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Cision Canada
29-07-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Jersey Mike's Subs Opening in Regina Tomorrow Springboard to Canadian Expansion West
REGINA, SK, July 29, 2025 /CNW/ - Redberry Restaurants ("Redberry") will open the first Canadian Jersey Mike's Subs outside of Ontario at 2323 Victoria Avenue E., in Regina, tomorrow, Wednesday, July 30, 2025, bringing its signature fresh sliced/fresh grilled subs to hungry Saskatchewanians as it expands into Western Canada. This opening marks Redberry's 13 th Jersey Mike's location. The company opened its first Canadian Jersey Mike's in Markham, Ontario in August 2024, and plans to open 300 locations over the next 10 years (see Canada's Jersey Mike's locations here). "We can't wait to introduce the great people of Regina to Jersey Mike's authentic sub sandwiches," said Ken Otto, CEO, Redberry. "This is just the beginning of our expansion into Western Canada and we couldn't think of a better place to start the journey." The company expects to open four additional locations in Western Canada in 2025 with a minimum of ten more coming in 2026. Locations in Saskatoon and Prince Albert, Saskatchewan are slated for this fall. To celebrate the Regina opening, Redberry will hold a grand opening and fundraiser from Wednesday, July 30 to Sunday, August 3, to support Regina Education and Action on Community Hunger (REACH). Customers who receive a special fundraising coupon distributed through a grassroots effort prior to the opening can make a minimum $3 contribution to REACH in exchange for a regular sub. Customers must have a coupon to be eligible. Customers without a coupon will have the opportunity to download the Jersey Mike's app and earn a free regular sub after their first in-app sub purchase and will also be able to support REACH via a donation box near the register. The first 100 visitors to the new Jersey Mike's location in Regina will also receive a free Jersey Mike's swag bag. Making a Difference Jersey Mike's believes that making a sub sandwich and making a difference can be one and the same. Since the beginning of 2024 Jersey Mike's in Canada has raised more than $135,000 for local organizations. During Jersey Mike's Month of Giving in March, Redberry raised almost $70,000 for Make-A-Wish Canada. Fresh Sliced/Fresh Grilled Jersey Mike's premium meats and cheeses are sliced on the spot and piled high on the in-store baked bread. Jersey Mike's fans crave their subs made Mike's Way® with the freshest vegetables – onions, lettuce and tomatoes – along with an exquisite zing of "the juice," red wine vinegar and an olive oil blend, topped off with our signature spices. Authentic cheesesteaks are also grilled fresh to order. The restaurant's hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week. You can place orders in-store, on Jersey Mike's app, online at and on the national delivery apps. Catering orders are welcome. Redberry Restaurants Founded in 2005, Redberry is one of the largest QSR restaurant franchisees in Canada. Redberry owns and operates more than 200 restaurants across the country, operating under the BURGER KING®, Taco Bell and Jersey Mike's Subs brands.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
DIA adds new daily nonstop international flight
DENVER (KDVR) — A new nonstop international flight that will run daily out of the Denver International Airport took off for the first time Thursday. The flight is on United Airlines and offers nonstop service to Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, year-round. Layover, delayed flight at DIA? Unique things to see in every concourse More than 425,000 passengers traveled from Denver to Canada in 2024, accounting for 10% of DIA's international travel demand, according to a press release from DIA, making Canada Denver's second-largest international market. Regina is the seventh destination across six Canadian provinces that the Denver airport offers service to. 'Coloradans and Saskatchewanians have a lot in common and this new service will connect residents and visitors of these beautiful regions through tourism, trade and cultural exchange,' Consul General of Canada in Denver Sylvain Fabi said in the release. The new flight seats 50 passengers on a Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ-200), and is available for booking now. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Montreal Gazette
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Montreal Gazette
Opinion: Western separatists should heed lessons from Quebec
By Those contemplating Western separatism should listen to Quebec separatists. In fact, everyone should. It might help us better understand why recent Western separatist rumblings out of Alberta and Saskatchewan are so ludicrous. Asked if he had any tips for Western separatists, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchett provided the following: 'The first idea is to define oneself as a nation,' Blanchett replied, after modestly admitting he hasn't had much separation success. '(A nation) requires a culture of their own. 