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Canada is still dancing. 🇨🇦⚽

This Saturday, Canada takes on Morocco in the Round of 16, with kickoff set for 11 AM Regina time.

And honestly? This is the kind of moment Regina shows up for.

Canada playing knockout soccer on the world stage is not an everyday thing. It’s one of those “remember where you watched it” moments, and there are a few local spots in Regina ready for the noise.

We rounded up 3 places to watch the match with a crowd, a pint, and a room full of people riding every pass, miss, save, and chance.

Bring the jersey. Bring the nerves. Bring the local energy.

Let’s watch some history together.

🇨🇦 Regina, your Canada Day plans are basically handled.

If you’re trying to figure out what to do, where to go, what’s open, and when the fireworks start, here’s the quick version.

The main celebration is at Wascana Centre on July 1, with food trucks, markets, family activities, Riderville, live music, a beer garden, and fireworks to end the night.

A few things to know:

🥞 Pancake Breakfast: 8:30 AM
🛍️ Food Trucks + Market: 10 AM to 10 PM
🎤 Opening Ceremonies: Noon
🎆 Fireworks: 10:30 PM

Bringing the kids? There’s lots happening too, including the RPL Family Fun Zone, free activities at Government House, and family fun at the RCMP Heritage Centre.

And yes, we included the practical stuff too.

Waste collection is running on the regular schedule, paid parking zones are free, transit is on a Sunday schedule, and outdoor pools are open.

Save this one before tomorrow. It’ll come in handy.

Happy Canada Day, Regina ❤️

The former Dutch Growers site at 3320 Pasqua Street is being reimagined as Lakeview Landing, a new boutique commercial village planned for the Lakeview area. Velara Developments says the two-acre site is being planned as a walkable village with five buildings and about 27,148 square feet of leasable space for hospitality, retail, service, and wellness businesses.
The plan includes landscaped outdoor areas, pedestrian pathways, and a modern agrarian feel that nods to the history of the property.
The location is also a big part of the story. It sits off Lewvan Drive, near the airport, Harbour Landing, baseball diamonds, and the Centre Loop Trail.
Pre-leasing is now underway for 2026.
A few other development notes around Regina:
BOUNCERZ Regina is opening August 1 in the original Superstore building at 144-1621 Albert Street, bringing indoor inflatable play, birthday parties, drop-ins, summer camps, and year-round family fun to the city.
A new McDonald’s location is planned at 921 Broad Street, with a permit value of about $1.75 million.
In Westerra, $18.5 million in residential permits have been issued for multi-unit development on Wasacase Boulevard, likely row housing by Avana.
And in The Towns, $4.3 million in permits are tied to multi-unit residential development at 2910 Kaufman Way, likely row housing by Argyle Developments.
Regina keeps changing.
Some of it is new builds.
Some of it is old places getting a second life.
And this one will probably hit a little closer to home for anyone who remembers Dutch Growers.

A summer storm rolled through the city and turned several streets into temporary lakes, slowing traffic, stranding vehicles, and putting the Albert Street underpass back in the spotlight.

Heavy rain hit Regina while Environment and Climate Change Canada tracked severe weather across southern Saskatchewan, including tornado and severe thunderstorm watches in nearby areas.

In the city, the impact was quick.

Water pooled under the Albert Street underpass near Saskatchewan Drive, where one vehicle became stuck in deep water. Flooding was also reported along First Avenue North between Campbell Street and McCarthy Boulevard, and on Ring Road near the Argyle Street overpass.

A reminder for Regina drivers: when roads are covered, it is always safer to turn around than risk driving through deep water.

Stay safe out there, Regina. Storm season is here.

Country Thunder Saskatchewan is adding a two-day professional bull riding event to this summer’s festival, thanks to a new partnership with Canadian Western Agribition.
The event will run July 11 and 12 inside the Agribition Arena on the Country Thunder festival grounds.
This isn’t just a side show either.
It will be a fully sanctioned Bull Riders Canada event, with professional riders competing for an $8,000 prize pool.
For longtime Craven fans, this is a bit of a throwback. The festival grounds had rodeo roots years ago, before Country Thunder became one of Canada’s biggest outdoor country music festivals.
Now, organizers are bringing that western energy back.
The best part? You won’t need a separate ticket.
Anyone with Saturday, Sunday, or weekend festival admission will be able to attend the bull riding before the evening concerts begin.
Country music. Camping. Rodeo. Prairie chaos.
Safe to say Craven is leaning all the way into its western roots this summer.
Would you check this out before the concerts? 👀

Pilot Butte is basically Regina’s backyard, and this weekend is a good excuse to make the quick drive out.

