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Regional Prospects to Watch in 2022: International
2021 was such an amazing year for regional MMA. COVID couldn’t stop promoters from putting on multiple shows a month, and we’ve seen many UFC Fight Pass promotions put on shows in new countries. Over the last two years, the fighters named on our list have gone on to do big things. Out of the 105 fighters we’ve highlighted on this column, we’ve had a total of 38 get signed to the UFC, 4 to Bellator, 2 went to fight for the PFL, and 21 got their chance on Contender Series.
10 predictions for Regional MMA in 2022
In 2021, the regional scene continued strong. We saw the rise of new MMA promotions, more opportunities to get into the big leagues than ever before, and a focus on bringing international talent into the United States. The Ultimate Fighter came back, the PFL Challenger Series was announced, and we saw a ton of call-ups to the UFC on short notice.
DIAZ: Who gets to be a student?
| DIAZ: Who gets to be a student? Josh Diaz Josh Diaz 12:45 am, Sep 30, 2019 Guest Columnist After two years at Yale, I have learned that move-in never gets easier.
Syphilis rates rising in Winnipeg
A spike in the number of new syphilis cases in Winnipeg this year has health officials scrambling to increase awareness. According to the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, between 2008 and 2011, Winnipeg averaged less than a dozen new cases per year, with none of them being locally transmitted.
Regina man hopes to raise money for families, while honor his own
One Regina man hopes to raise money for families, while honor his own. Dave Driver’s father passed away roughly two and a half years ago, after a brief battle with colon cancer. In honor of his father, Driver is heading to Banff to hike to the top of his father’s favourite mountain; Mount Rundle. “My dad always loved the mountains,” said Driver. “Almost as much as he loved his family.” But before he left to Banff, his sights set on accomplishing the eight-hour hike.
‘One in a million event’: Regina man sent to hospital after mowing incident
A Regina man is recovering from his injuries after being struck by an eight-inch piece of wire, that came off of his neighbors lawnmower. Raymond Lipka was relaxing in his favourite lawn chair on Tuesday, when he was struck by the wire on the right side of his head, leaving him with deep lacerations to his ear and neck. The wire, suspected to have come from the remnants of a small sign, traveled approximately 125 meters across the street before piercing the chair and striking Raymond.
Local Moose Jaw businesses ensure Canada Day festivities end with a bang
After a last minute rush to finance the Moose Jaw Canada Day celebrations, the planning committee has now made enough money to have the fireworks they canceled in the beginning of June, thanks to some help from Moose Jaw’s business community. With the celebration only a week away, the committee was still over $7,000 away from being able to afford the city’s iconic Canada Day fireworks.
Regina breaks attendance record for National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations
Downtown Regina echoed with music, as more than 1,000 people participated in National Indigenous Peoples Day on Thursday. “Today is a day where we can stand up,” said Cadmus Delorme, Chief of Cowessess First Nation.
Moose Jaw intersection called 'dangerous' by woman involved in pedestrian collision
A Moose Jaw woman and her work place are calling out the City of Moose Jaw to make changes to the intersection of Ninth avenue and Lillooet Street. “I got about halfway into the intersection,” explained Christine Langton, a receptionist with Alliance Health Clinic in Moose Jaw. Langton suffered a broken pelvis from the incident, which caused her to to miss almost four months of work.
Vintage university building materials being auctioned off
A large collection antique building materials from the old University of Regina College Campus is being auctioned off online to the highest bidder. The materials came from the U of R’s College Campus Renewal Project, a $60 million restoration job that began back in 2011. The university sought to salvage and reuse as much of the old building materials as it could in the expansion of the new college campus, with the items they could not reuse being prepared for auction.
Regina food truck owners upset about raise in permit prices
A group of Regina food truck owners are expressing their frustration, after the price of food truck permits increased from $1,400 to $1,680 this year. Jim Schinborn has operated the J&P Concessions food truck in Regina for 21 years. He says the increase caught him by surprise. “They (City of Regina) told me that this is what it cost now, and if I wanted to be out I would have to pay.” said Schinborn.
Regina brings high turnout for Canada’s largest academic conference
The 87th Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences event, hosted by the University of Regina, continued on Thursday. The weeklong event brings academic figures from across the country, to speak with students and the public on issues prevalent in Canadian academia. More than 5,000 people attended the event. A turnout that Congress organizers say has exceeded their expectations.
Regina man finds work in lawn care after double amputation
A Regina man isn’t letting a physical setback stop him from developing his booming business in the Queen City. Howard Desjarlais lost both of his legs from the knee down, after two separate accidents required them to be amputated -- one when he was 19, and the other when he was 28 years old. Now 36, Desjarlais began mowing lawns and picking up odd jobs as a way to make money as he searches for employment. “I do it for myself and for my kids,” explained Desjarlais.
DIAZ & DIAZ & DIAZ: Arrested to end the SIC
On Monday, the three of us, as brothers, along with over 20 other students, sat in at the Office of Financial Aid and demanded that the Yale administration end the student income contribution. We were unflinching in our demand, refusing to leave until Yale agreed to eliminate the student income contribution. Our message was impossible to ignore: We are done waiting. Yale must eliminate the student income contribution.
Thousands of dollars in electronics stolen from Weyburn library
The library in Weyburn is reeling after thousands of dollars’ worth of electronics was stolen over the weekend. Someone broke into the library through a back window between the night of December 16 and December 17. The intruders made off with over $20,000 worth of electronics, including 300 video games and video game consoles and a Playstation virtual reality headset that the library just bought a few months ago.
Regina inmate who took own life was allegedly denied spiritual services
On Aug. 24, less than two years into his prison sentence, 28-year-old Waylon Starr took his own life at the Regina Correctional Centre Starr was being held in segregation. The centre ruled his death a suicide, and proceeded to notify his family. "He was a troubled boy, but a compassionate person who loved his family very much," said Waylon’s sister, Reah Starr. "He was right into his spiritual ways.
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