Regina Leader-Post
Man sentenced for attempted murder of three kids in Regina
As winter's grip refused to let go of the Queen City, a teen much too young to buy cigarettes suffered the chill and took a drag. On Regina's Pasqua Street, in the early morning hours of March 29, 2025, the most imminent threat to the health of the...
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MEET THE CLASS OF 2026
Dick White, vice-president of the Regina Sports Hall of Fame, middle, speaks on Tuesday at Co-operators Arena during the announcement of the Class of 2026 for the Hall of Fame. Longtime sports broadcasters Mal and Dale Isaac are among the new inductees.
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Willow Bunch Giant story a tall order
Jessie Ray Short's extremely tall relative, who was internationally known as the “Willow Bunch Giant,” made headlines more than 100 years ago. He's now back in the spotlight because of her new film, which is to be featured Wednesday at the Regina...
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Data centres boost computer prices
Parents and students who are computer shopping for the upcoming school year may experience some sticker shock. That's due in part to the increasing demand for artificial intelligence data centres, which are popping up around the country — including...
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CARRYING THE TUNES
Cassian Owen, 12, will represent Saskatchewan at the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Competition in High River, Alta. He will be joined by Métis fiddler Joseph Desjarlais, who is returning to Grand Masters after competing in 2024. Michelle Berg has the...
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Downtown mosque resumes the call to prayer on Fridays
Despite opposition conveyed in a voluntary survey, the Regina City Jamia Masjid has resumed broadcasting the Adhan — an Islamic call to worship — on Fridays at noon. The mosque conducted its survey on July 17 at an open house, which came on the heels...
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PROCESSING THE TRAUMA OF WAR
Fawaz Al-matrouk says his new film, Alien Boy, shot mostly in Regina, was inspired by childhood recollections of moving to Canada from Kuwait amid an Iraqi invasion which launched the Gulf War in 1990. Production for the movie wrapped on July 31 after...
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Matsuri Japanese Summer Festival returns after a seven-year hiatus
Koreto Yamauchi wants to bring a piece of Japan to Regina this summer. On Aug. 29, the Performing Arts Centre hosts the Regina Matsuri Japanese Summer Festival, a celebration of culture, tradition and community. Matsuri is the Japanese word for...
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THE SIGHTS OF THE QCX
Hundreds of people weighed their entertainment options last week at the 2026 Queen City Ex at the REAL District. Photojournalist Heywood Yu was on the front lines of all the fun.
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SOME FAN-TASTIC DEALS
Shaun Semple, owner of Brandt Sports and Entertainment, speaks during a news conference Thursday at Mosaic Stadium announcing new ticket options for the Regina Pats. The Western Hockey League team, owned by Brandt, has reduced the cost of single-game...
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APPLYING THEMSELVES
From left: Kennedy Slopinski, Emily Korchynski, Olivia Ikegwuon and Aria Gosselin build a miniature tipi during Educating Youth in Engineering & Science (EYES) summer camp at the University of Regina. EYES is a non-profit organization that provides...
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700-plus docs added from elsewhere
Dr. Brian Stout was looking for a change after 10 years of practising pediatric emergency medicine in Florida, when an online advertisement caught his eye. The Buffalo-born physician says the ad from the Saskatchewan Healthcare Recruitment Agency...
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Farmers to take to the skies with new drone technology
Drones could soon be seen hovering above rural farmlands as the technology receives government approval and becomes more widely embraced in agriculture. Some businesses say there is more demand for these remote-controlled, chemical-dropping aircraft...
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Booze makers welcome interprovincial agreement
Some Saskatchewan distilleries and breweries are toasting the news that Canadians can now order alcoholic beverages across provincial borders from most of the country's licensed producers. This is thanks to a new Direct-to-consumer sales agreement...
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THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Mya Brochu, left, passes a beverage to Drew Lipon on the patio of Bar Willow Eatery in Regina on Wednesday. With summer now in full swing, so are the city's many patio spots — check out our list of local favourites and suggestions where you can enjoy...
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RIDERS HONOUR CRASH VICTIMS
Head coach Corey Mace, pictured in this file photo, and the Saskatchewan Roughriders hosted the Edmonton Elks on Thursday at Mosaic Stadium. For game coverage, visit www.leaderpost.com and for coverage on how the Roughriders honoured crash victim...
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Moe: Talks, not posts, key in tariff deal
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says tackling the threat of 50 per cent American tariffs on a range of Canadian products is not going to happen on social media, nor will it occur in the public sphere. Instead, it needs to happen at the negotiation...
