Provincial Politics

Meili to resign as NDP Leader: media report

Editor's note: This story was ammended at 5:38p.m. Friday to include comments from Meili's press conference.Ryan Meili has only one regret after serving almost four years as leader of the Saskatchewan...

Feb 18, 2022

Onion Lake Cree Nation calls for repeal of trespass amendments

Onion Lake Cree Nation (OLCN) is calling on the Government of Saskatchewan to immediately repeal recent amendments to the Trespass to Property Act.The legislation in question came into force on Jan. 1...

Feb 17, 2022

Moe opposes use of Emergencies Act, joins call for end to trucker vaccine mandate

As a protest continues in the nation's capital, Premier Scott Moe doesn't believe Ottawa should have invoked the Emergencies Act."It's certainly not necessary and certainly is an overstep," Moe said d...

Feb 17, 2022

'Our region has spoken': Northern mayors optimistic after Sask. Party wins Athabasca byelection

Northern mayors are hopeful new Athabasca Saskatchewan Party MLA Jim Lemaigre could bring long sought-after changes to the region.Lemaigre won Tuesday's byelection with 1,146 votes. The New Democratic...

Feb 16, 2022

Former Sask. RCMP officer looks forward to new venture as MLA

The newly elected Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the Athabasca constituency says his phone has been ringing off the hook all day.Jim Lemaigre, who has a background in policing, won Tuesd...

Feb 16, 2022

Sask. Party breaks through with byelection win in northern Sask.

It appears that voters in northern Saskatchewan are sending former RCMP officer, Jim Lemaigre to the provincial legislature.Preliminary results of Tuesday's byelection in the constituency of Athabasca...

Feb 16, 2022

Meadow Lake to follow province's lead on mandatory masking

The City of Meadow Lake will follow the province's direction on mask mandates at the end of the month.City council voted unanimously on Monday to follow whatever guidance is laid down through public h...

Feb 15, 2022

Athabasca voters to elect new MLA

Today represents a big day for voters in the Athabasca constituency as they are electing a new Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).The byelection was needed after Buckley Belanger stepped down la...

Feb 15, 2022

NDP, Indigenous leaders demand action for community cell service

Chief Leon Crookedneck of Ministikwan Lake Cree Nation (MLCN) and several Indigenous leaders joined opposition critics in Regina today to call attention to a lack of cell coverage in northern First Na...

Feb 14, 2022

Athabasca candidates reach out to constituents on final days before byelection

With Athabasca constituents heading to the polls for a byelection on Feb. 15, candidates are making one final push to garner enough votes to win the seat. The byelection was triggered in August 2021 a...

Feb 11, 2022