The Regina Police Service (RPS) has charged three people, two youths and one adult, after more than a dozen vehicles were damaged in the city’s north end.

On November 15, police were called to the area of 9th Avenue North and Kleisinger Crescent for a report that three people were smashing vehicle windows with baseball bats.

Officers located and took the suspects into custody. Investigation revealed they were responsible for damage to 16 vehicles in the immediate area.

An 18-year-old man is charged with mischief over $5,000, and carrying a concealed weapon.

A 16-year-old is charged with mischief over $5,000, carrying a concealed weapon, and obstructing a peace officer while a 17-year-old male is charged with mischief over $5,000.

All three of the suspects hail from the Fort Qu’Appelle area.

The accused made their first appearance on their charges in Regina Provincial Court on Nov. 17.

A 35-year-old male has been charged with attempted murder following a weapons incident on Nov. 24, 2025.

Regina Police Service (RPS) was called to a residence in the 1400 block of Retallack Street at 7:30 p.m. for a report of an injured person. Upon arrival, officers located in the residence an adult male victim who was suffering from a stab wound to the neck.

Officers provided first aid to the victim until Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrived and transported him to the hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries.

The investigation resulted in Innocent Sadiki, 35, charged with attempted murder.

Sadiki made his first appearance on the charge in Regina Provincial Court on Tuesday afternoon.

Heavy fog in Regina caused major headaches for the passengers of one Air Canada flight that was forced to divert to Winnipeg.

According to data from Flightradar24, Air Canada flight ACA 1113 flew in a holding pattern just east of Regina before being diverted to Winnipeg Wednesday morning.

In a response to CTV News just before 12 p.m., Air Canada confirmed the flight was diverted to Winnipeg due to fog conditions.

“The current plan is to re-launch from Winnipeg shortly, pending weather improvement,” the response said.

There are 137 passengers aboard the flight, according to Air Canada.

Additionally, several incoming and outgoing flights at the Regina International Airport are facing delays.

According to the Regina Airport Authority, about 10 flights were already delayed as of noon.

“It’s pretty foggy out. Nav Canada is reporting the RVR, which is kind of a number that they give us. If it’s under half a mile, that means we’re going to start to see some delays,” said Kyla Antonini, communications and customer experience administrator.

“Our number is quite below that and it doesn’t seem to be changing that much.”

With the weather being unpredictable, Antonini said travelers are advised to check their airline’s website to stay on top of any delays or cancellations before heading to the airport.

“All travelers or people picking up travelers should be checking their airline’s website. They will always have the most up to date information for when those flights are coming in,” she said.

In addition, YQR will provide updates to the public as the weather conditions continue to unfold throughout the day.

“We’re constantly checking Nav Canada on the visual range, and we’re hoping that it’ll continue to improve over the day so we can see some more departures on time and some more arrivals on time,” Antonini said.

The Saskatchewan NDP is pressuring the province to answer why SaskPower is projecting a $165-million loss after projecting a $126-million surplus just months ago in the provincial budget.

“The fear is that this government will make up the difference by jacking up rates,” NDP Leader Carla Beck said during question period on Wednesday.

“Is the premier really going to make families in this province pay more on their power bills to cover up for his government’s incompetence?”

In his response, Premier Scott Moe said affordability is always top of mind for his government, as a large part of their campaign in the most recent election was focused on affordability.

“With respect to our utility rates, more broadly, we have one of the lowest, if not the lowest, utility bundles across the nation of Canada. It’s part of how we are able to rise in this house, Mr. Speaker, and quote article after article of Saskatchewan being the most affordable place to live in Canada,” he said.

“One of the reasons is because Saskatchewan families don’t pay the carbon tax on their power bill,” he added.

Beck posed the question to Moe again, referencing the overall deficit released in the mid-year report.

“Just months ago, this premier told us that we were going to see a $12-million surplus. Well, now the numbers are in. It’s nearly a half a billion dollars in debt and another billion dollars on the deficit and a billion dollars in new debt,” she said.

“Since the premier seems to not be able to tell us how much power bills are going to go up in this province to cover for their incompetence, can he tell the people of this province how much they can expect to pay for his inability to manage this province’s finances?”

Moe said Saskatchewan has the lowest deficit as a per cent to GDP in Canada and the second lowest debt to GDP ratio in Canada.