'I am not certain oil and gas qualify to define a culture.' Similarly in Saskatchewan, potash, wheat, canola and beef are what is produced. It's not who Saskatchewanians are. So if the only arguments for Western separation are economic considerations, is it a valid cause? And shouldn't Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe be the one making that point — especially to Western separatists who seem hell-bent on taking others down this road at great costs? Of course, there's the issue as to whether Western economic grievances are as bad as they are made out to be. Suncor just recorded record quarter profit in Alberta. In Saskatchewan, farmland is more valuable than ever and keeps on increasing. And if one is inclined to believe the ceaseless flow of propaganda from the Saskatchewan and Alberta governments, we are enjoying unparalleled success in the nation and even the world. Heck, the Saskatchewan Party caucus sponsored a debate in the legislature last week over whether this province has ever enjoyed more prosperity. So why should this be put at risk? Hasn't anyone noticed what happened to the Quebec economy since the first referendum 45 years ago? This is not to suggest that none of the Western grievances are legitimate or that Western alienation is something new just conjured up. It is frustrating to be taxed on prosperity. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith makes a fine point that it's patently ridiculous to have an equalization formula subsidizing the country's biggest provincial economies — Quebec and Ontario. Moe might have been right when he said, while stumping for Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives in their recent election bid, that Ottawa seems a million miles away. There remains a long grocery list of grievances that the new federal Liberal minority government under Prime Minister Mark Carney needs to address. But grievances over Ottawa polices hardly makes Saskatchewan and Alberta distinct societies. And they are surely not grounds for separation — even if it's thought political gains are to be made by the mere threat. The problem is the political gamesmanship tied to the recent Western separation threats — threats now being aided and/or abetted by Smith and Moe to different degrees. Smith is being more proactive of the two, changing provincial legislation on referendums to make the threat of one more viable. Somewhat to his credit, Moe hasn't gone that far. But what he has (or hasn't) said is certainly aiding those pushing a potentially costly separation vote. Moe has repeatedly told the NDP Opposition in his province that this is not an either/or choice between separation and the status quo with Ottawa. He further argues it's wrong to stifle voices of discontent by changing the referendum law. But how are voices being stifled by simply shoring up this law to ensure a substantive number of signatures — say 30 per cent of eligible voters, as suggested by the NDP — are required to hold a referendum on becoming a separate country, instead of 15 per cent? What about the vast majority who don't want to deal with the instability and economic consequences that referendum talk will create? Don't they get to have a say? And why isn't the premier the first to take up this cause for a Saskatchewan in a united Canada? Isn't that the premier's job? The one to which he swore an oath? The best lesson to learn from Quebec separatists? Don't be like Quebec separatists.
CBC
02-05-2025
- General
- CBC
Many languages are under threat. These families are working to preserve theirs
Social Sharing Mahreen Siddiqui knows how important it is to keep her mother tongue alive at home. The mother of three says if her kids didn't speak Urdu, they wouldn't be representing their culture. "I think your mother tongue is always important. And it should be important for everyone," she said. "It doesn't matter what they speak. I think the real meaning to that language is within that language. You cannot translate it." Her daughter Anayah Hashmi is in Grade 5 at Regina's Huda School. The 10-year-old is learning Urdu at home from her mom, dad and siblings, who all speak Urdu in addition to English. "They kind of teach me how to speak Urdu, but I am not fluent in it," she said. Her mother says it's really important to be able understand others speaking Urdu. "For sake of argument, if my kids are always speaking English, right? And they have no way to communicate with my own people, they would not be recognized as their community, right? They will be recognized more as a Canadian than as a Pakistani Canadian," Saddiqui said. "So that's the difference." Siddiqui and Hashmi are two of thousands of Saskatchewanians who speak a mother tongue that is not one of Canada's official languages. In the 2021 census, 81.7 per cent of people living in Saskatchewan reported English as their mother tongue. Just over one per cent reported French and almost two per cent reported an Indigenous language as their primary language at birth. The rest of the population, about 15 per cent, reported other mother tongues. Data shows Tagalog is the most prevalent of those languages, followed by Mandarin, Arabic, Gujarati, Punjabi and Urdu. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), estimates that there are 8,324 languages, spoken or signed, around the world, with about 7,000 of them still in use. But the organization says linguistic diversity is under threat, with many languages disappearing. The organization has celebrated International Mother Tongue Language Day for 25 years to promote the importance of cultural and linguistic diversity. WATCH | Filmmaker Ayesha Mohsin spoke to Regina families about why it's important to speak their mother tongue at home: Why these Regina families say it's important to speak your mother tongue at home 3 hours ago Duration 5:39 Uzma Nawaid also knows how important it is to speak her mother tongue at home. The Regina woman is originally from Pakistan. She lives with her husband and two young children, along with her own mother, who only speaks Urdu. "I