Regina Christmas Wish List works to help families in need get something under the tree
As Christmas approaches, several charities and organizations in Regina are trying to make sure every family has a happy holiday.
One such organization is the Regina Christmas Wish List, which lets recipients make a wish for what they would like under the tree. The organization has been fulfilling Christmas gift requests for over 15 years.
The Regina Christmas Wish List is facilitated by the Glen Elm Church of Christ. Jason Bandura explained how the process works.
"Interviews are conducted, stories are written, gift requests are made, and all that information finds its way to the website and at that point the public is directed to it and anyone who reads a story and is moved by it can pledge gifts and can purchase, wrap and label gifts and know that they will get into the right hands by Christmas morning,” he said.
Requests over the years have ranged from pairs of boots to bus passes. The Regina Christmas Wish List partners with community organizations like Family Service Regina which works with teenaged mothers.
Sage Yathon, a young family support worker with Regina Family Service, said it feels special to be able to do something like this for them.
“I think it is something that they would not normally expect. Mainly our program focuses on meeting their basic needs like food, shelter, clothing, things like that so it is really nice to be able to partner with the Regina Christmas Wish List because we get to do sort of the fun and exciting and special parts of the year as well,” she said.
The stories can be read online with donation drop off taking place from Dec. 15 to Dec. 18.
Shopping Trends
The Shopping Trends team is independent of the journalists at CTV News. We may earn a commission when you use our links to shop. Read about us.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Canada Post says workers to return Tuesday after labour board ruling
Operations at Canada Post will resume at 8 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Dec. 17, the company said, after the Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered a return to work.
Housing Minister Sean Fraser set to leave Trudeau cabinet, as shuffle looms
Federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser is set to announce Monday he won't run in the next federal election, creating another cabinet vacancy in the Liberal government that's expected to be filled in a shuffle as early as this week.
Quebec threatens Montreal surgeon with sanctions, criminal charges for procedure she's done for over a decade
Quebec recently updated its list of approved surgeries and, despite endorsement from the Quebec Orthopedic Association, limb lengthening was not included.
W5 Investigates
W5 Investigates Connecting the dots on a landlord scam: how clues revealed a prolific con artist at work
In part one of a three-part investigation, W5 correspondent Jon Woodward reveals how a convicted con artist bilked dozens of people in a landlord scam.
Travel advisories: Here's what Canadians should know this holiday season
Canadians planning to travel abroad over the holidays should take precautionary steps to ensure they’re not unintentionally putting themselves in harm’s way.
Here's why critics believe hundreds of medically assisted deaths shouldn't have happened
Critics of medical assistance in dying (MAID) say there were more than 600 cases last year where they believe the program shouldn't have been an option at all.
'Immediately stop using': Health Canada warns balloon-blowing kits could cause 'hallucinations'
Health Canada released a consumer product advisory this week, warning that balloon-blowing kits that were available on Amazon.ca 'pose a chemical hazard.'
Police investigating body found near Rideau River in Ottawa
Ottawa police are investigating after a body was discovered near the Rideau River on Sunday afternoon.
British pubs are worried they'll run out of Guinness
At the Sheephaven Bay pub in London, tucked just behind Camden High Street, Guinness accounts for more than 50 per cent of draft beer sales.
Saskatoon
-
Have you seen this man? Kindersley RCMP searching for missing 89-year-old
Kindersley RCMP are asking the public to be on the lookout for an 89-year-old man who has gone missing.
-
Sask. Table Mountain opens for the season
With the amount of snow that Saskatchewan has seen over the past few weeks, ski hills are beginning to open their doors to the public for the season. At Table Mountain, just outside of the Battlefords, this last weekend marked their grand opening.
-
SIRT investigating after Sask. man dies in-custody
The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT) is investigating after a 49-year-old man from White Bear First Nation died in a Carlyle Detachment cell.
Winnipeg
-
Canada Post says workers to return Tuesday after labour board ruling
Operations at Canada Post will resume at 8 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Dec. 17, the company said, after the Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered a return to work.
-
Winnipeg Syrians celebrate end of Assad regime with 'freedom' march
One week after the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, Winnipeggers came together to celebrate a new beginning for the country.
-
Hundreds turn up for free Christmas dinner organized by Winnipeg veteran
Families showed up in droves Saturday for a free meal and gift from Santa Claus, as part of a holiday event organized by a Winnipeg veteran.
