Provincial Politics

Family brings frustrations over health slowdowns to legislature

Nearly one-year-old Helen briefly pulled at her mother's mask while Laura Weins and Graham Dickson spoke to media, explaining why they're so angry with the provincial government.The couple knew early ...

Nov 04, 2021

Wage increases planned for child-care workers in Saskatchewan

Early childhood educators (ECE) in Saskatchewan are getting a raise.The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan announced Wednesday they're giving qualified child-care workers a wage increase of up to ...

Nov 03, 2021

Five deaths and 107 new cases of COVID-19 in province; lowest daily total since Aug. 17

As of Nov. 2, there are 107 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan and currently, 1,829 active casesOf the new cases Tuesday, 68 are among those who are unvaccinated, including 21 between the...

Nov 02, 2021

Government of Saskatchewan combatting crime with new policing initiatives

Several communities across Saskatchewan are receiving support from the provincial government to help with crime reduction initiatives and improve public safety. On Wednesday, the Government of Saskatc...

Oct 28, 2021

‘Unfortunate circumstance’ as Throne Speech ceremony is cancelled

When more than 100 anti-vaccine protesters took to the entryway in front of the Legislative Building on Wednesday, they got so aggressive the government decided to shut down a Throne Speech ceremony t...

Oct 28, 2021

Saskatchewan reveals plan to vaccinate kids five to 11 against COVID

Health Canada has yet to approve Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, but Saskatchewan unveiled Tuesday its vaccination plan for that age group.The province announced it has ordered...

Oct 26, 2021

‘The alternatives are much worse’: Sask. doctors plead for COVID measures in letter to government

Over 20 doctors in Saskatchewan are once again pleading with the government to re-introduce restrictions to help curb cases of COVID-19."The Medical Health Officers of Saskatchewan (MHOs) would like t...

Oct 26, 2021

Moe admits mask mandate could have come sooner, but no further restrictions announced

Premier Scott Moe spent much of his State of the Province address Monday on Saskatchewan's flourishing economic prospects as the province emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic before facing questions fro...

Oct 26, 2021

Incoming vaccinations will ‘definitely’ bring child case rates down: Shahab

Through the pandemic, about a third of cases in Saskatchewan have been in kids and teens, so as cases have gone up in Saskatchewan the last few months, so have cases in kids.However, those high number...

Oct 25, 2021

SaskEnergy rate hike approved by provincial government

Saskatchewan homeowners will be paying more for natural gas starting Nov. 1.SaskEnergy announced Friday the provincial government has approved the corporation's application to increase its commodity r...

Oct 22, 2021