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Riders' Dalke killed while going wrong way on Hwy. 11
The families of two men are awaiting toxicology reports after a fatal collision in which a vehicle driven by a Saskatchewan Roughriders captain was travelling on the wrong side of the highway. Jayden Dalke, a five-year veteran with the Roughriders,...
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Carmichael `failed' the people: Rivera
Mirtha Rivera says she resigned from Carmichael Outreach's board of directors last week over concerns that the non-profit organization is at risk of running out of money. In a news conference outside Carmichael's 12th Avenue building last Thursday,...
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`PROBABLY THE NEW NORM'
A City of Regina worker carries branches off a tree infected by Dutch elm disease in the Lakeview area to a shredder. The city says it has already confirmed 26 cases of infected elm trees this summer, and that the disease may be here to stay.
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Legion is always `here for veterans'
As long as there are soldiers, the Royal Canadian Legion will exist, says past-president and Afghanistan war veteran Henry Sobchyshyn. The national, provincial and Regina branches are all celebrating their 100th anniversary this year. “The Legion is...
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Snowbirds have reached `end of an era' in Moose Jaw
In 1996, hobby pilot Lyle Johnson bought a Challenger II ultralight plane and, with special permission from the Canadian military, painted it a glossy red-and-white split just like a Snowbird. “It's not fast enough to be a Snowbird, so that's why it's...
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SOUNDS GOOD TO US
Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Kian Schaffer-baker wants to hear it from the crowd at Mosaic Stadium on Sunday. The Riders improved to 4-1 on the CFL season with a decisive 38-7 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-cats. Darrell Davis has the post-game...
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A.J. IS ON THE WAY
After a two-game absence, Saskatchewan Roughriders running back A.J. Ouellette is on track to make a return to the lineup this week. “Feels good to be back out there running with the guys,” said Ouellette, who is expected to be on the roster when...
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Pipeline has `less than 50 per cent chance'
A proposed $35-billion oil pipeline to the west coast — backed by the federal and Alberta governments — signals the country is willing to produce and export more crude, industry insiders say. Even as the deal reached by Prime Minister Mark Carney and...
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Speed cameras temporarily inactive
Saskatchewan Government Insurance has a need for speed cameras after its vendor prematurely bolted. “The previous vendor made a business decision to end services earlier than originally planned,” SGI said in a statement. Now, “equipment will be...
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`I LOVE THIS SPORT'
Saskatchewan's Abby Fendelet has come a long way in the sport of baton twirling, but she aspires to go even further. The 16-year-old athlete hails from a farm near Hafford — about 100 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon — and was part of Team...
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LET'S GIVE IT A TWIRL
Malia Briere competes in the 2026 Canadian baton twirling championships at the University of Regina's Centre for Kinesiology, Health and Sport. Leader-post photojournalist Heywood Yu was there to capture some of the action at the event that features...
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Local Ghanaian soccer fan got free World Cup tickets to a recent game
Regina resident George Sakyi is hopeful his home country of Ghana will make the FIFA World Cup playoffs despite losing 2-1 to Croatia on Saturday. When Ghana plays its next game this Friday against Colombia, Sakyi plans to cheer for his team while...
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`UNPRECEDENTED' GIFT
A $4-million donation from the Hospitals of Regina Foundation will help the University of Saskatchewan's College of Medicine establish a new research position to improve children's health care in Saskatchewan, officials say. The foundation's...
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South community gardens seeking a different location
Dale Hjertaas has been nurturing two plots at the South Zone Community Gardens for more than 20 years. In the warm June sunshine this year, his peas are already climbing up their nearby trellis, right next to a row of thriving spinach and radishes...
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A LOOK AT LIFE IN THE CAGE
Taryn Roske steps into what's called the cage, a mine shaft elevator that plunges 480 metres into the abyss — about the height of New York's Empire State Building. She is sardined in this metal box with 21 other people. Daylight pours in from the gap...
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OH, SO CLOSE!
From left: Brendan Kozun, Sara Kozun, Davis Mubali and Jason Leonew watch Canada take on Switzerland during a FIFA World Cup viewing party at Sports on Tap in Saskatoon. Despite the close 2-1 loss, the Canadian men's soccer team finished second in its...
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Overspending on wildfires due to tracking, resource-planning issues, auditor reports
Saskatchewan has been overspending on its wildfire response due to a lack of “robust” resource planning and yearover-year tracking, says the provincial auditor. Tara Clemett tabled Volume 1 of her auditor's report on Tuesday. It includes a review of...