Edmonton
-
Premier willing to use the notwithstanding clause on Alberta trans health bill
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says using the notwithstanding clause to shield her government's transgender health restrictions is on the table as a "last resort."
-
Slain security guard remembered in peace officer-style funeral service
Communities in Edmonton came together Sunday to honour a security guard killed on the job 10 days earlier.
-
Canada Post says workers to return Tuesday after labour board ruling
Operations at Canada Post will resume at 8 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Dec. 17, the company said, after the Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered a return to work.
Calgary
-
Premier willing to use the notwithstanding clause on Alberta trans health bill
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says using the notwithstanding clause to shield her government's transgender health restrictions is on the table as a "last resort."
-
Canada Post says workers to return Tuesday after labour board ruling
Operations at Canada Post will resume at 8 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Dec. 17, the company said, after the Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered a return to work.
-
Carbon-monoxide leak at Rockyford arena sends 3 to hospital
A carbon monoxide incident Saturday night at the Rockyford arena sent several children to the Alberta Children's Hospital.
Lethbridge
-
Province provides $150K to help fund programs for newcomer youth
Brooks, Alta., officials with the John Ware Youth Empowerment Program are hoping gto help even more young newcomers thanks to a $150,000 grant from the province.
-
Hitmen's Howe, Hurricanes' Yager make Team Canada world junior roster
Team Canada announced its 2025 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship roster on Friday, including three players on southern Alberta WHL teams. Tanner Howe, of the Calgary Hitmen, Brayden Yager, of the Lethbridge Hurricanes, and Gavin McKenna, of the Medicine Hat Tigers, were among the 14 forwards that will be donning the maple leaf later this month.
-
Lethbridge's small businesses feeling the impact of continued Canada Post strike
It’s been four weeks since Canada Post employees went on strike, and small business owners in Lethbridge say the ongoing dispute makes it hard to keep shelves stocked.
Toronto
-
Group of Seven murals were considered destroyed after church fire. Here's how they are being brought back to life
Pieces of art and some murals from the St. Anne's Anglican Church have been retrieved and are now undergoing a restoration process by Toronto Art Restoration Inc. (TARI), based in the GTA.
-
1 arrested, another outstanding following violent robbery in Toronto’s east end
One suspect has been arrested and another remains outstanding following a violent robbery at an apartment in east Toronto.
-
‘Unprovoked incident’: Hamilton police identify man stabbed outside bar, suspect charged with second-degree murder
Police in Hamilton say the fatal stabbing of a man in Hamilton early Sunday morning was an “unprovoked incident” between two strangers.
Ottawa
-
Police investigating body found near Rideau River in Ottawa
Ottawa police are investigating after a body was discovered near the Rideau River on Sunday afternoon.
-
Fire damages Montana's restaurant in one of two east end blazes this weekend
Ottawa firefighters fought separate fires that damaged a home and a Montana's restaurant in the city’s east end this weekend.
-
Crews to attempt refloating stuck St. Lawrence River cargo ship Monday
Marine crews will attempt to refloat a 225-metre cargo ship on Monday, three weeks after it got stuck in the St. Lawrence River.
Montreal
-
This Montreal man died of an aneurysm after waiting in the ER for six hours
A 39-year-old Montreal man died of an aneurysm after spending six hours in an emergency room before giving up and going home.
-
Quebec threatens Montreal surgeon with sanctions, criminal charges for procedure she's done for over a decade
Quebec recently updated its list of approved surgeries and, despite endorsement from the Quebec Orthopedic Association, limb lengthening was not included.
-
CTV News Montreal for Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024
CTV News Montreal at Six for Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 with anchor Matt Gilmour.
Vancouver
-
1 dead, 1 unaccounted for after home 'displaced' by B.C. mudslide
A resident of a home impacted by a landslide near Lions Bay, B.C. on Saturday has been found dead, authorities confirmed.
-
Family, friends and fans gather at memorial for former B.C. premier John Horgan
Thousands of people who respected and loved former British Columbia premier John Horgan gathered for his memorial service in Colwood, B.C., Sunday.
-
Woman killed by falling tree during B.C. windstorm
A woman died after being hit by a falling tree in the driveway of her Metro Vancouver home when a powerful windstorm hit through B.C.’s South Coast Saturday.
