Tag Archives: Provincial Politics

COVID cases, deaths, hospitalizations continue to drop in Sask.
Several key COVID-19 metrics continue to decline in Saskatchewan, according to the weekly report from the Ministry of Health.This will be the last weekly update, as the Province moves to monthly repor...
Jun 30, 2022

Carla Beck named new leader of Saskatchewan NDP
It was a room full of waving signs and cheers on Sunday afternoon when the Sask. NDP's convention announced Carla Beck as the party's new leader."I am so excited about the future and the chance we hav...
Jun 27, 2022

Province to move to monthly COVID reports starting in July
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan declines, so will the number of COVID updates provided by the Ministry of Health.In Thursday's weekly epidemiological report, the provincial government ...
Jun 23, 2022

'A place for healing': Woodland Wellness Centre opens near La Ronge
A long-time dream of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) became a reality Tuesday as a large crowd and long list of dignitaries attended the grand opening of the Woodland Wellness Centre. "I just wan...
Jun 21, 2022

Weekly epi report confirms 394 new cases of COVID-19 in the province, higher than previous week
During the week of June 5 to June 11, 394 new cases were confirmed in Saskatchewan according to the Ministry of Health's weekly COVID-19 integrated epidemiology (epi).This reflects 24 laboratory-confi...
Jun 16, 2022

Love endorses Carla Beck for NDP leadership
Saskatoon MLA Matt Love is standing behind Carla Beck as she works to become the next leader of the Saskatchewan NDP.The pair announced Love's endorsement Friday at Market Mall in Saskatoon.Beck said ...
Jun 10, 2022

Local Cree language program receives green light for expansion
A successful language program that has gained a Prince Albert school a lot of positive feedback from both its own families, as well as the general community as a whole, is growing.Next Fall, the Cree ...
Jun 06, 2022

Deaths and confirmed cases of COVID dropping in the province, 50 and over still majority of new cases
The Ministry of Health's COVID-19 integrated epidemiology (epi) release reported another 364 confirmed cases of COVID-19 last week. That is slightly lower than last week's number of 376 new cases.Just...
Jun 02, 2022

MLA attends group home ceremony in La Ronge, visits NSN day program
Although Ty's House in La Ronge has been accepting residents since December 2020, the lifting of COVID restrictions earlier this year finally allowed for a grand opening ceremony to go aheadThe event ...
May 30, 2022

Nadine Wilson involved in new provincial political party
Sask Rivers MLA Nadine Wilson is promoting a new political party along with Ken Rutherford, former candidate for the Maverick Party and Gerry Ritz who was Agriculture Minister under Stephen Harper's g...
May 24, 2022