Tag Archives: Provincial Politics
Saskatchewan reports $1.58B surplus for ’22-23, pays down $1.5B of operating debt
Saskatchewan's finances were rosier in 2022-23 than expected.When the budget for that year was released, Finance Minister Donna Harpauer said the province would have an operating deficit of $463 milli...
Jun 29, 2023
Service Agreement signed between La Ronge council, long-term care facility fundraising committee
La Ronge council has inked a Service Agreement with the La Ronge and Area Long-Term Care Fundraising Committee. The deal was reached at a regular council meeting on Tuesday. In order to manage the fun...
Jun 28, 2023
SaskPower starts power pole inspections in the North
SaskPower started its annual inspection of wooden power poles and will be looking at thousands in the North over the next couple of months.The Crown corporation said it will inspect nearly 97,000 pole...
Jun 27, 2023
Tourism Saskatchewan looking to change northern lights from niche market to popular attraction
The province is hoping to entice more people to visit by promoting opportunities to see the aurora borealis.More commonly known as the northern lights, Tourism Saskatchewan considers it a niche market...
Jun 23, 2023
Privacy breached for thousands after immigration software update
Information on thousands of applicants and clients of the Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) was released in a privacy breach earlier this year.According to the Ministry of Immigration and ...
Jun 23, 2023
Northern Sask. students among 100 trade scholarship winners
Roughly 100 apprentice and trade scholarships are being given to Saskatchewan students including several from north central and northern Saskatchewan.The scholarships are awarded annually to graduatin...
Jun 23, 2023
Planned Parenthood suspended from school presentations by Ministry of Education
A set of what appears to be explicit alphabet cards left in a high school classroom has Planned Parenthood in hot water with some parents, and now with the provincial government as well.Education Mini...
Jun 23, 2023
Northern highways benefit from this year’s provincial paving work
Pavement sealing work is underway in the province and it includes hundreds of kilometres of road in northern Saskatchewan.On Thursday, the Ministry of Highways said about $25 million of the $776 milli...
Jun 22, 2023
Provincial funding announced for restorative program in Pinehouse
The Pinehouse Wellness Centre Restorative Program is the recipient of a $277,000 provincial grant that will be paid out over three years. "The Pinehouse Wellness Centre works very hard alongside commu...
Jun 19, 2023
Increasing international delegations as Saskatchewan sets sights on global markets
Saskatchewan politicians have rapidly increased international travel since COVID-19 pandemic restrictions were loosened as Premier Scott Moe remains laser-focused on global markets.A Canadian Press an...
Jun 11, 2023