Regina & Moose Jaw : interesting news events

[The mayor]

https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/video/2026...r-in-regina-for-tri-national-conference/
North American trade leaders gather in Regina for tri-national conference
Trade officials from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico are in Regina this week discussing agriculture, mining, and continental security.
May 06, 2026 at 8:49PM EDT

[The mayor]

https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/brandts-purchase-of-real-properties-approved-by-city-council/
Brandt’s purchase of REAL properties approved by city council
By
Caitlin Brezinski
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Jacob Carr
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Published: May 06, 2026 at 2:43PM EDT
The city will lose control forever of this property that it has owned for 127 years. Plus, there are 700 workers that are affected by this deal,” Miller said.

Not every resident on the night was against the proposal.
After the proposal passed, Brandt CEO Shaun Semple reflected on the deal passing one of its final hurdles.

“Very happy, very happy that it’s gone through. It’s been a long process the last six months getting to this point. But we were confident after the executive council meeting that it would go through. And tonight was even better,” he said.

When Semple was asked why he decided to take on this project, he said, “The city needs it, the Pats need it, our fans in the community need it. And if it wasn’t us, who was going to do it. And Regina’s been very good to us and to our family, this is our way of giving back.”
They say he’s worth $4 billion so he could probably do what he wants with the arena District

[The mayor]

https://www.sasktoday.ca/provincial-news...al-unemployment-rates-fluctuate-12255195
Saskatchewan sheds 4,000 jobs in April, regional unemployment rates fluctuate
The latest unemployment data was released Friday morning by Statistics Canada in their monthly Labour Force Survey.
In the Saskatoon-Biggar region, unemployment rose half a percentage point to 5.8 per cent. Meanwhile, the Regina-Moose Mountain region was the only area to see no month-over-month change, holding steady at 5.7 per cent.

[The mayor]

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CgwnLbNPR/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Standing by the new coal powered data centre under construction

[The mayor]

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AXoLwgt4s/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Saskatoon VS Regina! A 15 minute special from May 6 1992, on CBC Saskatchewan.

"We got a river, we don't have a slough."

Full evening news broadcast, including this piece, on the SaskonVHS YouTube page.

#saskatoon #yxe #regina #yxehistory #saskatchewan #saskhistory #analog #vhs
Regina is roaring back

[The mayor]

https://www.sasktoday.ca/regina-today/re...sands-without-power-across-sask-12283735
Updated: Massive power outage hits Regina, more communities across Sask.
High winds and damaged infrastructure caused widespread power outages across southern Saskatchewan Thursday.
Stay safe

[The mayor]

https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/be...tner-for-ai-data-centre-future-projects/
The long-term partnership with the company, announced on Thursday, will prioritize local and Indigenous employee participation, with Bird serving as Bell Canada’s preferred construction company, as it supports a multi-year national AI data centre buildout.
Future projects?

[The mayor]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/bakx-canada-sovereign-ai-9.7198649
Canada wants sovereign AI data centres. What does that actually mean?

'We can have something that's built and made in Canada, for Canadians, in a sovereign way,' says Mirko Bibic

Kyle Bakx · CBC News · Posted: May 14, 2026 1:00 AM PDT | Last Updated: May 14
"We can have something that's built and made in Canada, for Canadians, in a sovereign way."

Construction is underway on a new 300-megawatt Bell data centre near Regina after the company announced in March that it would spend $1.7 billion over the next two years.

[Festivus]

Sovereign data centres are a good thing, but it's also important to differentiate them from AI data centres, and specifically the Bell one in Regina. The Bell centre is not a normal data centre (it will be a compute centre), and it is not a sovereign centre. The whole point of sovereign data centres is that they host cloud data storage (or computing) that stays entirely within Canada. So, for example, you could have an Azure or AWS centre where the data never leaves Canada. This allows greater legal protection of that data.