The Pilot Butte Rodeo runs June 19–21 with rodeo action, bronc riding, chariot races, chuckwagons, beer gardens, karaoke, family activities, a parade, and a Saturday night cabaret.

Friday kicks things off with Rodeo Slack, Caitlyn’s Crusaders, bronc riding, beer gardens, and karaoke.

Saturday brings the full small-town weekend energy with breakfast, face painting, the Family Fun Day Parade, afternoon activities, heavy horse pulls, chariot races, CCA Rodeo, chuckwagons, and the cabaret later that night.

Sunday wraps things up with Cowboy Church, more chariot racing, rodeo, beer gardens, and chuckwagons.

And while you’re in town, make a stop at Broncos Pub & Grill. Grab a bite, support a local spot, and make the trip feel like a proper little prairie outing.

Admission at the gate:
Friday: Free
Saturday: $20
Sunday: $20
Students: $10
Preschoolers: Free

A close-to-Regina weekend plan with just enough rodeo, food, and small-town fun to make it worth the drive.

Hudson’s Bay is one of those names Canadians just know.
The stripes.
The blankets.
The downtown stores.
The old “Bay Days” signs.
But the story is way bigger than retail.
In 1670, King Charles II granted the Hudson’s Bay Company a royal charter.
That charter gave HBC control over Rupert’s Land — a massive territory tied to the Hudson Bay drainage basin.
It covered a huge part of what would later become Western Canada, including much of modern-day Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, northern Ontario, northern Quebec, Nunavut, and parts of the northern United States.
For a time, this company was not just selling goods.
It was claiming land.
Building posts.
Trading furs.
Shaping maps.
And helping define what Canada would become.
But there was a major problem built into the story.
That land was already home to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.
A signature in England changed a map — but it did not erase the people already living there.
By the 1800s, the fur trade was fading.
The future was land, railways, farming, settlement, and resources.
In 1870, Canada acquired Rupert’s Land from HBC for about $1.5 million at the time.
That deal helped shape Western Canada.
But many Indigenous nations and Métis leaders challenged the idea that HBC had the right to sell land it did not truly own.
Then came the retail era.
The fur empire became the department store many Canadians remember.
And now?
The Hudson’s Bay name and stripes live on in a much smaller way — including inside Canadian Tire.
From claiming millions of square kilometres…
To retail shelves.
A part of our complicated Canadian heritage. 🇨🇦

 


Everyone in Saskatchewan has heard about potash.
It shows up in political speeches.
It built towns.
It created jobs.
It gets called one of the province’s most important resources.
But what is it actually?
Potash is a group of minerals that contain potassium — one of the key nutrients plants need to grow.
Most of it becomes fertilizer.
That fertilizer helps crops grow stronger, improve yields, resist disease, and handle water better.
In plain English:
Saskatchewan mines a mineral that helps feed the world.
And Saskatchewan is not just a small player in this story.
Canada is the world’s largest potash producer and exporter, and Canada’s active potash mines are in Saskatchewan.
In 2024, Canada produced about 25 million tonnes of potash and accounted for roughly 32.8% of global production.
That makes Saskatchewan one of the most important potash regions on Earth.
But there is also a bigger Saskatchewan question behind all of this.
In 1975, the Government of Saskatchewan created PotashCorp as a Crown corporation.
By 1989 and 1990, the province sold off its shares and PotashCorp became private.
Years later, it became one of the biggest fertilizer companies in the world.
In 2010, a $40 billion takeover bid from BHP Billiton was blocked by the federal government.
Then in 2018, PotashCorp merged with Agrium to form Nutrien.
So the question still hangs over Saskatchewan:
Was selling PotashCorp the right decision?
Or did the province give up too much control over one of the most valuable resources under the Prairies?
We’ll let you decide.
A part of our prairie economy. 🌾