Provincial Politics

A list of politicians who travelled abroad despite pandemic-era advice to stay home

A number of politicians have admitted to leaving the country over the December holiday period, even as their constituents adhered to public health guidance meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 and hun...

Jan 04, 2021

NDP calls for minister's resignation over California trip; Hargrave apologizes

Calling his trip to California "disgusting", the opposition New Democrats have called for the resignation of Saskatchewan Minister of Highways and Prince Albert Carlton MLA Joe Hargrave. Meanwhile, Ha...

Dec 31, 2020

Saskatchewan announces support measures for small businesses

The Government of Saskatchewan is pledging to help small businesses pay for changes as they adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic.The province announced the new Strong Recovery Adaptation Rebate (SRAR) on Mo...

Dec 07, 2020

FSIN presses federal government to make First Nations a priority for the COVID vaccine

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is still months away, but the organization that represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan wants to make sure its members have a place reserved in line.The Federat...

Dec 02, 2020

Courts, not province, control who is released from custody, Minister says

The provincial minister in charge of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety says the government has no authority to control who is on remand or who is released from provincial correctional centres.Ch...

Dec 02, 2020

Temporary release of inmates is best solution to prevent spread of COVID-19, says union and advocate

The union that represents lawyers and staff at Legal Aid Saskatchewan, is calling for a targeted, temporary release of some inmates to prevent further transmission of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's jails....

Dec 01, 2020

Fond du Lac residents not self-isolating, refusing to be tested: Athabasca Health Authority

Some residents of Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation, who are supposed to be self-isolating due to the coronavirus, are allowing visitors in their homes and exposing them to it. That's according to a...

Nov 23, 2020

Cook-Searson supports mandatory masks and additional new health orders

Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson supports the provincial government's announcement Tuesday to make indoor mask wearing mandatory in all parts of Saskatchewan. During a press c...

Nov 17, 2020

Northern agencies and doctors call for expansion to mandatory mask protocol

The health authority responsible for 33 northern Saskatchewan First Nations communities believes the province's current mandatory masking protocol leaves too many people vulnerable.As it currently sta...

Nov 16, 2020

112 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, 48 people in hospital

For the third day this week, the number of new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan is in the triple digits.There are 112 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 11, according to the ...

Nov 11, 2020