Vancouver Island
-
Family, friends and fans gather at memorial for former B.C. premier John Horgan
Thousands of people who respected and loved former British Columbia premier John Horgan gathered for his memorial service in Colwood, B.C., Sunday.
-
Power restored for 99 per cent of customers after B.C. windstorm, utility says
The vast majority of the more than 300,000 BC Hydro customers who lost power during Saturday’s windstorm have the lights back on, the utility says.
-
1 dead, 1 unaccounted for after home 'displaced' by B.C. mudslide
A resident of a home impacted by a landslide near Lions Bay, B.C. on Saturday has been found dead, authorities confirmed.
Kelowna
-
Car stolen, fleeing suspect found hiding in basement in Kelowna, B.C.
Mounties have arrested a suspect who allegedly stole a car in Kelowna, B.C., before fleeing on foot and hiding from police in the basement of a home.
-
B.C. driver who blamed boozing on low blood sugar after fatal crash found guilty
A diabetic man who claimed he had been drinking alcohol to combat dwindling blood sugar the night he was involved in a fatal crash near Sicamous, B.C., has been found guilty of impaired driving causing death.
-
Study of 2023 Okanagan wildfires recommends limiting development in high-risk areas
A study into the devastating wildfires that struck British Columbia's Okanagan region in 2023 has recommended that government and industry limit development in high-fire-risk areas.
London
-
Canada Post says workers to return Tuesday after labour board ruling
Operations at Canada Post will resume at 8 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Dec. 17, the company said, after the Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered a return to work.
-
Robberies lead to three arrests: St. Thomas
The St. Thomas Police Service has arrested a man in connection to a robbery that took place on Talbot Street.
-
'We called a Code Silver': LHSC goes into lockdown after shooting outside emergency department
The emergency department (ED) doors at LHSC Victoria Campus were being repaired Saturday morning after a person fired a gun into the glass.
Kitchener
-
Fog advisory in effect for Waterloo Region
On Monday, just after 5 a.m., Environment Canada issued a fog advisory for parts of southwestern Ontario, including Waterloo Region.
-
Canada Post says workers to return Tuesday after labour board ruling
Operations at Canada Post will resume at 8 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Dec. 17, the company said, after the Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered a return to work.
-
Here's why critics believe hundreds of medically assisted deaths shouldn't have happened
Critics of medical assistance in dying (MAID) say there were more than 600 cases last year where they believe the program shouldn't have been an option at all.
Northern Ontario
-
This Montreal man died of an aneurysm after waiting in the ER for six hours
A 39-year-old Montreal man died of an aneurysm after spending six hours in an emergency room before giving up and going home.
-
Devastating Elliot Lake apartment fire displaces 32 tenants days before Christmas
Thirty-two tenants are displaced and two firefighters injured after a fire ripped through an apartment complex on Hirshhorn Avenue in Elliot Lake on Thursday.
-
Here's why critics believe hundreds of medically assisted deaths shouldn't have happened
Critics of medical assistance in dying (MAID) say there were more than 600 cases last year where they believe the program shouldn't have been an option at all.
Atlantic
-
N.S. man, 24, dies in single-vehicle crash in N.B.
A Nova Scotian man has died following a single-vehicle collision in New Brunswick, says the RCMP.
-
Canada Post says workers to return Tuesday after labour board ruling
Operations at Canada Post will resume at 8 a.m. local time on Tuesday, Dec. 17, the company said, after the Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered a return to work.
-
Housing Minister Sean Fraser set to leave Trudeau cabinet, as shuffle looms
Federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser is set to announce Monday he won't run in the next federal election, creating another cabinet vacancy in the Liberal government that's expected to be filled in a shuffle as early as this week.
N.L.
-
'Breaking of gridlock' between Quebec, N.L. is the envy of former premiers
Former Newfoundland and Labrador premiers say a draft energy agreement signed Thursday with Quebec marks a historic break in a long-standing political standoff.
-
Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador announce energy deal worth billions
Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador have signed a sweeping new deal to build new energy projects and throw out a decades-old contract that has long been a source of strife and bitterness for Canada's easternmost province.
-
Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador expected to sign Churchill Falls energy deal
Quebec Premier François Legault and Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey are scheduled to announce an energy agreement Thursday that could end decades of friction between the two provinces.
