Provincial Politics

MP Gary Vidal retains position under new Conservative leadership

MP for Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River, Gary Vidal, has retained the position of Shadow Minister for Indigenous Services, under new Conservative leader Erin O'Toole."I am very pleased to continue a...

Sep 09, 2020

Sask. NDP promises universal child care

With the provincial election coming up in October, Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili is promising new policies on child care if he's elected.Meili promised universal child care at a press conference ...

Sep 04, 2020

Sask. Government pursuing human trafficking legislation

The Government of Saskatchewan is in the process of developing legislation to combat human trafficking.In a media release Friday, Justice Minister and Attorney General Don Morgan said he had asked min...

Aug 21, 2020

How does campaigning work in a COVID-19 world?

A busy election season is fast approaching.In a three-week period later this year, there will be a provincial election, a municipal election and a United States presidential election one after another...

Aug 20, 2020

Supporters join northerners as they walk into Regina

Fiddler Tristen Durocher and Men of the North Founder Christopher Merasty reached Regina today, concluding a one-month walk from Air Ronge. The 630-kilometre walk began July 2 to demonstrate against t...

Jul 31, 2020

NDP recommends more testing, lower class sizes when reopening schools

The provincial opposition party is laying out a seven-point plan on how it believes the government should bring schools back in the fall.The NDP recommendations include increasing testing and contact ...

Jul 30, 2020

NDP calls on province to push back rental eviction moratorium expiration

The Saskatchewan NDP want the provincial government to extend a pandemic moratorium on rental evictions.The province announced that hearings for non-urgent eviction matters will begin again on Aug.4. ...

Jul 29, 2020

Wildfire season moderate, but residents encouraged to use common sense as province reopens

Favourable weather and a decrease in human-caused fires have helped keep the 2020 wildfire season fairly quiet, according to a spokesperson for Saskatchewan's Public Safety Agency (SPSA).There have be...

Jul 21, 2020

Feds and provinces agree to $19 billion aid package

The federal government is giving the province's $19 billion to help restart their economies amidst the pandemic.Saskatchewan is expected to get $500 million from the deal. In a media release, Premier ...

Jul 17, 2020

Feds, provinces reach deal on funding for reopening, Trudeau announces

OTTAWA - The federal, provincial and territorial governments have reached a deal on billions of dollars in transfers to continue reopening economies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Jus...

Jul 16, 2020