Tag Archives: Provincial Politics

'Our dedicated core remains intact': Doug Forster named interim leader of Sask. United Party
Saskatchewan United Party welcomes Doug Forster as the new interim leader following Jon Hromek's resignation at the end of 2024.Forster represented the party in Yorkton last October's election but los...
Jan 31, 2025

SRC develops Indigenous Action Plan
The Saskatchewan Research Council is launching its new Indigenous Action Plan to help northern communities and the Crown organization reach common goals.The cornerstone of the plan is to continue buil...
Jan 29, 2025
Building provincial budget in face of tariff threat ‘challenging’: Scott Moe
Questions continue to float around about whether U.S. President Donald Trump will implement tariffs on Canada.Meanwhile in Saskatchewan, the provincial government is in the middle of trying to put tog...
Jan 28, 2025

Sask. school divisions told to develop change room policies; Pride groups 'cautiously optimistic'
The provincial government has directed school divisions across Saskatchewan to develop and implement policies on change room use.The Ministry of Education announced Thursday the policies will be admin...
Jan 23, 2025
Sask. pharmacies receive upgrade
Families around the province now have another option to get tested and treated for strep throat and ear infections. The Government of Saskatchewan is launching new services in multiple communities inc...
Jan 22, 2025
Saskatchewan watching closely for tariffs threatened by Trump
Canadian and Saskatchewanian lawmakers, manufacturers and economists will be watching closely this week as Donald Trump closes his fist around U.S. power.The U.S president-elect has repeatedly threate...
Jan 19, 2025
Customs and Immigration Union questions Sask. border security plan
A few days after the Government of Saskatchewan unveiled its border security plan, the head of the Customs and Immigration Union - which represents workers at the border - was still scratching his hea...
Jan 17, 2025
Moe, Trudeau and premiers tout coming together to face tariff threat
Most of the country's premiers stuck to a Team Canada narrative after the meeting on U.S. relations and the threat of tariffs on Wednesday in Ottawa.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came out saying they ...
Jan 16, 2025

'It's like we don't matter': SEIU-West workers in Biggar rally for better working conditions
SEIU-West members picketed and rallied outside the Biggar and District Health Centre on Wednesday to voice their frustrations with the provincial government over the slow progress in negotiations for ...
Jan 16, 2025
Sask. Marshals interviewing Mounties for positions before launching
Saskatchewan's new provincial police force has begun interviewing Mounties as it prepares to launch this year, a move critics say highlights concerns of job poaching.Chief Marshal Robert Cameron of th...
Jan 13, 2025