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Regina soccer fans cheering on Canada's team
After picking up Canada's first FIFA World Cup victory — a 6-0 rout of Qatar last week in Vancouver — the national men's team has energized local soccer fans for its next game against Switzerland. Full of fans wearing red and black jerseys, local bars...
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A CELEBRATION
Jacey Pelletier, left, and Meadow Koochicum perform a women's fancy dance during an Indigenous celebration at Victoria Park in Regina on Friday. June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, while National Indigenous Peoples Day took place on...
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`A WAY TO GIVE BACK'
Sergio Losco speaks to his players after a youth soccer game at Gocki Park. Losco, whose son, Henry, died from carbon monoxide poisoning in their apartment building, is a volunteer coach in honour of his soccer-loving son. Losco and his wife, Marina...
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`A MOST DIFFICULT CASE'
The man convicted of murdering Misha Pavelick was not sentenced as an adult for the 2006 offence, despite the Crown's assertion that he should be. Instead, he was given a youth sentence of seven years, with four to be served in custody and three under...
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Sask. cities buck trend of lower rental costs in Canada
New data from Statistics Canada has revealed current average asking rents across the country's metropolitan areas and, in good news for renters, prices have decreased in the first quarter of 2026. Just not in Saskatchewan's two biggest cities. The...
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NEW-LOOK RIDERS WIN
The Saskatchewan Roughriders kicked off the 2026 CFL season in dramatic fashion with a comeback win over the B.C. Lions. And while the Green and White admittedly weren't perfect in the 31-27 victory on Saturday at Mosaic Stadium, there's lots to like...
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`We need to review the organization of the SPSA'
Saskatchewan's minister of community safety admits the agency responsible for fighting wildfires needs to improve in the future, after a report reviewing last summer's response was released. “We have to do better. We're acknowledging that,” said...
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`DISAPPOINTED AND DISENGAGED'
The Canadian Football League has approved many changes recently to attract new fans and broaden the appeal of the game. But will what some call the Americanization of the CFL alienate longtime fans? Riders season ticket-holder Ron Podbielski offers his...
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STORMY FORECAST
A government meteorologist says she's confident Saskatchewan will be in for more severe weather after hail, high winds and tornadoes battered parts of the province this week. “We're right in the heart of severe weather season,” said Environment and...
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`A billion-dollar problem': forum to address nursing turnover in province
Saskatchewan should be paying attention to the drain that constant turnover is having on the nursing sector and health-care system, says a Regina consultant. That's why Raelynn Douglas has helped organize the Saskatchewan Nursing Retention Forum,...
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The fastest growing market for Canada's canola is energy
Canadian oil refineries are quietly pivoting to an unlikely raw material for diesel. It's unnoticeable for anyone at the gas pumps, but some of what powers diesel engines nowadays is derived from canola. Seeds from the yellow flowering crop are...
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REGINA MAN TAKES A MODERN
Matthew Wesley distributes granola bars in the Heritage area recently. Wesley, a reformed drug addict who now works as a subcontractor, regularly distributes pantry items to the city's unhoused. Sometimes he posts his interactions to 50,000-plus...
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New exhibit shows the aftermath of a wildfire
In the heart of a new art exhibition on display at the Saskatchewan legislature is a pair of small, carved Inuit statues that are scuffed with burn marks. Jan Modler and Greg East aren't sure when they collected them. They do know that both were...
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New `floating wetland' installation just ducky for city's storm ponds
The City of Regina has started to place floating treatment wetlands in some of its retention ponds as part of a new clean-water environmental health initiative. “Projects like this help support healthier ecosystems and more sustainable neighbourhoods...
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Farmers take pulse of India trade deal
Saskatchewan farmers are waiting to see whether key agricultural exports to India will continue to face a 30 per cent tariff, or if the duties will disappear under an upcoming free trade deal between Canada and the South Asian economy. India's High...
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PICKLEBALL PACKS UP
Players enjoy one of the last games at the 16-court Queen City Pickleball Hub in the Canada Centre Building in the REAL District. The hub was due to close after hosting the provincials on the weekend. The owners hope to open a new, smaller facility in...
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MOURNING THE GROUNDING OF A HOMETOWN BEACON
Roger Blager, president of the Moose Jaw Flying Club, says the Snowbirds are “part of who we always have been.” Moose Jaw is mourning the grounding of the jet aerobatics team, which has been its heart and soul for decades.
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`We're not going to stop asking'
When Kerry Benjoe realized a Regina police officer had accessed internal police files about her, she reported it. Former Regina Police Service Sgt. Robert Semenchuck was charged with and convicted of breach of trust and unauthorized use of a computer....
