Provincial Politics

Sask. to get 90,000 doses of bivalent COVID vaccine in first two shipments

On Thursday morning, Health Canada approved the first vaccine against COVID-19 that targets both the original virus and Omicron.The new shots from Moderna, called bivalent vaccines, are designed to re...

Sep 01, 2022

Saskatchewan Party celebrates 25th anniversary

More than 700 Saskatchewan Party supporters gathered to celebrate a historic milestone.The party marked its 25th anniversary in Davidson on Saturday afternoon.The Sask. Party came into being on Aug. 8...

Aug 08, 2022

Northern Sask. MLA reflects on trip to see Pope

An MLA from northern Saskatchewan is describing his experience seeing the Pope this week as highly emotional.Jim Lemaigre, MLA for Athabasca, and a few dozen residents from his constituency were among...

Jul 29, 2022

SaskPower rate increases approved by provincial government

SaskPower bills are going up by four per cent this fall and another four per cent next year as the Crown corporation increases rates for the first time since 2018.The Government of Saskatchewan accept...

Jul 28, 2022

Batoche now belongs to the Mètis

Almost 140 years after Louis Riel and the Mtis people were defeated at Batoche, the federal government has transferred the land to the descendants of those who fought and remained buried in the soil t...

Jul 22, 2022

Provincial ag ministers ‘disappointed’ with federal fertilizer emissions target

The agriculture ministers from Saskatchewan and Alberta have roundly condemned the federal government's target to reduce emissions from fertilizer use.The federal government has set a goal of reducing...

Jul 22, 2022

Sask. NDP call for funding of life-saving medicine for Nipawin woman

Saskatchewan's opposition party is calling on the SaskParty government to fund life-saving treatment for a Nipawin woman.Earlier this month, northeastNOW shared the story of Morgan Buyaki who suffers ...

Jul 15, 2022

SaskPower rate increase approved, SaskEnergy also seeking rate hike

Homeowners in Saskatchewan will be paying more for power in the coming months - and their energy bills could be going up too.In a media release Monday, the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel announced it ...

Jul 11, 2022

Ottawa's share of health-care funding to be top concern at premiers' meeting in B.C.

A group representing emergency room doctors across the country has a message for Canada's premiers: come up with a co-ordinated plan to prevent their workplaces from being closed due to staffing short...

Jul 10, 2022

Youth group home approved for Beauval

A new facility that will help provide safe shelter and resources for vulnerable youth in the north has officially received the green light.The Government of Saskatchewan is partnering on the initiativ...

Jul 05, 2022