CTV News Regina: Here's what's making headlines this Sunday
Here’s a look at what’s making headlines in Regina this Sunday, with CTV News Regina’s 6 p.m. newscast pre-empted for NFL football.
AGRIBITION SET TO BEGIN
Canadian Western Agribition is set to begin at Evraz Place on Monday after a year-long hiatus due to the pandemic.
62 NEW COVID-19 CASES IN SASK.
Active COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continued a downward trend on Sunday as the province shows signs of stablilizing its fourth wave.
AFFECTED FAMILIES SPEAK ON HEALTHCARE DELAYS
The provincial government expects to resume most hospital services delayed by COVID-19’s fourth wave by the end of the month as several families have taken to the Legislature to share their stories over the past week.
PATS WIN FIRST GAME POST-PADDOCK RETURN
The Regina Pats returned to action Saturday night on the road against the rival Moose Jaw Warriors for their first game with a returning John Paddock behind the bench as head coach.
OLYMPIC CURLING TRIALS BEGIN
The tournament to determine which curling teams will represent Canada at the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing has begun in Saskatoon.
ICYMI: PALM OIL PETITION
A Moose Jaw girl, 13, is petitioning the Girl Guides of Canada to drop palm oil from its cookie recipe over the product’s role in deforestation.
INDIGENOUS CIRCLE: LOUIS RIEL DAY IN SASK.
On this week’s Indigenous Circle, David Prisciak has more from events marking Louis Riel Day in Saskatchewan, signifying the re-evaluation of the once controversial figure.
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BREAKING Honda to get up to $5B in govt help for EV battery, assembly plants
Honda is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont., assembly plant, which it is retooling to produce fully electric vehicles, all part of a $15-billion project that is expected to include up to $5 billion in public money.
BREAKING New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial
New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction, finding the judge at the landmark #MeToo trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.
Residents of northern Alberta First Nation told to shelter in place
Residents of John D'Or Prairie, a community on the Little Red River Cree Nation in northern Alberta, were told to take shelter Thursday morning during a police operation.
Secret $70M Lotto Max winners break their silence
During a special winner celebration near their hometown, Doug and Enid shared the story of how they discovered they were holding a Lotto Max ticket worth $70 million and how they kept this huge secret for so long.
Remains from a mother-daughter cold case were found nearly 24 years later, after a deathbed confession from the suspect
A West Virginia father is getting some sense of closure after authorities found the remains of his young daughter and her mother following a deathbed confession from the man believed to have fatally shot them nearly two decades ago.
Monthly earnings rise, payroll employment falls: jobs report
The number of vacant jobs in Canada increased in February, while monthly payroll employment decreased in food services, manufacturing, and retail trade, among other sectors.
First in Canada procedure performed at London, Ont. hospital
A London man has become the first person in Canada to receive a robotic assisted surgery on his spine. Dave Myeh suffered from debilitating, chronic back pain that led to sciatica in his right now and extreme pain in his lower back.
Doctors say capital gains tax changes will jeopardize their retirement. Is that true?
The Canadian Medical Association asserts the Liberals' proposed changes to capital gains taxation will put doctors' retirement savings in jeopardy, but some financial experts insist incorporated professionals are not as doomed as they say they are.
Something in the water? Canadian family latest to spot elusive 'Loch Ness Monster'
For centuries, people have wondered what, if anything, might be lurking beneath the surface of Loch Ness in Scotland. When Canadian couple Parry Malm and Shannon Wiseman visited the Scottish highlands earlier this month with their two children, they didn’t expect to become part of the mystery.