If re-elected, the Sask. Party government hopes to introduce self-screening for cervix health and provide financial aid with fertility treatments. "The Saskatchewan Party will improve access to health services for Saskatchewan women through these important new initiatives," candidate Scott Moe said. "A s...

Saskatchewan is taking some heat after two Meadow Lake court workers were sent home early for wearing orange shirts on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) on Sept. 30. Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Vice Chief David Pratt said on Oct.4 the incident was re-triggering and re-traumatizing for ...

Battlefords resident Amanda Singh struggles with a disease that causes severe pain and inflammation in her lungs, heart and spine. In the early days of her illness, she would have to wait at the hospital for three hours before she was seen by a doctor. "A few years later the wait grew to about six hours and now it...

A re-elected Saskatchewan Party government will make life more affordable for homeowners by introducing a permanent Saskatchewan Home Renovation Tax Credit and increasing the Saskatchewan First-Time Homebuyers Tax Credit. That was the latest campaign commitment announced by party leader Scott Moe on Friday. "The c...

With a detailed fiscal plan in hand, the Sask. NDP's Leader Carla Beck said the transparency represented by her party's plan for the 2024 election is novel. "I get it, people in this province are cynical, they are reluctant to believe the things that are said during a campaign looking at the Sask. Party's record o...

New data suggests that over the next 30 years, the number of people in Saskatchewan living with dementia will increase to over 40,000. That's why the Alzheimer's Society of Saskatchewan is hoping to get the attention of the provincial candidates. CEO Kaleta Strain told paNOW there's a need for improved timely diagnosis...

While announcing an increased active families benefit from $150 to $300, should the Sask. Party form government again, leader Scott Moe fielded a lot of other questions from media. Moe (who will run in Shellbrook) was flanked by other local candidates hoping to win on October 28, including Alana Ross (Prince Albert-Nor...

Ahead of this month's provincial election, the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is calling for increased funding for rural roads and bridges. The organization says the infrastructure is the lifeline of thousands of municipal residents and helps drive the rural economy by supporting oil and gas, a...

Denis Allchurch is no stranger to politics. He served as the MLA for Rosthern-Shellbrook from 1999 to 2011 when he lost the Saskatchewan Party nomination for his constituency to Scott Moe. Now Allchurch plans to run for provincial politics again, but this time, as a member of the Saskatchewan United Party for the const...

In Prince Albert on Wednesday, NDP leader Carla Beck announced that if elected premier, her first move will be to pause a tax she has long been challenging the Sask. Party on, the gas tax. "Not only do we have a plan to freeze taxes, we're going to cut them. We plan to save you more money right away, immediately s...

Expect to see Miles Nachbaur's name on the ballot in the upcoming provincial election. In May, he secured the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party's 40th nomination for Meadow Lake. Starting in 2018, Nachbaur held two positions at North West College for nearly five years, transitioning from business development manager to...

At the age of 26, he was the youngest Canadian elected to both the House of Commons and a provincial Legislative Assembly. Now Jeremy Harrison is preparing for his seventh election campaign. The Sask. Party candidate said his focus on growing the economy and creating a promising future for younger generations has never...

REGINA - Saskatchewan New Democrats say Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party can't be trusted to reduce taxes. NDP candidate Trent Wotherspoon says Moe hiked 31 taxes and fees while premier in a single year, making life more unaffordable for Saskatchewan residents. He says Moe's recent announcement that a re-elected Saskatch...

Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe kicked off the provincial election Tuesday promising broad-based tax relief while his opponent, NDP Leader Carla Beck, said it's time to move on from failed, incompetent money management. Moe told cheering supporters in Saskatoon that, if re-elected on Oct. 28, his government would l...

An investigation is underway to determine if Battlefords MLA Jeremy Cockrill used privileged cabinet information for the purpose of insider trading. The provincial NDP alleges Cockrill used information from his position within the government to buy shares in two helium companies, right as the province was pushing expan...

Saskatchewan health-care workers continue to sound the alarm as they say the system in the province is in complete "crisis". Janell Hubbard, general vice president of CUPE 5430, said health-care workers are feeling exhausted, burned out and disrespected due to understaffing. "I'm not telling my nephews a...

Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck has committed that an NDP government would apologize and take ownership for the damage caused to First Nations and Métis people at the Île-à-la-Crosse and Timber Bay residential schools. "The lasting damage and trauma caused to First Nations and Métis p...