Provincial Politics

Saskatchewan sending ventilators to help COVID relief in India

Saskatchewan is pitching in to help India deal with COVID-19.On Monday, the provincial government announced it's sending 100 ventilators to India, which has the world's highest active COVID caseload."...

May 04, 2021

'We were just overjoyed,' Peat moss group happy with growing opposition to proposed project

A member of a local group opposed to peat harvesting in northern Saskatchewan was happy to hear Cumberland NDP MLA Doyle Vermette speak against the proposed project last week. Vermette stood in the Le...

May 03, 2021

NDP’s Suicide Prevention Bill passes after third attempt

Ever since 2018, Doyle Vermette has been fighting for families who have lost loved ones to suicide by trying to get The Saskatchewan Strategy for Suicide Prevention Act passed in the province's legisl...

Apr 30, 2021

Moe offers vaccination target for relaxing COVID measures

Premier Scott Moe is offering a hint when public health measures could be relaxed in Saskatchewan.As of Tuesday, more than 408,000 residents have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. That ...

Apr 28, 2021

Vermette introduces suicide prevention bill for third time

Cumberland NDP MLA Doyle Vermette's suicide prevention bill is expected to be debated on Friday at the Saskatchewan Legislature. He reintroduced The Saskatchewan Strategy for Suicide Prevention Act fo...

Apr 28, 2021

Federal Court of Appeal upholds Alberta right to turn-off-the-taps legislation

OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that Alberta has the right to control the amount and destination of oil and other fuels flowing through its pipelines.The decision is a victory for the p...

Apr 27, 2021

7,451 new COVID-19 doses, 249 new cases, two deaths

An additional 7,451 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 399,745. The 7,451 doses of COVID-19 vaccine report...

Apr 25, 2021

Rocky town council wants better coal consultation with province

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - A town council in Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon's backyard wants broader consultation over the government's plans for open-pit coal mining in the Rocky Mountai...

Apr 21, 2021

Kenney sowing distrust with misleading COVID-19 anecdotes, statements: NDP

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition says Premier Jason Kenney is sowing distrust by recounting misleading anecdotes to illustrate COVID-19 policy decisions. "I think this is about trust. I think this is a...

Apr 16, 2021

'We are tired of suffering': inmate advocates call for changes with the province's jail

A small but very vocal group of protestors gathered outside Pine Grove Correctional Centre Tuesday, calling for provincial government Minister of Corrections Christine Tell's resignation, and also des...

Apr 13, 2021