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Today in Regina,Sk it's a balmy -33°C and the wind-chill makes it -44°C. Weather like this makes you dream of warmer places. This time last year I was going through the final preparations for a trip to Varadero, Cuba. This involved learning as much as I could about the people and culture and...

Bitter feud over new seats in Commons settled; Ontario to get 21 December 17, 2008 - 18:25 Keith Leslie, THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO - Ontario and Ottawa settled a lengthy and often bitter feud when Prime Minister Stephen Harper agreed last week to give the province 21 additional seats in...

Alberta puts bounty on wild pigs EDMONTON — While it's true a sow's ear can't be made into a silk purse, it might help some people buy one. As part of an effort to eradicate wild boars roaming through the Alberta wilderness, the provincial government has placed a new bounty on the animals...

Two more teens charged in death of senior in Regina By Barb Pacholik, Leader-PostDecember 15, 2008 REGINA -- Two more teens charged with murdering a Regina senior made their first appearance in Youth Court on Monday, while the prosecution indicated it will be seeking an adult sentence for...

Source: Harper poised to appoint 18 Senators Harper poised to appoint 18 Senators OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper is poised to name as many new senators as he can before Christmas, Canwest News Service has learned. There are 18 vacancies in the 105-seat Senate and Harper will try to...

The Western BlocK Party. It doesn't exist (except as a concept) at this point. It would NOT be a separist entity, but one with a mandate of supporting Western Interests. Period! Candidates would run in BC,AB,SK, & MB....that's it. Much like the Bloc's focus is only about Quebec, the BlocK's...

This is just an informal survey to satisfy my curiosity, and anyone else who's curious. If you were a Conservative last week, are you still a Conservative today? If you weren't a Conservative last week, are you now a Conservative today? If you were you a Conservative last week, are you still...

Source: U.S. court slaps record fine on Facebook spammer U.S. court slaps record fine on Facebook spammer Reuters Published: Monday, November 24, 2008 BOSTON - A U.S. federal judge ordered a man to pay Facebook a record $873 million in damages for breaking into the online social...

I'm hunting for information this afternoon that I just can't seem to find. I listened to a theory recently with respect to previous Agreements (Brentwood I & II), and the theory was that the latest G20 meeting was the precursor to Brentwood III. Has anyone ever heard of this before, as Google...

Source: Wall OK with Tory plan for now Wall OK with Tory plan for now Angela Hall, Leader-Post Published: Thursday, November 20, 2008 Despite being outspoken about his dislike of "cap-and-trade" systems for greenhouse gases, Premier Brad Wall held off Wednesday on criticizing the federal...

Suing Over Scratch and Win Lottery Tickets Regina firm files class action suit Reported By Geoff Smith Posted November 19, 2008 - 6:35am Suing Over Scratch and Win Lottery Tickets | News Talk 980 A Regina lawyer says the odds may be stacked against you more than you realize on instant...

Flaherty less than reassured by Obama aides on NAFTA Alia McMullen, Canwest News Service Published: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 TORONTO - The Canadian government is prepared to use its status as an "emerging energy superpower" after talks with the incoming U.S. administration failed to...

Calgary child-killer granted day parole Calgary child-killer granted day parole Five-year-old's last hours revealed at hearing Sherri Zickefoose, Calgary Herald Published: Thursday, November 06, 2008 Evelyn Thompson learned chilling new details of her daughter's last moments shortly...

Reminding immigrants of our great expectations Sourse: Reminding immigrants of our great expectations Requiring immigrants to accept Canadian values such as sexual equality, freedom of religion and tolerance of others' views is neither sinister nor threatening -- merely sensible. The...

Source: Don't cut payments, Wall says <H2>Don't cut payments, Wall says James Wood, Saskatchewan News Network; Canwest News Service Published: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Premier Brad Wall will be offering support but also a warning to Stephen Harper at the Nov. 10 First Ministers...

Ont.'s pit bull ban re-affirmed Canwest News Service Published: Friday, October 24, 2008 TORONTO - The Ontario Court of Appeal on Friday re-affirmed a law banning pit bull-type dogs in the province. Last month, lawyer Clayton Ruby told a three-judge panel the definition of a pit bull under...

Throne speech reveals remaining Saskatchewan government priorities Angela Hall , Leader-Post Published: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 REGINA -- A day after unveiling major tax initiatives, Premier Brad Wall's throne speech pledged to spread Saskatchewan's wealth a little further with help...

Lone Wolf has already impressed me tonight with his arcane knowledge. I took some pic's in January (OK....hundreds...but) and these are some mystery vehicles that I either don't know what they are, or only recognize "parts" of these cars but not the rest of the vehicle. I would like to tap into...

Steve and Steve, and Jack and Gilles (A nice summary of the Federal Election Campaign so far...) http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/city_province/story.html?id=7f1f50b2-8cfd-4148-aede-05e8ff07e82b Steve and Steve, and Jack and Gilles Ron Petrie, The Leader-Post Published...

http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=39b37438-9929-4b78-a107-e73a7a7ac7be What this election could mean to Saskatchewan Will Chabun , Leader-Post Published: Saturday, October 11, 2008 REGINA -- It's a federal election but, as has famously been said, all politics is...