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Bike Regina puts a new twist on walking tours
Bike Regina, a local bicycling group, provided a bike tour as a new take on a community walking tour.
The Jane's Walk annual walking tours were inspired by Jane Jacobs, a famous activist and urbanist who passed away in 2006.
Black bear wanders near Prince Albert A&W
A large male black bear wandered into Prince Albert Saturday evening, coming very close to an A&W restaurant.
Witness, Gloria Smith said police responded to the scene and tried to scare the bear back into the bush.
“We saw the bear come out of the bush and then all the cops started to move towards the bear in their cars and they were honking their horns and doing their sirens and stuff,” she said.
The bear then ran back into the bush, she said, but quickly came back out just before it was killed by an officer with a shotgun.
Regina prepared for flooding, but not expecting evacuations
While they are preparing for the worst case scenario, emergency planners with the City of Regina say the chances of flood waters impacting homes is very slim.
Manager of Emergency Management for the city, Jay O'Connor, says they sent out letters to about 350 homes in areas within a potential flood zone explaining evacuation plans just in case.
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Saskatchewan flood update May 3: waters rising with high temperatures
With temperatures set to hit double digits this weekend, communities in flood zones are bracing for rising waters.
As of Friday there are 10 different communities under states of emergency due to flooding
-Town of Maidstone
- Town of Radisson
- Village of Borden
- RM of Great Bend
- RM of Elfros
- RM of Wilton
- Poundmaker Cree Nation
- Sakimay First Nation
- Onion Lake Cree Nation
- Muskowpetung First Nation
- the RM of Fish Creek
Seatbelt exemptions issued by SGI rare
The law requires occupants of vehicles to wear seatbelts -- unless you can't -- which is when you seek an exemption from SGI.
First food truck opens for the season in Regina
Despite a cool wind and patches of snow in Victoria Park, you could smell spring in the air in downtown Regina on Thursday at noon.
Prairie Smoke and Spice Southern Pit BBQ Catering was the first food truck to open it's windows for the season.
"We wanted to be out here a couple weeks ago but weather was a major factor obviously," commented co-owner Rob Reinhardt.
Cat and owner reunite after 2 years
It’s been two years since Arielle Denys’ cat Oscar ran off after being let out of the house, and now she has been reunited with her friend.
She may never have found Oscar if it wasn’t for help from the Prince Albert SPCA.
Denys said the cat disappeared after her mother let the cat out on a nice night.
“One night my mom let him outside and I didn’t want her to,” said Denys, reminiscing about the day Oscar ran off. “She said he’s a cat he’ll come back, and he never did.”
'The Avengers' visit ruins of Regina in latest Marvel comic
The latest "Avengers" comic book from Marvel sees the Queen City obliterated by an alien weapon fired from Mars with the people mutating into something new.
Marvel Comic Editor Lauren Sankovitch describes what happened to the city after the weapon hits. Basically, Regina is engulfed in a giant ball of energy that appears to be alive.
“Did we destroy it or did we make it greater? Evolving these sites into something different, into something new, into something strange,” Sankovitch commented.
Church board appeals decision to re-start process of selling building
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Saskatoon church board is against starting from scratch when it comes to selling
the Third Avenue United Church.
The Third Avenue United Church (TAUC)
board is appealing a ruling by the River Bend Presbytery, which makes the final
decision about any potential sales, which requires a new bidding
process.
Water Security Agency update finds SK spring runoff slows
The cooler weather has put the spring runoff in Saskatchewan on hold for now.
When the mercury dipped on Tuesday, and continued to stay below seasonal into Wednesday, Patrick Boyle with the Water Security Agency says the melt has slowed for the most part. It's also causing the melting to happen in stages, rather than all in one peak as it usually does.
"It's a sign that things are coming in stages, rather than one large peak," said Boyle.

