Regina police have charged four teens after multiple residents reported they were threatened with a gun over the weekend.

Officers were called to the 600 block of Princess Street for a weapons-related incident. Police determined that several suspects were threatening random individuals who were walking in the area.

Four suspects were found matching the descriptions given to police.

Three were taken into custody without incident, while a fourth fled officers and was caught with the assistance of a police service dog.

The teen received minor injuries from the dog bite and was assessed by paramedics.

A search following the arrests led to the seizure of a firearm, a machete, and bear spray.

The four youths, aged 14 to 15, face a range of charges under the Criminal Code, including possession of a weapon, carrying a concealed weapon, pointing a firearm, and resisting arrest. Their identities were not disclosed in keeping with the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Both 15-year-olds are charged with possession of a weapon and carrying a concealed weapon. One 14-year-old faces possession of a weapon, carrying a concealed weapon, and resisting arrest, while the other 14-year-old faces multiple charges, including pointing a firearm, assault with a weapon, and offences related to unauthorized possession and storage of firearms.

All four youths made their first appearances in Regina Provincial Youth Court on March 30.

The Regina Police Service says it is continuing to investigate.

Two teens are facing criminal charges after a serious assault over the weekend.

On Saturday, March 28, around 9:55 p.m., police were called to the 1600 block of Rae Street for a reported assault. When officers arrived, they found a man who had been stabbed and bear sprayed.

He was taken to hospital by paramedics with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. With the assistance of the Canine Unit, officers located two suspects a short time later in the 2600 block of Dewdney Avenue.

Both suspects, aged 18 and 17, face charges of assault causing bodily harm, while the 18-year-old is also charged with failing to comply with the conditions of a release order.

Regina’s International Airport was something of a ghost town on Monday.

The theme of the day may have been empty luggage carousels, as a winter weather system that swept through Regina caused eight WestJet departures to get cancelled on Monday along with two more on Tuesday.

This included flights to and from Calgary, Minneapolis, Cancun and Puerto Vallarta.

Kyla Antonini, public relations manager for the Regina Airport Authority, says she is confident that as the snow melts and the weather warms up, things will return to the status quo.

“We’re seeing winter weather across Canada today, so that’s going to affect our flights as well. This morning there was a little bit of concern for visibility, but now it’s looking a lot better, and our team was ready for this,” she said. “So, they were out there all night clearing those runways so it’s safe and clear. So, I think we’ll get back on time soon.”

The freeze and thaw cycle also presented issues for City of Regina workers, who were out in full force ensuring slick roads were made safe to drive on.

According to Daryl Massier, the City’s roadways and seasonal operations manager, the constant fluctuation in temperatures means workers are having to adapt on the fly.

“It causes us a bit of an operational adjustment. We, in the mornings, for example, we may have sanders out for a for a few hours in the morning until it warms up. And then we have to transition into something different for example, like filling potholes.”

With the disruption to flights in and out of YQR, the airport authority wants travelers to double check before making the trip over.

Antonini said that on Monday it looked like people were doing just that, as the airport was fairly quiet.

“So, people are looking with their airline, they’re getting ahead of it, instead of just coming to the airport and checking it out,” she said. “So, we want to encourage everybody to just check with their airline before they come to the airport, so they know exactly, what’s going on in the most up to date information.”

The address of 1101A Central Avenue in Saskatoon has become a hot topic inside the Saskatchewan Legislature.

It’s been the location of Minister of Advanced Education, Ken Cheveldayoff’s taxpayer funded campaign office since 2010. For many years, it was also home to Elke Churchman’s law office.

“A lawyer approached me about sharing the office, I contacted the [legislative] assembly. I said we were going to split things 50/50. It’s going to be a split lease,” Cheveldayoff said.

“And later on, they said that sublease weren’t allowed. I said, well, mine’s not really a sublease. They aren’t subletting from me, they’re splitting it....They were paying 50 per cent of everything. The rent, the lights, the heat, the photocopier, everything.”

According to public records, Churchman donated a total of $1,250 to the Saskatchewan Party across 2020 and 2022.

At the time the two men entered into their “split lease,” there were no rules against subletting or renting out constituency offices.

However, as of 2016, the Board of Internal Economy added a stipulation to legislative rules prohibiting such arrangements.

A recent CBC article alleges that Cheveldayoff’s office was subletting their space to the law firm between 2017 and 2024. This prompted criticism from the NDP.

As party leader, Carla Beck spoke to media ahead of session on Monday.

