Federal Politics

COVID vaccine approved for young children: parents and school officials react

Amanda Morin has three children between the ages of five and nine years old, and despite Friday's announcement from Health Canada that the Pfizer vaccine has been approved for children between the age...

Nov 19, 2021

Health Canada approves Pfizer vaccine for kids aged 5-11

Some kids in Saskatchewan soon could be rolling up their sleeves for the COVID-19 vaccine.Health Canada announced Friday it has approved the use of the Pfizer vaccine for kids aged five to 11. Previou...

Nov 19, 2021

O’Toole kicks Batters out of Conservative caucus

Just one day after launching a petition calling for a leadership review, Denise Batters has been kicked out of the Conservative caucus.The Saskatchewan senator posted a video on social media Monday ou...

Nov 17, 2021

Pfizer asks Health Canada to approve COVID vaccine for kids aged five to 11

A COVID-19 vaccine may soon be available for kids in Canada.Pfizer has asked Health Canada to approve its COVID vaccine for children between the ages of five and 11. Currently, only those 12 and over ...

Oct 18, 2021

U.S. plan to re-open land border to Canadians

Fully vaccinated Canadians will soon be able to drive to the United States for non-essential reasons.American president Joe Biden's administration announced the U-S will reopen its land borders in Nov...

Oct 13, 2021

Moe says Sask. hasn’t asked for federal help during COVID fourth wave

Premier Scott Moe said Saskatchewan has heard from the federal government about potentially helping out as the fourth wave of COVID-19 grips the province.But Moe said Monday the provincial government ...

Sep 27, 2021

FSIN calls on feds, policing partners to help curb tragedies on Indigenous communities

Avoidable and preventable tragedies.That's how the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) described recent events in Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan.This was all from a release by th...

Sep 08, 2021

Hoback backs Conservative party promise for gig workers

While there is a certain flexibility that comes with gig work but that flexibility carries a trade-off. The Conservative party has promised to eliminate one of the drawbacks, however, if they are elec...

Aug 27, 2021

Mayors react to federal election call, speak out about top priorities

Tri-community mayors have made it clear what priorities should be for local candidates this federal election. "The biggest thing for us that's going to start coming down the pipework here is the infra...

Aug 18, 2021

Federal-provincial child care announcement receives mixed reactions from families and workers impacted

Prince Albert's Summer Hayward has a four year old son and pays over $500 a month for day care. That will change following Friday's joint announcement from the federal and provincial governments, that...

Aug 13, 2021