Here are CTV Regina's top 10 stories of 2023
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From the brutal effects of nature to scandals at the highest levels of power in Saskatchewan – 2023 was an interesting year in the headlines. Here are the top ten stories of 2023 from CTV News Regina.
From the brutal effects of nature to scandals at the highest levels of power in Saskatchewan – 2023 was an interesting year in the headlines.
Here are the top ten stories of 2023 from CTV News Regina.
In 2023, to see Saskatchewan’s prairie landscapes without the filter of thick, hanging smoke, seemed like a novelty.
Hastened by dry conditions throughout the summer, a total of 1.9 million hectares were burned by 493 wildfires over the course of 2023 – most in the province’s north.
Described as “one of the busiest seasons” in recent memory by members of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), climate change was identified as one of the factors leading to an increase of fires and their severity.
In September, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) reported that Regina had broken its 2021 record of 184 smoke hours by a large margin, recording 223.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a Swiftie. His office confirmed to CTV News Toronto that he and members of his family are attending the penultimate show of Taylor Swift's 'The Eras Tour' in Toronto on Friday evening.
Investigators are working to piece together what caused an explosion and fire at a six-plex in the southeast Calgary community of Mahogany.
London fire crews and police are on scene of a house fire in east London. Crews were called to the 1800 block of Culver Drive, east of Third Street and south of Oxford Street, around 11:30 a.m.
A teen who pleaded guilty in the death of 17-year-old Tyson MacDonald on Prince Edward Island last year has been sentenced to two years in custody.
An additional 160,000 students in Ontario will get access to free meals, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced at a Brampton, Ont. school Friday.
The Liberal government is pulling out the federal wallet to put more money into people's pockets over the holidays, but its recently announced affordability measures create winners and losers.
A jury has found two men guilty on human smuggling charges in a case where a family from India froze to death in Manitoba while trying to walk across the Canada-U.S. border.
Calgary is under a snowfall warning with total amounts of 15 to 25 centimetres expected.
Pat King, one of the most prominent figures of the 2022 'Freedom Convoy' in Ottawa, has been found guilty on five counts including mischief and disobeying a court order.
An 81-year-old was killed in a dog attack this week in Bonfield, Ont. Police believe three dogs were involved.
An 81-year-old Quebec man has been sentenced to prison after admitting to killing his wife with Alzheimer's disease.