Provincial Politics

NDP crime plan includes scrapping Marshal’s service

With the provincial writ expected to drop in September, the Saskatchewan NDP is swinging into election mode. On Friday, Leader Carla Beck and local candidates Carolyn Brost Strom (Carlton) and Nicole ...

Aug 30, 2024

Saskatchewan NDP kicks off campaign with promises of no tax hikes

SASKATOON, Sask. - Saskatchewan New Democrats have kicked off their election campaign promising to not hike taxes and to suspend the gas tax.Leader Carla Beck says people are struggling to afford ever...

Aug 29, 2024

Saskatchewan forecasts deficit of $354M in first quarter report, up from budget

The Saskatchewan government is forecasting a bigger deficit this year than it previously predicted.The province's first-quarter financial report is projecting a deficit of $354 million this year, up f...

Aug 29, 2024

FSIN and PAGC calling for end to taxation of First Nations

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) met Wednesday morning to announce their intentions to have First Nations people exempt from paying all ...

Aug 29, 2024

NDP MLAs concerned with staffing, housing requirements for new long-term care home

NDP MLAs Jared Clarke and Vicki Mowat were in La Ronge for three days last week as part of a provincial health care tour. The goal of their visit was to see different health care facilities that exist...

Aug 19, 2024

Banning phones in school not a one-size-fits-all solution: U of S professor

Like most school superintendents across the province, Garette Tebay is waiting for more directive from the provincial government when it comes to the recently announced ban on cell phone use across K-...

Aug 16, 2024

School board association says cellphone ban not a high priority

While the president of the Saskatchewan School Boards Association agrees that distraction-free classrooms are important, Jaimie Smith-Windsor said the new school cellphone ban was not "high on the pri...

Aug 08, 2024

Province supports Montreal Lake Cree Nation in establishing Molanosa as reserve land

The Government of Saskatchewan has declared support for the Montreal Lake Cree Nation (MLCN) regarding their request to add Molanosa as part of their reserve land.Molanosa is located within their trad...

Aug 06, 2024

Provincial government limiting cellphone usage in classrooms

With the start of the next school year about a month away, and parents out buying supplies, the provincial government is making changes with respect to when cellphones can be used.Starting in the 2024...

Aug 06, 2024

PlayNow users asked to change passwords after ‘incident’

Saskatchewan gaming website PlayNow is asking all of its users to update their passwords on their accounts as a precautionary measure after what it calls a "recent incident."The company didn't specify...

Aug 01, 2024