Colleen Silverthorn

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Colleen Silverthorn is a journalist for CBC in Regina. Colleen comes from the newspaper world, where she primarily covered politics and business. She has worked in Saskatoon, Regina and London, England. Story ideas? Email colleen.silverthorn@cbc.ca

Latest from Colleen Silverthorn

Sask. digs out after storm that dumped up to 30 cm of snow in some areas

St. Nicholas and Plainsview schools in Regina are closed Wednesday due to impassable roads.

1st winter storm of the season wallops Saskatchewan

Two separate systems are expected to dump up to 20 centimetres of snow on the province.

King Charles praises Regina musician's coronation song

Jeffery Straker wrote the song to mark the King's coronation last year.

Regina addictions counsellor jailed for drugging a former client

Jason Kotyk admitted he planned to sexually assault the woman after placing pain killers in her drink.

Sask. Housing turning over 10 vacant homes in Regina's North Central for rent-to-own program

Renters in Regina's North Central neighbourhood will soon have the chance to become home owners thanks to a deal signed between a First Nations housing company, the province and the city.

Historic Estevan cinema forced to temporarily close after flooding

The Orpheum is one of Saskatchewan's oldest independent cinemas and hosts live music in addition to movies.

Construction on Regina's $19M urgent care centre is complete, but it still needs staff

Unions say there aren't enough nurses in Saskatchewan to staff the centre on top of existing hospitals.

Foreign-trained doctors accuse department leads at Regina General Hospital of racism

A group of 11 specialists filed a human rights complaint saying preferential shifts were given to white doctors.

Mayor of Humboldt calls death of girl, 7, two adults who fell through ice 'extremely tragic'

RCMP say multiple people fell through the ice at Humboldt Lake, Sask., Saturday afternoon.

Province, city provide last-minute funding to keep doors open at Regina emergency shelter

Regina's The Gathering Place: New Beginnings emergency shelter will remain open past Sept. 30 thanks to a funding agreement between the city and province.