Provincial Politics

Province announces 73 new cases of COVID-19, active cases now below 1,000

The Saskatchewan government has announced 73 new cases of COVID-19 in the province.For Northern Saskatchewan, the new cases are found in the Far North East (one), North West (three), North Central (13...

Nov 22, 2021

Jump in active COVID cases as 185 new cases reported and two deaths

The number of new cases of COVID-19 took a jump today with 185 confirmed; 117 among unvaccinated people, including 47 between the ages of 0-11.Of the new cases, 67 have been reported today in Northern...

Nov 20, 2021

Education minister defends policy on extracurricular vaccinations

Saskatchewan's education minister is defending a policy that would allow unvaccinated teenagers to play sports with other students, vaccinated and unvaccinated alike.Earlier this week, in a letter sen...

Nov 19, 2021

Sask. hopes to soon resume some cancelled health services, including organ donation

The Saskatchewan Health Authority has released a plan that will include the resumption of a variety of health services that were paused across the province as healthcare workers were redeployed to hel...

Nov 09, 2021

Moe brushes off suggestions government ignored warnings about COVID surge

The COVID-19 surge this fall in Saskatchewan that saw record-setting numbers of residents in intensive care is a scenario the provincial government was warned about it months before it came to be.Acco...

Nov 08, 2021

Premier Scott Moe fearful of potential energy crisis

Premier Scott Moe still has the support of the Sask Party after gaining over 80 per cent support at a leadership review held at its convention at TCU Place in Saskatoon on Saturday.The exact number is...

Nov 08, 2021

Sask. mayors say changes to social assistance program, contributing to increase in homelessness

More than 4,000 people on social assistance, did not pay their rent in September or October, according to a recent report from the Saskatchewan Landlords' Association.The report was highlighted in a p...

Nov 05, 2021

Health authority looking to resume many healthcare services in November

The Saskatchewan government has set a 50-75-90 goal for workers who were moved to help with the COVID-19 fourth wave surge to go back to their original jobs, and for some services to resume over the n...

Nov 04, 2021

Province reports 60 new cases in northern zones, with 497 currently active

The provincial government reported 188 new cases of COVID-19 Thursday.Of the new cases, 127 are among unvaccinated individuals, 49 of which are children between 0-11. The new cases in Northern Saskatc...

Nov 04, 2021

Sask. trespassing law to receive further upgrade

Further changes are being made to Saskatchewan's Trespass to Property Amendment Act.The changes, introduced Thursday by the provincial government, will essentially create stronger penalties for trespa...

Nov 04, 2021