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BEATING THE HEAT
Children made good use of the outdoor spray pad at the Sandra Schmirler Leisure Centre as temperatures hit the low 30s C. The heat wave has triggered the city's extreme heat response, meaning cooling locations and water refill stations are open. See...
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WIEBE LEADS THE WAY
Roughriders receiver Daniel Wiebe greets fans after CFL pre-season action in Saskatoon on Saturday. It was a triumphant return for the University of Saskatchewan Huskies alumnus, as Wiebe caught the game-winning touchdown in a 31-27 victory over...
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Here's what an excise duty has to do with beer
The federal government recently announced it is extending some financial relief for Canadian brewers, winemakers and distillers by maintaining temporary measures that charge producers less duty. But what exactly is an excise duty and what does the...
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THE RUN OF HER LIFE
Megan Wotherspoon, a Saskatoon teacher and runner, plans to run approximately 1,500 kilometres across the province to raise funds for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada as she turns 38 — that's the age her mother, Louise Tokaruk, was when she...
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BRING ON THE SEASON
Defensive lineman Devin Adams, centre, shows his enthusiasm during Saskatchewan Roughriders training camp at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon, where the Riders will play their second pre-season game Saturday against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
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Final year for Snowbirds in Tutors
This will be the final season for the iconic Tutor jets flown by the Canadian Snowbirds air demonstration team. Federal Defence Minister David Mcguinty made the announcement from the Snowbirds' home base at 15 Wing Moose Jaw on Tuesday morning. The...
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RIDERS DROP OPENER
The Stampeders defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders 20-15 in pre-season CFL action Monday at Mcmahon Stadium in Calgary. The defending Grey Cup champion Roughriders sat more than a dozen regular starters for the game.
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Handwritten messages on paper hearts honour victims of interpersonal violence
Paper hearts flutter on strings tied between trees as a warm breeze blows through Regina's Victoria Park. With names penned on them, they could be mistaken for Valentine's Day cards, but that occasion happened months ago. “Mom.” “Dad.” Bathed in...
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PRAIRIE HOMECOMING
Almost three decades after leaving Saskatchewan in search of a brighter future in eastern Canada, Rob O'flanagan moved back and found a new version of his beloved home province. This one had undergone an economic transformation and was stronger and...
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SHE'S GOT GAME
Hayley Gibson is the first player from Saskatchewan to land a spot on the Team Canada women's roster for the annual Slo-pitch Border Battle against Team U.S.A. “It's kind of cool that we can put Sask. on the map,” the Saskatchewan Raiders slugger tells...
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SUMMER OF SAFETY
Amphibious Response Support Unit rescue swimmer Wesley Pierce displays a drysuit on a rescue boat during an event outside the legislature promoting Safe Boating Awareness Week. Search and rescue teams are reminding local boaters to always put safety...
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DRILL, BABY, DRILL
Saskatchewan Roughriders running back Darrell Henderson Jr. leads a drill during training camp at Griffiths Stadium in Saskatoon.
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What to know about summer construction, traffic delays
Regina's construction season is back in full swing, which means as temperatures rise, so do the number of streets with those familiar orange “road work ahead” warning signs. Deputy manager of city operations Kurtis Doney says motorists can expect the...
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`BRILLIANT ... DEVASTATING'
The Regina Urgent Care Centre is expected to be followed by five more like it across the province. Yet one union official says the UCC is a `brilliant' idea for the public but `devastating' for health-care workers. Darrell Davis takes an in-depth look.
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Ex-sask. NDP MLA says Beck reason for leaving
Saskatoon Centre MLA Betty Nippi-albright said she decided to leave the Saskatchewan NDP after the party's leader told her not to release a report on the province's Compassionate Intervention Act. Although Carla Beck opposed the law that supports...
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Henry's Law to `protect' children
Saskatchewan is strengthening regulations around carbon monoxide detection to ensure every suite in a multi-unit residential building is equipped with an alarm. Government Relations Minister Eric Schmalz announced the amendment to Saskatchewan's...
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COURTROOM COMEDY
Braiden Houle demonstrates a scene from the play Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer at the Globe Theatre. The play, which runs until May 17, uses irreverence to address land rights issues. Houle is playing the main character, Little Red Warrior.
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Annual downtown event marks Red Dress Day
kīwetīn-noodīn kā-nīpawit said a number of people were in his thoughts as he walked through downtown Regina during the Nēwo-yōtina Friendship Centre's MMIWG2S+ Gathering and Smudge Walk. Two years ago, he was with his relatives when they learned that...
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