Accusations and Obscenities at Regina Murder Trial

There was a lot of tension and some heated exchanges at a Regina murder trial today. Thirty-four-year-old Adam Cyr is accused of beating two-year-old Natalia Shingoose to death in June of 2012. The girl’s uncle, Matthew Bennett, was back on the witness stand...

Teens Charged With First-Degree Murder in Girl’s Death

Two 16-year-old boys have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a teenage girl in Regina. Police found the body of the 16-year-old girl in a north Regina home late Monday afternoon after responding to a report of an unresponsive person. She was...

Police Investigating Death of Young Woman in Downtown Regina

Regina police are investigating the death of a 29-year-old woman this past weekend. Investigators say the victim was found injured at a downtown hotel at around 4 am Saturday morning. She was taken to hospital and died later that morning. The coroner’s office is...

Guilty Pleas Stand in Regina Child Abuse Case

Attempts to withdraw their guilty pleas were unsuccessful for two Regina women awaiting sentencing in a case of child abuse that goes back two years.   The women,  who are 39 and 57, were initially arrested in January of 2013 and were each  charged with 22 crimes...

Paqua First Nation in Legal Battle With Government

The Pasqua First Nation is locked in a legal battle with the federal and provincial governments over what it alleges is a violation of the Treaty Land Entitlement agreement. The band says the province refused its application to select about 2,400 acres in southwestern...

AFN Calls For More Funding for Fire Services

The Assembly of First Nations says the recent tragedy on the Ahtahkakoop First Nation is a stark reminder of the need for better First Nation fire services across the country. Two people lost their lives in late December when a blaze caused by a wood burning stove set...

Murder Trial Hears From Grandmother And Father

The second degree murder trial of 34 year old Adam Cyr has been adjourned until Wednesday morning when a witness will be recalled. Matthew Bennett will be back on the stand for more cross examination. Last week he testified that the door on the north central Regina...