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Humanitarian flight with Ukrainians arrives in Regina, Saskatchewan
Kim Phuc poses for a picture in a humanitarian flight transporting refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine to Canada, from Frederic Chopin Airport in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, July 4, 2022. Phuc, the girl in the famous 1972 Vietnam napalm attack photo, on Monday escorted 236 refugees from the war in Ukraine on a flight from Warsaw to Canada. Phuc’s iconic Associated Press photo in which she runs with her napalm-scalded body exposed, was etched on the private NGO plane that is flying the refugees to the city of Regina. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)
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Saskatchewan NDP to make history by electing its first woman leader
The Saskatchewan Legislative Building at Wascana Centre in Regina, Sask., on Saturday, May 30, 2020. Saskatchewan's NDP Opposition is poised to elect its first woman leader. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Taylor
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Head of sexual assault centre condemns Saskatchewan judge for language used in trial
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What we can learn from 1935′s On-to-Ottawa Trek, a convoy of the disillusioned
Bill Waiser
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How a Regina Uber driver turned my luck around
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Regina double homicide meant to advance accused killer’s gang status, says prosecutor
A Regina Police Service car idles at the legislative building in Regina, Saskatchewan on Wednesday, October 22, 2014. Police in Regina say five people have died from suspected drug overdoses since Canada Day. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
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Regina man accused of murdering two people in drive-by shootings pleads not guilty
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Regina woman says she’s going blind after being stigmatized by doctor for past drug use
Melanie Hodge poses for a photo at a Tim Hortons in Regina on Wednesday Feb. 2, 2022. Hodge, a former sex worker, has experienced barriers from the Saskatchewan Health Authority when trying to access health-care and cervical screenings. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
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Trucker convoy opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates gets big greeting in Winnipeg
Protesters of COVID-19 restrictions, and supporters of Canadian truck drivers protesting the COVID-19 vaccine mandate cheer on a convoy of trucks on their way to Ottawa, on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Tuesday January 25, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
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WHL announces return for five clubs, reschedules 14 regular-season games
CALGARY, AB - MARCH 27: Dylan Guenther #11 (L) of the Edmonton Oil Kings celebrates with the bench after scoring against the Calgary Hitmen during a WHL game at Seven Chiefs Sportsplex on March 27, 2021 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Derek Leung/Getty Images)
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Saskatchewan First Nation says it’s dealing with suicide crisis brought on by pandemic
The Saskatchewan Legislative Building at Wascana Centre in Regina, Sask., on Saturday, May 30, 2020. A councillor for Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Saskatchewan's far north says his community of Sucker River is facing a suicide crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Devin Bernatchez visited the legislature in Regina where he called on the Saskatchewan Party government to work with the community as it faces a shortage of resources, including counsellors. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Taylor
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Saskatchewan’s stolen Annapurna statue returns to India after 108 years
1983-035-062: Figure of Annapoorna (Benares, India, 18th century), artist unknown, stone, 17.30 x 9.90 x 4.90 cm. Photo: Don Hall.
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Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer was sent threatening e-mails: government
Dr. Saqib Shahab, chief medical health officer, speaks at a COVID-19 news update at the Legislative Building in Regina on Wednesday March 18, 2020. Saskatchewan's top doctor says allowing more people to gather around Christmas carries a risk of COVID-19 rebounding in the New Year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
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Man charged following threatening email to Saskatchewan health official, premier
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks at a press conference at the Legislative Building in Regina, Thursday, March 25, 2021. Police in Regina say a man is accused of sending a threatening email from a fake account to two people, one of whom a spokeswoman in the premier's office says was Scott Moe. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
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Regina police seek public’s help in search for missing 10-year-old girl
Blue and red flashing sirens of police car during the roadblock in the city. Police patrol car with sirens off during a traffic control.
