Tag Archives: Provincial Politics

Saskatchewan delinquencies dip, but experts warn debt struggles persist
Saskatchewan has seen a slight drop in delinquency rates. While fewer people failed to make a debt payment on time, experts say the decline doesn't necessarily mean the financial situation for people ...
Sep 24, 2025
Government of Saskatchewan seeks leave to appeal pronoun law decision to Supreme Court
The Government of Saskatchewan has taken the first steps to bring the case around its pronoun law to the highest court in the country.The government has filed to the Supreme Court of Canada, seeking l...
Sep 23, 2025
Saskatchewan auditor to examine $187 million contract for firefighting planes
Saskatchewan's auditor says she is going to look into the purchase of pricey firefighting airplanes amid allegations that Premier Scott Moe's government vastly overpaid for them.Tara Clemett's office ...
Sep 20, 2025

MLA Cockrill: Saskatchewan sees national best employment rate
August was a month of job growth for Saskatchewan. The province added 16,100 new jobs and the unemployment rate decreased to 4.7 per cent, while the national rate increased to 7.1 per cent. Saskatchew...
Sep 17, 2025

Communities 'can't keep up with the grieving,' Sask. NDP says, as province notes drug deaths declining
The province's drug crisis is claiming lives at an alarming rate, and the government has failed to respond with the urgency the situation demands, Saskatchewan's NDP critic for mental health and addic...
Sep 04, 2025
Some tobacco settlement money to be used in Saskatchewan for cancer care, prevention: Minister
Saskatchewan is set to get millions from a legal settlement with tobacco companies, but it appears only some of that money will go toward cancer care and prevention.Jeremy Cockrill, Saskatchewan's hea...
Sep 03, 2025

STF president: Classroom complexity teachers not a perfect solution, but it is a start
School divisions across the province started the new school year with additional teachers. The hirings were made to comply with a new article - established through binding arbitration - in the collect...
Sep 03, 2025
Sask. deficit could more than double, to $815.4 million
Last week, the provincial government announced a projected $348.5 million deficit at the first quarter financial update. However, a closer look at the numbers reveals it could end up being more than d...
Aug 29, 2025

Denare Beach wildfire victims struggle with mental health amid loss and government response
When Dustin Trumbley looks into the hole in the ground where his home used to sit in Denare Beach, he feels like throwing up. The stress of the impact caused by devastating wildfires in his community ...
Aug 22, 2025

MN-S declares state of emergency, seeks funding for land based healing facility
Noting the devastating effects of drugs and gangs, and a lack of long-term community-based cultural supports, Brennan Merasty says he saw an opportunity as an elected official to take action and help ...
Aug 22, 2025