Today
@PADSk9Merlot
, a Facility Dog with
@reginapolice
, retired! About 50 people attended her retirement party this afternoon which finished with a pup cake.
The first flower bouquet has been set out at the George Reed statue at Mosaic Stadium this morning.
The woman who laid them says we need more people like George. She picked out the bouquet from the grocery store because they are green and white.
#roughriders
Good morning!
I’m back in Ituna this morning in Barry Sawchuk’s shop. More pieces of space junk have been found. We are waiting on the team from SpaceX to come and pick them up.
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I was trying to catch a quick clip of the wicked thunderstorm rolling through….
Then I saw a little funnel cloud peaking through the storm south of Regina.
It has receded.
Get all your weather info at
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. Our team is ready to roll in rubber boots.
Two people from SpaceX have picked up the pieces.
All the two would confirm is that they were from SpaceX, and they were taking the pieces back to their office.
SpaceX has not returned any media requests to
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or
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Dr. Samantha Lawler offered them donuts.
This morning on Dewdney Avenue and Winnipeg Street Battery Depot went up in flames. It’s been a busy night for Regina Fire crews responding to multiple other house fires.
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Finally seeing some of the fire damage on the back of the Battery Depot building. One person told me they heard explosions when the fire ignited this morning.
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I was told just by a police officer that protestors were being being detained for trespassing.
Everyone is off the tracks at this point.
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LIVE. Right now.
Firefighters just arrived at a blaze near Montague Street and Parliament Avenue.
It’s very windy today. The house next door has some serious smoke damage.
This is my work from Neudorf today.
It takes you everywhere from the farmyard where RCMP are still investigating, to coffee row that starts bright and early at the Neudorf rink.
This junk didn't turn out to be a waste of space.
Farmer Barry Sawchuk took the money he made returning pieces of space junk to SpaceX, and put it towards Ituna's new arena.
Heavy RCMP presence in Oxbow today. I am speaking to community members who say there was a murder.
There is still a haze of confusion and shock over the community.
We have no word from RCMP on what happened.
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I’m at a farmyard outside Neudorf this morning.
RCMP say four were found dead when police conducted a wellness check on Sunday night.
RCMP aren’t letting anyone past the approach while investigations continue.
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Even some farm animals got a Halloween treat this year. I got this clip this morning at Josef Buttigieg’s farm where he delivers frozen pumpkins to his livestock. He collected nine tons of jack-o-lanterns through donations after Halloween this year.
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RCMP are keeping close eye on the home where people are telling me the murder happened.
Many people in the neighborhood say they knew this person in passing, but not much more.
Still no word from RCMP.
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Unfortunately, the Cenotaph has been vandalized two days in a row.
City crews have already cleaned off the graffiti from yesterday, but will be busy again today.
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Career highlight: Chasing two SpaceX employees with other reporters and cameras to confirm that junk from the company’s spacecraft did indeed fall on a Saskatchewan farm.
This morning…
Regina Fire says two were found dead on the second floor upon entering a house on Winnipeg Street near Victoria Avenue.
Fire crews were originally called after smoke and flames were seen from the home.
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I’m at the scene of a duplex fire in North Central this morning.
The acting Assistant Chief tells me two people were trapped inside but escaped when firefighters knocked down the door.
Nobody was hurt. There is no cause of the flames yet.
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Intersection of 14th Avenue and Rae Street completely flooded. Vehicles moving slowly and people heading out with rakes to clear the drains in between rain bursts.
Not even two weeks ago two other died after a fire on Rae Street. Some people are standing out here watching the flashing lights. They tell me they want to know the cause.
RFPS responded to a fatal house fire 2100 Blk Winnipeg St at 12:39 am. Flames and smoke from the home on arrival. Crews made entry and located 2 occupants on the 2nd floor who were declared deceased on scene. RFPS remains on scene. Fire is under investigation.
#YQR
People tell me they are shocked and terrified that four were found dead near Neudorf.
I just spoke to a couple who retired in the community. They say they thought this happened in Neudorf, Germany, not Neudorf, Saskatchewan.
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Some excited kids skipped school today to meet astronaut Jeremy Hansen at the First Nations University of Canada.
@Astro_Jeremy
revealed his new mission patch made by Anishinaabe artist Henry Guimond.
His favourite space movie is The Martian.
Saskatchewan family finds the white whale of hockey card collections.
I worked on this story with
@hayter_roman
who did a great job of bringing it together.
I just know the bubble gum is harder than a rock after sitting for over 40 years.
Just a heads up for drivers, you will have to find a different route to work. The road is blocked off on Pasqua Street North while fire crews complete their work. I’ve seen at least 25 drivers make a U-turn this morning.
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I’m at Park Street and 10th Avenue this afternoon.
Regina police are just telling us that a hit and run happened around 12:33 p.m.
Police say the victim has been taken to hospital. Her injuries have been described as non-life threatening.
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Barry took a few hours off from seeding to show me the space junk that he found when he was checking the crops. I picked him up straight from the fields yesterday.
Are you coming to pick this up?
@SpaceX
@elonmusk
I'd love to be there when you are!
The fire is still burning at Wheat City Metals this morning. There is lots of smoke drifting east. I can’t see any flames, but I can see the hot spot of the blaze.
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This morning I met Brice.
He has been trying to get city crews to take down an abandoned house before it posed a safety problem for his neighbourhood and others.
That house is where two people were declared dead at after it caught fire this morning.
This morning you may have woken up in the dark. There’s a pole tilted sideways on 13th Ave and Osler St. SaskPower says they got a call around 6 a.m. about the outage. 4255 customers are without power. SaskPower is still determining the cause of the outage.
Live. Right now.
The boards go up on a home on Victoria Avenue. Water is still dripping off the siding.
Fire crews tell me the flames broke out just before 2 a.m.
One person was hurt and taken to the hospital.
No traffic to worry about later this morning.
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This morning, the man who was charged with accessory after the fact to murder in connection with the Oxbow murder investigation made his first court appearance.
Read more here:
Police are located on McIntyre Street. Some officers are standing outside the cruisers. There are not any other people other than media and take down crews on the grounds right now.
Take down is currently happening closer to Smith Street.
I've been following a story about a young bear that was wandering through Lumsden.
The town office is now saying it has new information from Lumsden RCMP that the bear was put down last night.
Two best friends had a running joke between them that if they ever had a good business idea, they would pitch it to the other. Now, they're starting to introduce their non-alcoholic beverages into Regina restaurants and stores.
Between the Wascana Parkway and Albert Street exit signs on Ring Road backed up because of a bad car crash. Drivers travelling west backed up to the Wascana overpass
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Something I worked on earlier this week.
People grieved the loss of their neighbour after a fatal house fire.
Regina Fire said the flames were caused by a “careless use of smoker’s materials.”
A small fire broke out this morning around 3:45 a.m. at Blessed Sacrament Parish. That’s downtown right behind the SaskPower building. Regina’s Assistant Fire Chief tells me nobody was hurt. Fire crews are still on the scene investigating.
“It feels like we are just going in circles, and nothing is being decided, and nothing is being done,” Maggie Redston Davies said, after city council rejected the site for a permanent emergency shelter.
Just moments ago, Erin Scott-Kafadar and Alexander Richardson performed with their company PointeTango. They will be dancing at the Regina Fringe Festival July 6-10.
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Nevin Martwart said he was “dissapointed” with results. Riaz Ahmed reflects on the experience saying he enjoyed meeting the community.
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