Provincial Politics

Teachers Federation to announce further job action

The next stage of job action from Saskatchewan teachers will be announced in a matter of hours.The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) is holding a news conference Monday afternoon to announce furt...

Jan 29, 2024

Province to officially raise age limit on tobacco purchases on Feb. 1

The province has set a date for when changes to the age requirements for tobacco and vape purchases will come into effect.As of Feb. 1, the province will raise the minimum age for these purchases from...

Jan 25, 2024

Health care, crime and education dominate discussion during NDP Town Hall meeting in Prince Albert

While the next provincial election is still more than seven months away, the provincial NDP is making it very clear the two seats in Prince Albert matter a lot to them.Speaking with paNOW ahead of Tue...

Jan 24, 2024

Province contributes $97,600 to Kikinahk for emergency shelter spaces

Kikinahk Friendship Centre executive director Ron Woytowich is grateful for a $97,600 payment from the provincial government to fund 10 emergency shelter spaces at La Ronge's Scattered Site."We were O...

Jan 18, 2024

Should people be punished if they leave their vehicles running unattended? One Sask. mayor believes so

Prince Albert's mayor wants to see something done to stop people from leaving their vehicles running unattended with the keys inside.Greg Dionne shared his concerns at the P.A. Board of Police Commiss...

Jan 17, 2024

Sask. teachers hit the picket line Tuesday in one-day strike

Saskatchewan education minister Jeremy Cockrill isn't happy to see teachers walk off the job in a one-day, province-wide strike Tuesday."It's disappointing it's gotten to this point," said Cockrill."I...

Jan 16, 2024

Classes cancelled in Air Ronge, La Ronge on Tuesday due to provincial strike

Teachers in the tri-communities, as well as from Weyakwin, will be protesting outside La Ronge's Mistasinhk Place on Tuesday as part of a province-wide one-day strike.That means classes at Churchill C...

Jan 15, 2024

STF plans rallies across province during one-day teacher strike

Rallies have been scheduled to take place across Saskatchewan on Tuesday during the one-day teacher's strike.The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) announced the temporary work stoppage last week,...

Jan 15, 2024

STF wants gov’t to get serious about classroom issues ahead of strike

Samantha Becotte, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation, said she hopes Tuesday's single-day strike will show the government how serious teachers are about having their needs met.On Frida...

Jan 13, 2024

First Nations communities in P.A. area fear forest management plan will destroy treaty territory

Fearing the provincial government's forest management plan will have a big impact on their ability to hunt and gather medicines, members of several First Nations in the Prince Albert area have gone to...

Jan 13, 2024