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Dilapidated house on 106th demolished

Dilapidated house on 106th demolished

The dilapidated property at 1102 -106th St. has come down. The demolition work took place on Tuesday morning, June 29. The city reported 11th Avenue from 106th to 107th Street was closed with no through traffic between 8 a.m. and noon that day.
Patricia Ballantyne’s Walk of Sorrow

Patricia Ballantyne’s Walk of Sorrow

After hearing about the unmarked graves at the residential school in Kamloops, B.C., Patricia Ballantyne decided to walk from Prince Albert to Ottawa on a journey of healing.
Meili cautiously optimistic on Saskatchewan re-opening

Meili cautiously optimistic on Saskatchewan re-opening

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party leader Ryan Meili is hopeful but also concerned on the easing of COVID-19 restrictions and the planned re-opening of the province.
Grandparents celebrate Grade 12 graduates

Grandparents celebrate Grade 12 graduates

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It’s so hot I cannot even keep my mind cool

It’s so hot I cannot even keep my mind cool

I phoned Ed today when we hit 44 C. It has been the hottest day I have ever encountered in my long life. It is to hit 45 C tomorrow. Every day we have been having in our heat wave seems longer than the next.
Pipe ceremony, feast, search for unmarked graves at Delmas residential school site

Pipe ceremony, feast, search for unmarked graves at Delmas residential school site

Events are happening today and this week at the site of the former residential school in the Delmas area. The St. Henri Indian Residential School (Thunderchild) near Delmas burned in 1948.
Victim, suspect both charged in early morning stabbing in north Regina

Victim, suspect both charged in early morning stabbing in north Regina

Regina Police have laid charges against both individuals involved in an attempted vehicle theft turned assault on June 26. Police responded to a weapons-related call on Dawson Crescent, in the northern area of Regina, at approximately 4 a.m.
Royal Sask. Museum opens daily, making up for lost time from last year

Royal Sask. Museum opens daily, making up for lost time from last year

The Royal Saskatchewan Museum is excited to open its doors even further than last year, as summer really gets into swing in July and August. The popular Regina museum is now open seven days a week, from 9:45 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Gourmet candy stores in Sask. focusing on sweet treats, ‘Instagrammable’ spaces

Gourmet candy stores in Sask. focusing on sweet treats, ‘Instagrammable’ spaces

It’s cute, it’s fun, and it has neon cloud lights adorning one wall — it’s the perfect place for a social-media-worthy snap, and that’s exactly what creators of Regina’s newest gourmet candy boutique are hoping for at The Shoppe.
Driver bear-maced, pushed from vehicle

Driver bear-maced, pushed from vehicle

On June 27, 2021, just before 11 p.m., North Battleford RCMP received a complaint of a robbery on Douglas Avenue. Initial investigation has determined that three females and one male were inside of a vehicle.
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