Provincial Politics

Moe defends measures to combat the fourth wave of COVID-19

Premier Scott Moe is defending his government's response to COVID-19 as the fourth wave sweeps into the province.The weekend saw 761 new cases across the province, along with the number of people in h...

Sep 13, 2021

Law changes to protect sexual violence victims in Saskatchewan

A proposed change to laws in Saskatchewan will take effect today with the aim of protecting victims of sexual violence. The changes were first brought forward in January of this year to help sexual vi...

Sep 13, 2021

‘Embarrassing,’ ‘infuriating’: NDP frustrated over lack of public health mandates

Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili didn't pull any punches Friday when reacting to the provincial government's announcement an hour before."The premier of this province is choosing to allow Saskatchew...

Sep 10, 2021

Province approves more timber allocations for northern mills

The Government of Saskatchewan continued with a string of announcements regarding timber allocations this week.The latest allotment supports the proposed expansion of the Dunkley Lumber sawmill in Car...

Sep 10, 2021

'It really is a huge milestone for us': One Sky aims to see new OSB plant operating by fall of 2023

The vice president of projects for One Sky Forest Products is excited to move on to the next stage of development for a venture that will help create over 700 jobs for northern Saskatchewan.An Oriente...

Sep 09, 2021

Prince Albert OSB mill expected to create over 700 jobs for Northern Sask.

A major announcement made by the provincial government Wednesday morning will, in the words of Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne, 'help kickstart the forestry industry in the province.'One Sky Forest Pr...

Sep 08, 2021

NDP leader calls for health minister’s job, action against fourth wave

The Saskatchewan NDP leader is demanding action on COVID-19 from the government to protect the province against the fourth wave.On Friday, opposition leader Ryan Meili spoke to media in Saskatoon to c...

Aug 27, 2021

‘It is criminal, It is negligent’: NDP react to back to school planning

With the school season around the corner, the New Democratic Party (NDP) of Saskatchewan feels the lack of plan for kids returning to be worrying, and a moment of deja-vu."The Saskatchewan Party took ...

Aug 24, 2021

Federal-provincial child care announcement receives mixed reactions from families and workers impacted

Prince Albert's Summer Hayward has a four year old son and pays over $500 a month for day care. That will change following Friday's joint announcement from the federal and provincial governments, that...

Aug 13, 2021

Belanger resigning as NDP MLA to seek federal Liberal nomination

Athabasca MLA Buckley Belanger has set his sights on federal politics and will be resigning from his current provincial seat on Sunday.He made the announcement Tuesday during an online media conferenc...

Aug 10, 2021