Provincial Politics

Should Saskatchewan adopt a tax on soft drinks?

In case you missed it, a tax on sugary drinks is coming to Atlantic Canada, but could it also work in Saskatchewan?Earlier this week, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced it was intro...

Oct 21, 2021

Ontario doctor puzzled after Sask. cancels transfer of ICU patients

An Ontario-based critical care doctor was surprised Wednesday when he learned his hospital would no longer be receiving ICU patients from Saskatchewan.Dr. Michael Warner was anticipating getting an IC...

Oct 21, 2021

Sask. NDP leader discusses northern tour, COVID modelling

Saskatchewan's opposition leader stopped in Prince Albert on Wednesday as he wrapped up a tour of the province's northern community.Ryan Meili travelled to various communities including Ile a la Cross...

Oct 21, 2021

Sask. mask, isolation mandate extended until the end of November

The Saskatchewan government has opted to extend public health measures requiring people to wear a mask in indoor public spaces and to continue isolating after testing positive for COVID-19.Masks were ...

Oct 20, 2021

Sask. still searching for additional help as COVID ICU transfers begin

Premier Scott Moe says there wasn't an internal trigger that forced Saskatchewan to send six ICU patients to Ontario this week.There just simply aren't enough available beds in Saskatchewan hospitals....

Oct 19, 2021

Sask. vaccination rates ‘skewed’ by former residents inoculated elsewhere, Merriman says

Health Minister Paul Merriman believes the province's vaccination rates are being underestimated because of Saskatchewan expatriates who have been inoculated against COVID-19 elsewhere."We have a whol...

Oct 14, 2021

Moe defends government with ICU patients on brink of being sent out of province

Premier Scott Moe says pride is not preventing him from picking up the phone and calling Ottawa to request federal aid to help with the crush of COVID-19 patients in Saskatchewan.On Thursday, Moe defe...

Oct 14, 2021

Sask. NDP calling on government to accept help to reimplement treatment and therapy for children

The Saskatchewan NDP is calling for pediatric treatments and therapies to be reinstated with federal help in the province.In a release on Wednesday, the NDP said treatments and therapy options for chi...

Oct 14, 2021

Leaders say Moe missed opportunity to set public health measures for Thanksgiving weekend

Premier Scott Moe and the provincial government made the decision not to set gathering limits for Thanksgiving.This leaves Saskatchewan residents the freedom to gather with their family this holiday, ...

Oct 10, 2021

Saskatchewan not asking for COVID-19 help, yet

Saskatchewan hospitals are full of COVID patients and on Thursday there were 78 people reported in ICU, which is one off the number of ICU beds the province has on a normal day.But at a news conferenc...

Oct 08, 2021