“Documents obtained by the CBC indicate that Cheveldayoff...was warned multiple times, that he was indeed in breach of the rules, but continued nonetheless. Bottom line is this, Saskatchewan people expect their elected officials not only to have rules, but to follow those rules,” Beck said.

Cheveldayoff claimed that this allegation is not accurate. The Minister told CTV that following the advice of the speaker, his office became the sole occupant of 1101A Central avenue.

“I took it to the current speaker and he said, ‘why don’t you just get a new lease?’ So I got a new lease and I’m in compliance with the new speaker, and everything’s good,” Cheveldayoff said.

According to the Churchman & Co. law office website, the practice stopped operations in November of 2024. This decision came after the death of Elke Churchman in June of 2024, who was 72 at the time of her passing.

Cheveldayoff said he plans to find a new location for his office in the near future. Without another tenant, he says the building is too large for his needs.

“Every month, half of the bills were paid by myself and half by the other party. And again, every month I thought that it was a good deal for taxpayers. All of our MLA expenses are online,” Cheveldayoff said.

Premier Scott Moe says his government is planning to ask Saskatchewan residents their view on banning social media for children under 16.

“Prime Minister (Mark Carney) … had indicated it’s likely time for this debate. I very much agree with that,” Moe told reporters Monday.

“It’s time for us to have a conversation about social media use in our youth, in our students.”

The premier pointed to a poll by Angus Reid that suggested a majority of Canadians support a ban similar to the one in Australia.

Australia became the first country to prevent youth under 16 from setting up accounts on TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and Threads.

The poll also suggests many who support a full ban also believe that parents — not governments — should be primarily responsible for regulating teens’ social media use.

The survey also comes after a ruling in California last week ordering Meta and YouTube to pay millions in damages to a 20-year-old woman after a jury decided the platforms were addictive.

Moe said while there are no formal plans or proposed policy changes at this time, the province wants to have a conversation with residents.

“What we’re thinking of is engaging parents and people across this province (on) what space should the government enter into,” he said.

“Should we entertain … an outright ban for students and kids 16 years and under? Or should there be a parental consent portion?”

He added it would be more effective for Ottawa to impose changes nationally, rather than Saskatchewan go it alone.

“We were, I think, happy to see that the prime minister was open to that conversation,” he said.

Social media age restrictions are on the agenda at the Liberals’ national convention next month.

Earlier this month, Carney said he had not made up his mind on the issue, but that it should be debated.

He added that the federal government needs to pass online harms legislation and that the question of an “age of majority” for social media would be part of that discussion.

“We’re in a position, though, as a country, where our legislation … with respect to online harms, the exploitation of children, is lagging,” he said at the time.

“There is a need to at minimum … catch up to that. Naturally, this issue of an age of majority would be part of the consideration of that.”

Last year, a committee of Quebec legislature members recommended that social media accounts be barred for youth under 14 unless they have the consent of a parent or guardian.

The recommendation was in the final report of the all-party committee studying the effect of screen time on young people’s health.

The report acknowledged that some platforms already have age limits, and that young people are frequently able to get around them, but the recommendation sends a signal to parents and the public about the risks of social media.

Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck is voicing her disapproval with the policies of the party’s new national leader.

Avi Lewis, who won the party leadership during its convention over the weekend, is opposed to new fossil fuel infrastructure and supports creation of a clean energy grid.

Following his win, Beck sent a letter. In it, she claimed Lewis’s positions on natural resource development were “ideological” and “unrealistic” and said they would hurt Saskatchewan workers, communities, and industries.

She told reporters on Monday that she’s not interested in a meeting.

“I have a calendar right now that doesn’t allow a lot of extra outside of all of what we’re doing here in Saskatchewan,” she said.

Becks concerns about energy policy are shared by Alberta’s NDP leader, Naheed Nenshi.

Lewis has said he welcomes debate within the party.

“We don’t have to agree on every little thing order to do big things together so I can’t wait to do big things on housing and on health care and on the cost of living,” he told reporters on Monday.

While Beck is distancing herself from Lewis and the national party, her political opponents – in the form of Premier Scott Moe – are attempting to make a link.

“With respect to Saskatchewan people being ready for change, they should know what that change might look like Mr. Speaker,” Moe said during question period. “That change would include shutting down the energy and resource industry.”

Beck wants to move on to other issues.

“You know I sent a letter. I think folks have seen it. I was pretty clear in that letter. It says everything I want to say on the matter.”

When asked about if the Saskatchewan NDP would ever break away from the national organization, Beck said that decision would never be hers as leader.