“This is also the province where families will not pay a carbon tax on their power bill, keeping their utility bundle one of the most affordable in the nation,” he said.

“Much of this is part of the reason, in addition to the $2.5 billion dollars provided each and every year in affordability measures, again, campaigned and elected on, why Saskatchewan continues to be the most affordable province in the nation to live.”

The province had projected $126 million in net income for SaskPower in the 2025-26 provincial budget released in March. However, SaskPower’s first quarter report showed that the Crown corporation was on track to lose $136 million.

At that time, the provincial government said there was no plan for a SaskPower rate increase, despite the decrease in net income.

According to a news release from the NDP on Wednesday, NDP MLA Aleana Young wrote to Jeremy Harrison, the minister responsible for SaskPower, on Wednesday to also demand an answer on a pending power bill hike.

“It’s not a matter of if rates will go up, but when,” she said in the release.

“Saskatchewan deserves better than an end-times government that has no plan but to send families, farms and small businesses the bill for its failures.”

The Saskatchewan RCMP has arrested a former Saskatoon timber home builder who is accused of defrauding his customers.

The arrest came just hours after police announced a warrant had been issued for 42-year-old Jason Pacik. According to Sask. RCMP, he was taken into custody on Thursday in Saskatoon.

He faces one count of fraud under $5,000 and one count of fraud over $5,000.

Pacik is set to make his first appearance in Saskatoon Provincial Court on Jan. 21, 2026.

In January 2024, the Saskatchewan RCMP’s central district priority support unit began a fraud investigation into Prairie Timber Group Limited, a Saskatoon-based business offering custom timber homes and structures.

Through the investigation, RCMP learned the person who identified themselves as the business’s owner told several victims he was affiliated with a reputable Canadian timber home company based in Ontario.

Victims signed contracts with the company and would pay to have their projects built. Once the payments were sent, victims were no longer able to get in contact with the business, and they never received the structures they paid for.

In the announcement of the charges against Pacik, RCMP noted that it identified the accused and the business due to the belief that there are more victims that have yet to be identified.

The RCMP encouraged anyone who has been affected by the accused or Prairie Timber Group Limited to contact their local police service.

In 2024, several victims came forward and spoke to CTV News about their experiences with the accused and Prairie Timber Group Limited.

Many of the accounts described a positive first meeting, after which they provided a down payment. Once the funds were transferred, all the victims said they gradually lost contact with the accused.

These experiences all occurred from mid-2020 to early 2021.

Some former customers say they lost up to $90,000 from their dealings with the company.

In August 2024, CTV News visited the site of Prairie Timber Group Limited in Corman Park, where the business appeared to have been abandoned.

Volunteers are being called the backbone of Canadian Western Agribition, helping keep the long-running event thriving year after year.

Mara Aulie, chair of the volunteer committee, has been volunteering for 36 years. She was first recruited in 1989 to help set up the International Business Centre and now sits on the board of directors.

She said volunteers keep returning because they’re passionate about the show and the people.

“I swear they put something in your blood or in your drink when you get here, because you get the passion for the show and you come back every year,” Aulie said.

“It’s a way of giving back, but it’s also a way of meeting people. Every year it’s like meeting family, a family reunion.”

This year, there are about 430 volunteers spread across more than 17 committees.

Canadian Western Agribition CEO Shaun Kindopp said the show relies on the dedication of its volunteers.

“I’m very fortunate I get to stand up and take a lot of the limelight, but our volunteers and crew are the backbone of this organization, along with our board and staff,” he said.

One key group is the courtesy car drivers, who use a fleet of 14 vehicles to transport international guests and delegates to and from the airport, hotels and the REAL District.

Courtesy Car Coordinator Mike McAllister said the volunteers are often the event’s first point of contact.

“Our airport greeters and courtesy car drivers are the first contact these international guests have,” he said.

“We’re ambassadors for the city and for Agribition, and we want to make them feel welcome.”

He said 60 volunteers help operate the vehicles from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

“We can’t run this program without volunteers,” he said.

“We need a lot of help to promote Agribition and Regina as a hospitable city.”

Amid the ongoing trade war with the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a slate of new measures to help and protect the steel and lumber industries.

