Garner says sharp bangs were followed by screams as a tent encampment fire began Tuesday afternoon. Around 12:40 p.m., Regina Fire and Protective Services arrived at the scene of the fire on t...
Oct 18, 2023 The devastation left after a fire at a tent encampment Tuesday on Halifax Street. The blaze sent one person to hospital. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Human remains found after fire at home near Meadow Lake
Human remains were found in a home near Meadow Lake after a fire on Wednesday. According to the RCMP, officers were called to the home about 45 kilometres south of Meadow Lake for a reported fire. The...
Sep 29, 2023
Downtown fire displaces Regina Farmers' Market
It was a sad sight for Holly Laird when she came across the aftermath of a burned-out downtown heritage building Tuesday morning. "These buildings have been a backdrop to the Regina Farmers' Market fo...
Sep 27, 2023 Holly Laird, executive director of the Regina Farmers' Market, said it's sad the heritage building on the Pat Fiacco Plaza burned out and the space will feel empty without it. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Investigators to watch as burned heritage building torn down in Regina
Fire investigators in Regina this week have been having the same problems firefighters were in the days before with the heritage building on 12th Avenue called the Gordon Block. As they tried to inves...
Sep 26, 2023 Workers and machines begin placing timber planks on the paving stones in front of the Gordon Block heritage building on 12th Avenue to protect them when the burned-out building is torn down. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Fire-damaged building in downtown Regina to be torn down
The heritage building in downtown Regina that was damaged by fire Sunday is to be demolished. In a media release Tuesday afternoon, the city said the owner of the 111-year-old heritage building locate...
Sep 26, 2023 Most of the glass is broken in a heritage building on 12th Avenue after a two-day-long fire on Sept. 26, 2023. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
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8:30 - After another conservative MP crossed the floor to the Liberals earlier this week, we wanted to get thoughts from...