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WARNING: This story contains details of sexual abuse. Brent Gabona has been sentenced to 6.5 years in prison for sexually assaulting five group home residents who were in his care. The crimes occurred more than two decades ago, during Gabona’s time of employment at Shepherd’s Villa, a group home for adultsContinue Reading

Saskatchewan Nadine Baker has been on a waitlist to get her breast cancer symptoms examined since March 2023. She’s still waiting 10 months later. Nadine Baker was asked if she’d consider going to Calgary for a mammogram Halyna Mihalik · CBC News · Posted: Jan 22, 2024 9:27 PM ESTContinue Reading

Saskatchewan Last August, twin brothers John and Frank Robinson set out to build a homestead shack their grandfather never got to finish. Last weekend, the brothers tested out the finished shack, during a period of intense cold in Alberta. ‘I just had an incredible weekend, even though it was cold,’ says Regina’s JohnContinue Reading

Saskatchewan Regina student and athlete Akenke Oliver says the high speeds won’t be what she’s worried about when she hops into a bobsled for the first time next week. Akenke Oliver to step inside a bobsled — and compete — for the first time next weekCBC News · Posted: Jan 18, 2024Continue Reading

Saskatchewan At a public inquest that began in Saskatchewan this week, an RCMP officer has laid out the hours leading up to the stabbing massacre at James Smith Cree Nation in 2022, as well as the event itself. Two responding officers are expected to testify Wednesday. 1st days of testimonyContinue Reading

Saskatchewan An RCMP major crimes officer is scheduled to continue giving evidence about the stabbing massacre on James Smith Cree Nation during the second day of the public inquest into the violent event. RCMP major crimes officer scheduled to continue giving evidenceCBC News · Posted: Jan 16, 2024 6:00 AMContinue Reading

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. ​Smoke billowed out the top of a teepee near an event centre in Melfort, Sask., on Monday. Inside, firekeepers tended to the flames as a way to provide healing and emotional strength for the people attending the coroner’s inquest happening at the centre. The inquestContinue Reading

Warning: This story contains descriptions and images of serious injuries. A Regina woman says she was seriously hurt during a vacation in the Dominican Republic last week, causing injuries and excruciating pain that sent her to hospital — and leaving the planned opening of her business next month in limbo.Continue Reading

Saskatchewan·Video A Saskatchewan woman’s helping hand — or window scraper — has gone viral this week, with a video showing her assist a beleaguered porcupine garnering more than 1.2 million views on Facebook. Video has more than 1.2 million views on FacebookCBC News · Posted: Mar 21, 2018 1:02 PMContinue Reading