Among the new measures is further limiting foreign steel imports from countries without a free trade agreement with Canada — from 50 to 20 per cent of 2024 levels — a measure largely aimed at reducing Chinese steel imports.

The government will also reduce quotas for countries with which Canada has a free trade agreement – excluding the U.S. and Mexico – going from 100 per cent to 75 per cent of 2024 levels, and impose a global 25 per cent tariff on targeted imported products made from steel.

Carney made the announcement in Ottawa on Wednesday, as trade talks with the U.S. remain stalled after the fallout over Ontario’s anti-tariff ad last month.

“We know that this decades long process of our ever-closer economic relationship between Canada and the United States has ended, and as a consequence of that, many of our strengths have become our vulnerabilities, particularly in those industries that are most tightly integrated with the United States,” Carney said while speaking to reporters from Parliament Hill.

The federal government will also cut freight rates to ship steel and lumber across Canada by 50 per cent, starting next spring.

Speaking to reporters earlier on Wednesday, government of Canada officials said the estimated fiscal cost of the measure is $146 million, based on previous costs.

Other measures announced included implementing the Buy Canadian Policy later this year, which requires defence and construction contracts to prioritize Canadian materials, including steel and aluminum, along with a $500-million increase to the previously announced Softwood Lumber Development Program, which gives companies access to government-backed loans, totalling $1.2 billion.

The federal government did not announce any new measures for the aluminum industry.

In June, the U.S. increased its tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 per cent, and in October, slapped an additional 10 per cent tariff on softwood lumber, increasing those levies from 35 to 45 per cent. There are also 25 per cent tariffs on some furniture and kitchen cabinet products.

Canada, meanwhile, has 25 per cent counter-tariffs in place on steel and aluminum products originating from the United States.

Is a sectoral deal still in the works?

Canada had already reduced quotas on foreign steel imports from non-free trade countries in July, from 100 per cent to 50 per cent, and has imposed a 25 per cent surtax on steel and aluminum goods that originate from China, with the latter being Canada’s second-largest source of steel imports.

When asked if he is concerned about potential retaliation from China – particularly at a moment when Canada and China are working to recalibrate the relationship – Carney said ongoing conversations with China “will continue.”

“We’ve reengaged with China, and in a very positive way, and starting of a broader discussion of, amongst other things, our broader trading relationship,” he said.

Wednesday’s announcement also comes one month after Carney told reporters that Canada “had been making progress” on affected sectors like steel and aluminum until U.S. President Donald Trump suddenly ended negotiations with Canada over Ontario’s ad.

Government sources have also previously told CTV News that Canadian officials were hopeful there could be movement on a steel and aluminum deal by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea at the end of October.

Asked whether Wednesday’s new measures should be interpreted as a concession that there is no deal in the near future, Carney did not answer directly.

“You should interpret the announcement of this government will do whatever it takes to protect our sectors,” he said. “And not just protect them, but to help them reposition for the new global economy.”

Carney, who campaigned during the federal election of standing up to Trump, previously missed a self-imposed deadline to reach a deal with the U.S. by July 21.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre criticized the prime minister for his “broken promises.”

“Conservatives believe in our workers. We want to protect steel, aluminum, lumber and other sectors. We want to negotiate a hard bargain to protect them and get them re-entry into the American market tariff-free,” Poilievre said Wednesday.

Carney heading to Washington next week

While speaking to reporters, Carney confirmed that he spoke to Trump on Tuesday and that he is going to Washington on Dec. 5 to attend the FIFA World Cup draw, where he could cross paths with the U.S. president.

When pressed on whether he will talk to Trump about reengaging in negotiations, Carney said, “I’ll bring up with him what I bring up with him when I see him.”

“These are points I do make to him. My exchange with the President yesterday was not newsworthy,” he added.

Carney dodged questions on Sunday about the last time he spoke with Trump, saying “who cares?” when pressed at his closing press conference at the G20 summit in South Africa.

On Tuesday, though, Carney admitted that comment was a “mistake” and called it a “poor choice of words.”

Measures ‘absolutely essential’ survival

According to data released by Statistics Canada in October, exports dropped by 7.5 per cent in the second quarter of this year as tariffs on sectors like steel continue to hit the economy.

