Tag Archives: Provincial Politics

Sask. Government plans to modernize defamation law
Saskatchewan's outdated laws around defamation are being updated and simplified. The provincial government's Defamation Act, 2025, replaces the century-old Libel and Slander Act, which has been in pla...
Nov 06, 2025

Challenges in obstetrics and gynecology growing in the province
An unprecedented move by a group of seven obstetrician-gynecologists in Kamloops, B.C. has those working in the same field in Saskatchewan keeping a close eye on what happens next. The physicians subm...
Nov 03, 2025

Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation takes gov’t to court over uranium project
The leadership of Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) alleges the provincial government failed to include them in an environmental assessment decision for a uranium project located within the Nation's...
Oct 31, 2025
Sask. Health Authority to ditch problem-plagued AIMS scheduling system
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is returning to its previous scheduling system after a number of issues were identified with the AIMS system.The payroll and scheduling components of the Administrati...
Oct 30, 2025

Partisanship put aside: Goudy relishes role as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
MLAs from across the province are back in Regina for the fall session of the Legislature. The Speech from the Throne kicked things off last week, and for most representatives, they have weighed in on ...
Oct 29, 2025

Faculty associations say Sask Polytech layoffs threaten key sectors in province
The collective voice of Saskatchewan's faculty associations is asking community members across the province to write local MLAs and the Minister of Advanced Education asking them to ensure the next bu...
Oct 27, 2025

'A historic day': Red Pheasant becomes first Sask. First Nation to sign MOU with Marshals Service
Red Pheasant Cree Nation has become the first Indigenous community in Saskatchewan to partner with the province's new Marshals Service in a bid to curb drugs, gangs and violent crime.The memorandum of...
Oct 20, 2025

PA Police and defence lawyer respond to proposed bail reform
Sweeping changes to Canada's bail and sentencing rules are expected to be tabled by the federal government next week, but they are already being welcomed by the head of the Prince Albert Police Servic...
Oct 17, 2025

Feds announce $69.5 million for Sask. infrastructure projects
Federal and provincial leaders were in Air Ronge on Thursday to announce an investment of $69.5 million through the Canada Community Building Fund (CCBF). Those present for the announcement included M...
Oct 16, 2025
There are lessons to be learned from Canada’s wildfire season and evacuations
WINNIPEG - Governments and non-profit groups are taking time to review this year's wildfire season and the unprecedented challenges posed by evacuating tens of thousands of people across wide swaths o...
Oct 12, 2025