
Alexander Quon
Reporter
Alexander Quon has been a reporter with CBC Saskatchewan since 2021 and is happy to be back working in his hometown of Regina after half a decade in Atlantic Canada. He has previously worked with the CBC News investigative unit in Nova Scotia and Global News in Halifax. Alexander specializes in municipal political coverage and data-reporting. He can be reached at: alexander.quon@cbc.ca.
Latest from Alexander Quon

In-custody death prompts calls to change relationship between RCMP, Indigenous people
The family of Gerald Straightnose, who died in Saskatchewan RCMP custody in June, and the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations are demanding answers and changes to how Indigenous people are held by police following the in-custody death.
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36-year-old woman charged with 2nd-degree murder after vehicular homicide in Regina
Alexandra Crowe has been charged with second-degree murder and failing to comply with a probation order.
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4th person charged with 1st-degree murder in Regina homicide
Kayla Mitton, 37, was arrested and charged in connection with Aron Lunan's homicide on Tuesday.
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Residents who lost homes to Sask. wildfires meet with law firm about class-action suit against province
More than 200 houses in Denare Beach, Sask., were destroyed after a fire swept through the community in June. Some believe the province failed to provide adequate support.
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700 people stranded in northern Sask. community after wildfire blocks road
Seven hundred people in the northern hamlet of Patuanak, Sask., lost their only road out of the community this week after a wildfire blocked Highway 918. However, the hamlet is not directly threatened by wildfires or wildfire smoke.
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Moose Jaw police ask for public's help finding man facing child pornography, sexual assault charges
Moose Jaw police say Calvin Longworth failed to appear in court as scheduled. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.
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Beauval and English River First Nation in Sask. issue mandatory wildfire evacuation orders
A mandatory evacuation order was issued for Beauval and English River First Nation on Thursday afternoon due to fears of heavy smoke and unpredictable winds.
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$8.2B US merger of Viterra and Bunge now complete
The deal was heavily criticized by agricultural producers, who fear it will reduce competition in the grain and canola markets.
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Regina police charge 24-year-old with 1st-degree murder
Police say Aron Lunan was found dead near Grand Coulee, west of Regina, in June. Britain Volk has been charged with first-degree-murder in the death.
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NDP slams fiscal update after Sask. posts $249M deficit to end 2024-25 fiscal year
Saskatchewan's Official Opposition is slamming the government's latest fiscal update, which shows the province posted a $249-million operating deficit to close out the 2024-25 fiscal year.
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