In his press conference, Carney said further limiting foreign steel imports from countries without a free trade agreement with Canada will open up more than $850 million “in new domestic demand for Canadian steel,” while reducing steel quotes from non-Canada-U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement (CUSMA) countries will bring in $540 million “in additional market access.”

The federal government also announced it will end the temporary remission – or refunds – of Canadian tariffs on steel imports used in Canada for manufacturing, food and beverage packaging and agricultural production by the end of January 2026.

The temporary remissions were put in place to help Canadian businesses deal with the early impacts of tariffs, but Carney says they would “only hurt Canada’s steel sector” in the long term and prolong reliance on imports.

Catherine Cobden, president and CEO at the Canadian Steel Producers Association, says the new measures are “essential to help (the steel industry) survive.”

“We’re so relieved with the announcements made today that were pertaining to the steel sector, because they really will help us pivot in the moment,” Cobden said in an interview with CTV Power Play on Wednesday. “They will make an impactful change to the domestic market situation, taking a direct run at unfair trade.”

Cobden also added that she believes “further steps” will be needed.

“This is a very evolving situation. There is literally no certainty things change regularly, particularly in our relationship with the United States,” Cobden added.

B.C. Lumber Trade Council president Kurt Niquidet, meanwhile, said while he appreciates the new support measures, a negotiated settlement with the U.S. “still needs to be the priority.”

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is introducing a new colour-coded, tiered weather alert system, the department said in a press release.

Instead of simply stating the hazard and alert type, new alerts will include a colour level:

• Yellow: Hazardous weather may cause damage, disruption or health impacts
• Orange: Severe weather is likely to cause significant damage, disruption or health impacts
• Red: Very dangerous and possibly life-threatening weather will cause extreme damage and disruption

“We continue to experience more frequent and extreme weather in Canada, which makes it more important than ever for Canadians to have access to clear, accurate, and easy-to-understand weather alerts,” Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin said in a statement.

“By improving how severe weather is reported, we are helping Canadians better understand and prepare for potential impacts, so they can make informed decisions about how and when to protect themselves, their loved ones, and their property.”

According to Jesse Wagar, ECCC’s warning preparedness meteorologist, the new warning system aims to modernize the public weather program.

In an interview with CTVNews.ca, Wagar said the new alert system incorporates “the confidence of our meteorologists” in the forecasts to help people plan ahead.

The new system is a move “towards more impact-based forecasting and alerts, as opposed to threshold-based forecasting and alerts,” Wagar said. Threshold-based forecasting works off of weather conditions Wagar said, using “10 centimetres of snow in a certain number of hours” as an example.

Instead, impact-based forecasting relies on the predicted impact of upcoming weather. According to Wagar, the new system is more in line with the World Meteorological Organization’s advice.

“We’re not doing this alone,” Wagar said, “we have an extensive partner network to help us with the risk assessment, and it’s based on situational awareness, and it really is collaborative efforts.”

She went on to explain that although, ECC will incorporate local at-risk infrastructure in their alert calculations, Canadians should also keep an eye on alerts from their local agencies.

CTV meteorologist Kelsey McEwen compared the new system to the U.K.’s, which also uses a colour gradient.

“Without even really knowing much about it, you can look at it and go ‘yellow is less intense than red.’ It’s intuitive that way,” she said in an interview.

She explained that the new gradient system “gives the general public a better idea of ‘OK, here’s the weather, what do I do next’?”

McEwen used the example of freezing rain. Yellow might suggest to Canadians that they need to take moderate precautions, like salting their sidewalk, and anticipate some outages, while red would mean the risk is much more serious, like the ice storm of 1998.

“Under this new system there should be a better immediate understanding for the average person.” McEwen said.

Wagar said “we recognize that it’s a change and it is going to take some time to get used to, but the intent here is to really give people that first glance ability to see just how bad a weather event is expected to be as opposed to just binary warning versus no warning.”

Meanwhile, next month will be a “December to remember,” Weather Network meteorologist Doug Gillham told The Canadian Press.

He warned that it will be a colder winter than recent years. A polar vortex is circling above the Arctic, but that system is expected to be disrupted and unleash cold air over Canada in December and January. Gillham also says a weak La Nina, a weather pattern linked to the Pacific Ocean, could result in cold, stormy conditions across Canada.

McEwen says she hopes the new alert system will help people make informed decisions ahead of time, “because this is the winter that we’re going to need it.”

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