Provincial Politics

Moe gets dedicated RCMP protection

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is now receiving regular protection from the RCMP, after it was determined a bolstering of his security was required. The move brings him in line with most of his counte...

Jan 21, 2020 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe now has a protective detail provided by the RCMP. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

Group cleaning up old oil wells says Alberta government rules inadequate

EDMONTON - A group tasked with cleaning up thousands of abandoned energy facilities in Alberta says the province's rules for ensuring polluters reclaim their wells before selling them off are&nbs...

Jan 15, 2020

48 Saskatchewan communities to benefit from photo radar fines

The habits of some aggressive drivers in Saskatchewan will not entirely go to waste. The proceeds of photo speed enforcement (PSE) will be used to help pay for some local traffic safety upgrades.The t...

Jan 09, 2020 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

Alberta fires back at UN committee for criticism of energy megaprojects

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says the United Nations is an unelected, unaccountable body that has no business criticizing Canada's energy megaprojects.Sonya Savage, in a statement, says that i...

Jan 07, 2020

E-cigarettes in the spotlight as province prepares for regulations

The United States has announced it will ban most flavoured e-cigarettes. And as Saskatchewan's own vaping regulations are set to take effect this spring, a local retailer says it's high nicotine conte...

Glynn Brothen Jan 07, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

NDP’s Ryan Meili looking to 2020 election and beyond

It may be almost a year away that voters in Saskatchewan will go to the polls, but NDP leader Ryan Meili is looking at the provincial election as one of his biggest challenges of 2020.Meili is excited...

Jan 05, 2020 NDP Leader Ryan Meili speaks to the media before the 2019 throne speech on Oct. 23, 2019. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)

New insurance act took effect New Year’s Day

A new set of insurance regulations came into effect on Wednesday.The Insurance Act replaces the 40-year-old Saskatchewan Insurance Act.Jan Seibel, the director of the real estate and insurance divisio...

Jan 02, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Alberta justice minister says province will 'fight back' against carbon tax

CALGARY - Alberta is promising to continue its fight against the federal consumer carbon tax as the price of gasoline in the province is set to jump. Starting Wednesday, a litre of gas is expecte...

Jan 02, 2020

Year in review: Meili calls whistleblower promise a highlight of 2019

Looking back on 2019 Ryan Meili and his NDP had a few fights they brought to the Sask. Party government again and again, and Meili feels he has at least one checkmark to put down.Meili said he feels t...

Dec 27, 2019 Sask. NDP Leader Ryan Meili (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)

Feds, Alberta set to clash over cash for new rent supplement

OTTAWA - Alberta is pushing back against the Trudeau Liberals' expectation that provinces and territories pick up half the cost of a new rent supplement, asking instead to substitute federal fund...

Dec 26, 2019