“Those kinds of decisions belong with the membership,” she said. “You know, different concerns come up in different years. I get one vote like everyone else.”

A 15-year-old student shot a teacher at a Texas high school and then fatally shot himself Monday, according to authorities, who were still investigating what led to the early morning attack.

No other injuries were reported at Hill Country College Preparatory High School in Bulverde, a small but growing city near San Antonio.

The teacher was taken to a nearby hospital. Comal County Sheriff Mark Reynolds said hours after the shooting that he did not know her condition.

“What happened today is something no community ever wants to face, but we prepare for something that we hope never occurs,” Reynolds said.

He said the student shot the teacher before turning the gun on himself. Reynolds said investigators were working to understand the relationship between the student and the teacher and looking into how the firearm was obtained.

The small campus of roughly 250 students was placed on lockdown shortly after 8:30 a.m., according to the school. One student told San Antonio television station KSAT that they heard loud bangs coming from a room on the second floor and then heard screaming.

Another student told the TV station that she heard five shots and yelling before her debate teacher told students to get inside a classroom.

Students were bused to a nearby middle school, where parents stood in long lines, some praying, as they waited to be reunited. Reynolds said the family members of the shooter had also gone into reunification line.

“We’re trying to collect as much information as we can from witnesses,” Reynolds said.

Jesse Lopez, a parent, told KSAT that it will be difficult to tell his daughter that she has to eventually go back to class.

“For one, she has autism, and she’ll be afraid to go back, she’ll be real afraid to go back,” Lopez said.

The school canceled classes for Tuesday but counselors would still be made available for students and families, principal Julie Wiley said in a statement. She did not provide details about the teacher’s condition.

“Our hearts are with everyone impacted, especially that teacher, their family, and our school community,” Wiley said. “We know this has been a difficult day.”

The high school, which is part of the Comal Independent School District, focuses on academics and skills to prepare students for college, according to the district’s website. Its curriculum is centered on science, technology, engineering, arts and math, known as STEAM, with electives that include cybersecurity and engineering.

The school opened in August 2020 with a freshman class. It has since grown to offer grades nine through 12.

Canadian Jeremy Hansen is set to make history in many ways this week as the first Canadian and first non-American to leave low-Earth orbit.

He is part of the crew of Artemis II, which could lift off from the Kennedy Space Center as early as Wednesday evening.

“Jeremy has this great line,” said Alexander MacDonald, a Canadian and former chief economist at NASA. “Being the first isn’t what matters. What matters is making sure you’re not the last.”

Artemis II marks the first crewed mission to the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972, but unlike the Apollo program, the goal is not to get to the moon – but go farther.

“The ambitions are much greater,” MacDonald said. “This is the first step to a larger program that will ultimately go on to Mars. There really is an incredible era of exploration that is opening up with this return to leaving Earth’s orbit.”

The Artemis II mission will last 10 days, and while the four-person crew will not land on the moon, it will slingshot around it on a free-return trajectory, landing back on Earth in the Pacific Ocean.

“Part of the process in establishing a greater understanding of operations around and on the moon is rebuilding a lot of the knowledge that was lost for more than 50 years,” said Jonathan Kelly, an aerospace professor at the University of Toronto. “One of the dangers with not pursuing these missions is that you start to lose that knowledge.”

Last week, NASA unveiled an ambitious plan for future space exploration, which includes at least one moon landing per year, starting in 2028, and the construction of a moon base by 2030.

NASA’s plans come at a time when Canada is scaling up its investment in the space industry after years of reduced spending. Earlier this month, Ottawa announced a $200-million investment in a Nova Scotia spaceport to enable sovereign satellite launches. Still, what Canada spends on space significantly lags its peers – Canada is last in public spending among 10 OECD Space Forum Members.

“It’s up to us to determine whether or not we are going to make the investments in science and technology to ensure there will be people who follow in (Hansen’s) footsteps.”

For decades, Canada has led when it comes to space robotics and satellite – leadership that helped, in part, to secure Hansen’s seat on the Artemis II mission. NASA intends to use the Canadarm3 to help build the Lunar Gateway, which will be the first space station orbiting the moon.

Insiders hope to see this type of investment not only renewed, but expanded.

Proponents of increased investment in the space sector say it could be one solution to Canada’s productivity crisis; labour growth in Canada has been a decades-long problem, and investing in space technology is seen by some as a way to help reverse that metric.

“That is how you push frontiers and the envelopes,” said MacDonald. “We have an incredible group of engineers and scientists, and we need to give them a hard problem and give them the resources to solve it.”

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