Provincial Politics

Child poverty rate in Saskatchewan third highest in country, says new report

Saskatchewan's child poverty rate is well above the Canadian average, and greater than all other provinces and territories except Manitoba and Nunavut, according to research done by the University of ...

Nov 24, 2021

Lakeview Elementary receives roof upgrade from provincial stimulus funding

One of Meadow Lake's education centres is benefitting from a round of provincial funding designed to improve local facilities.Lakeview Elementary School recently received upgrades to its roof over rec...

Nov 24, 2021

Province announces 73 new cases of COVID-19, active cases now below 1,000

The Saskatchewan government has announced 73 new cases of COVID-19 in the province.For Northern Saskatchewan, the new cases are found in the Far North East (one), North West (three), North Central (13...

Nov 22, 2021

Jump in active COVID cases as 185 new cases reported and two deaths

The number of new cases of COVID-19 took a jump today with 185 confirmed; 117 among unvaccinated people, including 47 between the ages of 0-11.Of the new cases, 67 have been reported today in Northern...

Nov 20, 2021

Education minister defends policy on extracurricular vaccinations

Saskatchewan's education minister is defending a policy that would allow unvaccinated teenagers to play sports with other students, vaccinated and unvaccinated alike.Earlier this week, in a letter sen...

Nov 19, 2021

Sask. hopes to soon resume some cancelled health services, including organ donation

The Saskatchewan Health Authority has released a plan that will include the resumption of a variety of health services that were paused across the province as healthcare workers were redeployed to hel...

Nov 09, 2021

Moe brushes off suggestions government ignored warnings about COVID surge

The COVID-19 surge this fall in Saskatchewan that saw record-setting numbers of residents in intensive care is a scenario the provincial government was warned about it months before it came to be.Acco...

Nov 08, 2021

Premier Scott Moe fearful of potential energy crisis

Premier Scott Moe still has the support of the Sask Party after gaining over 80 per cent support at a leadership review held at its convention at TCU Place in Saskatoon on Saturday.The exact number is...

Nov 08, 2021

Sask. mayors concerned with income support program, homelessness rising

The implementation of a new support program to provide financial assistance for the most vulnerable Saskatchewan residents has drawn concerns from mayors of cities across the province.The City Mayors'...

Nov 05, 2021

Health authority looking to resume many healthcare services in November

The Saskatchewan government has set a 50-75-90 goal for workers who were moved to help with the COVID-19 fourth wave surge to go back to their original jobs, and for some services to resume over the n...

Nov 04, 2021