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Regina / 980 CJME Jul 21, 2021 | 6:01 PM A stolen vehicle spotted by Regina police has led to a long list of charges for one woman. Members of the Regina Police Service (RPS) stolen auto unit located a stolen vehicle travelling in North Regina Tuesday. A spike belt was used to try to stop the vehicle, which kept driving until it was eventually abandoned near McCarthy Boulevard and Whelan Drive. A perimeter was then set up by police and a canine track established by the RPS canine unit. The fema...

Premium Content Subscriber only UPDATE 5PM: An 80-tonne crane which fell into three Coast houses is back on its wheels after a mammoth operation. After an epic effort by Claytons Towing, most of which occurred on Friday, the cranes boom was retracted with the big rig back on its wheels by 5pm. Claytons Towing general manager Troy Morris said the crane would remain at the site until Saturday morning when it would be taken to a holding hard. "Its been recovered successfully and its back on its...

Lifting an 80-tonne crane out of three Coast homes will be no easy feat, with several challenges to face recovery crews. Here’s how they plan to get the job done

Premium Content Subscriber only A woman who was inside a house when a crane crashed on its roof described the moment her husband saw the 80 tonne beast coming towards him. Sylvia Liewerenz burst into tears and began shaking as she spoke about the horror encounter that, she said, couldve cost her husband Marcos life. "He was just 1m away from it," she told the Daily only hours after the crash. "He saw (the crane) coming because it came towards him." Sylvia and Marco Liewerenz will now be fo...

Premium Content Subscriber only A woman who was inside a house when a crane crashed on its roof described the moment her husband saw the 80 tonne beast coming towards him. Sylvia Liewerenz burst into tears and began shaking as she spoke about the horror encounter that, she said, couldve cost her husband Marcos life. "He was just 1m away from it," she told the Daily only hours after the crash. "He saw (the crane) coming because it came towards him." Sylvia and Marco Liewerenz will now be fo...

Police say they will remain at the scene of a Coast crane crash overnight as a crane operator finds alternative accommodation for residents of damaged homes.