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Saskatchewan long-term care residents receive false positives from COVID-19 lab tests
A rapid COVID-19 test swab is processed at Palos Verdes High School in Palos Verdes Estates, Calif., Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021. The district is encouraging all students and staff to test before the first day of school, August 25, and there are three sites for the drive-up testing. (Brittany Murray/The Orange County Register via AP)
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Regina long-term care homes restricting visits due to COVID-19 outbreaks
Heather Witzel-Garnhum, nurse clinician, prepares a syringe with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Regina General Hospital on Tuesday Dec. 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
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Drug test strips ‘going to help us save people’s lives,’ Saskatchewan advocate says
The new safe consumption site Prairie Harm Reduction is seen in Saskatoon, Sask., on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020. The Government of Saskatchewan is providing test strips for drug checking to overdose prevention sites in Regina and Saskatoon. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis
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‘They don’t see us as police:’ Community safety officers at work in Regina park
Sgt. Daryl Chernoff, who manages the community safety officer program at Wascana Centre, sits outside Wascana Place in Regina on Wednesday, July 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Julia Peterson
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‘Ideal RCMP member’: Constable killed during traffic stop in rural Saskatchewan
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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First harm reduction site opens in Regina
An injection kit is seen inside the newly opened Fraser Health supervised consumption site in Surrey, B.C., on Tuesday, June 6, 2017. A professor of public health says the Alberta government's decision to close down a safe injection site in Calgary is short-sighted and sad. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Expert suggests Saskatchewan should consider more targeted COVID-19 vaccine plan as variants surge
Volunteers put on their personal protective equipment at a vaccination clinic run by the Saskatoon Tribal Council inside SaskTel centre in Saskatoon on Thursday, April 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kayle Neis
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Judge who visited Saskatchewan Indigenous protest camp will face no action, judicial council says
Tristen Durocher speaks at a press conference in Regina on August 11, 2020. No action is to be taken against a judge who visited a protest camp on Saskatchewan's legislature grounds after ruling a Metis man was entitled to stay there. The Canadian Judicial Council says it received five complaints last year after Court of Queen's Bench Justice Graeme Mitchell was shown in media reports posing for photographs and accepting ceremonial gifts at the camp. Tristen Durocher, a Metis man, sought to draw attention to high Indigenous suicide rates when he walked more than 600 kilometres from northern Saskatchewan, set up a teepee on the legislature grounds in Regina and started a fast. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
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Saskatchewan Premier says he won’t tighten COVID rules
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe speaks at a press conference at the Legislative Building in Regina, Thursday, March 25, 2021. Moe spoke about the recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling that says the federal Liberal government's carbon pricing regime is constitutional. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
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COVID-19 variants sweep through Regina
JJ Elliott isolates inside of his Regina condo on Friday, March 26, 2021. Elliott, 44, tested positive for COVID-19 in mid-March, one of many as the city deals with a significant increase in cases. MARK TAYLOR/THE GLOBE AND MAIL
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Saskatchewan premier says 80 per cent of Regina’s COVID-19 cases are people under 50
Premier Scott Moe during a tour of the COVID-19 mass immunization clinic and drive-thru immunization space at International Trade Centre in Regina on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
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Saskatchewan closes restaurants, issues travel advisory in Regina to contain spread of COVID-19 variants
Premier Scott Moe during a tour of the COVID-19 mass immunization clinic and drive-thru immunization space at International Trade Centre in Regina on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
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Worship services stay capped at 30 people in Regina area over COVID-19 variant concerns
Premier Scott Moe speaks to media after a tour of the COVID-19 mass immunization clinic and drive-thru immunization space at International Trade Centre in Regina on Thursday Feb. 18, 2021. The province also has mobile immunization vehicles to distribute the vaccine to remote communities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
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Regina has 77 more presumed variant cases; officials consider if more measures needed
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, blue/pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, NIAID-RML
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Health officials warn Regina is a hot spot for contagious COVID-19 variants
Heather Witzel-Garnhum, nurse clinician, prepares a syringe with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Regina General Hospital in Regina on Tuesday Dec. 15, 2020. More than 200 vaccinations are planned for tomorrow. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
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‘I don’t want a small town:’ Regina’s airport leaders rally to save control towers
James Bogusz, president and CEO of the Regina International Airport, poses for photo at the airport in Regina on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
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Saskatchewan identifies first cases of virus variant in Regina area
Dr. Saqib Shahab, chief medical health officer, speaks at a COVID-19 news update at the Legislative Building in Regina on Wednesday March 18, 2020. Saskatchewan's top doctor says allowing more people to gather around Christmas carries a risk of COVID-19 rebounding in the New Year. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
opinion
Go early, go hard, stay vigilant: How Atlantic Canada beat the virus
The Editorial Board
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Disruption, determination, ingenuity: 2020 had some memorable moments on the Prairie food and drink scene
Dan Clapson
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Public schools in Regina switch to remote learning as COVID-19 cases surge