came home one day and the children knew something, and they were telling me about it. I was like, 'How did you learn about it?' And then they were like, 'Nani told me about it,'" Nawaid said. The language has also helped the children connect to the history of their family and their culture. "They learned so many things that I learned when I was young," she said. "I feel so proud about that, that they are learning. And it's all because they know Urdu. Because my [mother] doesn't know English, and they know Urdu. So it's great, and it's very important for me." Research shows speaking and learning in one's mother tongue has many benefits. It helps develop a personal and cultural identity, and helps strengthen family bonds by closing linguistic gaps. It also brings better overall literacy skills and gives children a strong basis for learning additional languages. Hameeda Bagum says being able to communicate with her grandchildren helps them to understand her wisdom as an elder. "If we speak Urdu at home, they will learn an additional language which will be beneficial. It will also make it easier for them to communicate with us," Bagum said through an interpreter. Bagum's son-in-law Syed Fasih agrees. He is originally from Pakistan and his first language is Urdu. He says he considers Urdu his children's first language as well. Bagum believes learning extra languages will boost a person's confidence and add to their skillset. Research supports her view, and shows that people who speak more than one language have improved comprehension and critical thinking skills, and better job prospects in the future. That confidence includes a sense of belonging, according to Mahreen Siddiqui. "Language by itself, I think it's a culture. When you speak something, you are representing yourself to belong to some culture, right?" she said. Zainab Kamboh runs a restaurant in Regina. The mother-of-one speaks Punjabi at home and with the children. "English is there of course, but I also speak Urdu and Punjabi," she said through an interpreter. Her daughter, Liaba Janjua, is a Grade 10 student at Luther College High School in Regina. Her classes are in English, but she is grateful to be able to speak Urdu and understand some Punjabi as well. "It makes it better when you know more languages, especially that of your mother tongue, to connect with your community and to be able to connect with family members that may not know the language, or may not be as fluent in it," she said. "It's very important in terms of connecting and getting along with people."
National Post
02-05-2025
- Politics
- National Post
FIRST READING: Saskatchewan professor blogs his way through mandatory anti-racism 'boot camp'
First Reading is a Canadian politics newsletter curated by the National Post's own Tristin Hopper. To get an early version sent directly to your inbox, sign up here. Article content TOP STORY Article content A University of Saskatchewan law professor provided a unique window into the equity mandates now ubiquitous at Canadian universities by blogging the details of a compulsory anti-racist 'learning journey.' Article content The course was officially known as an Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression and Unconscious Bias Faculty Development Session, and is a mandatory requirement of University of Saskatchewan faculty looking to participate in hiring committees. Article content Article content An email announcing the program was given the subject line: 'Mandatory unconscious bias and anti-racism training.' Article content 'The training is intended to further your personal journey of learning and action, regardless of how knowledgeable or experienced you are, so attendance is mandatory irrespective of previous training or academic field of specialization,' faculty were told. The course materials tell participants that they'll be taught about the 'systemic racism' of the university environment and how they have benefited from unearned racial privileges. Article content By session's end, participants are told that they'll be able understand their own 'unconscious bias' and 'reflect on and understand how power, privilege and meritocracy lead to inequities.' Article content One of the activities is to fill out a 'power and privilege' wheel. These wheels, prepared and distributed by the Government of Canada, ask users to grade their 'privileges' on everything from mental health to sexuality to skin colour. The most privileged identity, as identified by the wheel, is a white, able-bodied, heterosexual 'colonizer/settler.' Article content Article content Michael Plaxton, an expert in criminal law and statutory interpretation, alternately called the course a 'mandatory DEI bootcamp' and a 'forced march of self discovery.' He noted that it began with a declaration of 'we're not here to debate.' Article content Article content The course included three readings. The first, White settler colonialism and the myth of meritocracy, was written by Idle No More activist Sheelah McLean, and details how white Saskatchewanians owe their prosperity to '150 years of racist, sexist and homophobic colonial practices.' Article content The second was a chapter from the 2022 U.S. book Confronting Institutionalized Racism in Higher Education. The chapter interviews five 'racialized' American university faculty and concludes that the entire system is rigged to benefit white people. 'Racialized faculty are expected to have accomplished more, yet their tenure and promotion files are always scrutinized through certain deficit driven lenses of presumed incompetence,' it reads.