It's kind of moot because the US government forces American companies to divulge data from foreign nations (so if Microsoft has an Azure centre in Canada, the US government could force them to provide access, in violation of Canadian privacy laws). But you don't have to use American companies/software on them.

In the Regina Bell centre's case, foreign companies have already booked the compute, so if they are hyping up sovereign cloud/data, then it's just to try and get more people onboard, but it's a lie.

[The mayor]

https://www.sasktoday.ca/provincial-news/snowbirds-announcement-set-to-go-in-moose-jaw-12296887
Snowbirds announcement set to go in Moose Jaw
Minister David McGuinty expected to provide details of future plans for the Snowbirds at announcement at 15 Wing Moose Jaw.

[The mayor]

https://www.sasktoday.ca/regina-today/re...in-regina-and-funds-health-care-12302406
.2B deal keeps ISC headquarters in Regina and funds health care
Shareholders stand to receive a 55 per cent premium as Saskatchewan’s registry giant moves toward private ownership in one of the province’s largest corporate transactions in recent years.
In reviewing what ISC has announced, it is clear that this transaction will provide significant benefits to various stakeholders, including shareholders, while positioning the company for growth right from its Regina headquarters.”
1.2 billion deal

[The mayor]

https://www.cjme.com/2026/05/20/regina-c...fice-workers-should-return-to-city-hall/
Regina councillors to debate whether remote office workers should return to City Hall

By Geoff Smith
May 20, 2026 | 6:24 AM
The motion says having those employees back in the office would help revitalize the city’s downtown, improve transit ridership, and improve operations
New high-rise apartment towers is what is needed not some wooden four story walk ups

[The mayor]

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17xmUQbTCW/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Interesting

[The mayor]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scot...-had-good-laugh-over-regina-ad-9.7207553
Halifax mayor says office had 'good laugh' over Regina ad

Ad aimed at Halifax residents tells them it's time to move on and links to liveinregina.com

[The mayor]

https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/new-private-pickleball-clubs-coming-to-regina-saskatoon/
New private pickleball clubs coming to Regina, Saskatoon
By
Donovan Maess
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Published: May 22, 2026 at 1:24PM EDT

[The mayor]

https://www.facebook.com/share/1J2Gsn9m1H/?mibextid=wwXIfr
There’s a $1.5 billion proposal for an entertainment district outside Halifax — including a potential stadium — which could reopen the avenue for CFL expansion in the Atlantic Canada region, according to allNovaScotia.com reporter Zane Woodford.

Ridgehaven Holdings LLC has been working to fund a 25,000-plus-seat multi-use stadium. The Delaware-based company is led by Mason Williams, a Las Vegas lawyer and football agent, along with financial strategist Robert Millet.
And the mayor of Regina wants people of Halifax to move to Regina, maybe one or two

[The mayor]

https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/federal-funding-gives-saskatchewan-steel-industry-81m-

The Saskatchewan steel industry received a financial boost from the Government of Canada as the sector navigates global trade disruptions.

Eleanor Olszewski, the Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan), announced over $8.1 million will go towards enhancing trade and steel manufacturing capacity in Saskatchewan.

[The mayor]

https://www.sasktoday.ca/provincial-news...ve-fraser-institutes-top-honour-12333633
Semple family to receive Fraser Institute’s top honour
Semples to be honoured with Fraser Institute’s highest honours for building the Brandt Group of Companies, as well as their commitment to community.
pointed out that today Brandt has “about 170 locations worldwide. We do about $5 billion in sales with 6,000 employees in the company.”

[The mayor]

https://www.ctvnews.ca/regina/article/re...res-to-be-replaced-in-major-restoration/
Regina’s Holy Rosary Cathedral spires to be replaced in major restoration
By
Wayne Mantyka
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Published: May 28,

[The mayor]

https://www.sasktoday.ca/regina-today/re...xpansion-of-reginas-huda-school-12343705
Work begins on $23M expansion of Regina’s Huda School
The school is hopeful to open the expanded area in the next few years, which will include 16 new classrooms, a library and a permanent mosque.