Provincial Politics

NDP calls on province to push back rental eviction moratorium expiration

The Saskatchewan NDP want the provincial government to extend a pandemic moratorium on rental evictions.The province announced that hearings for non-urgent eviction matters will begin again on Aug.4. ...

Jul 29, 2020

Wildfire season moderate, but residents encouraged to use common sense as province reopens

Favourable weather and a decrease in human-caused fires have helped keep the 2020 wildfire season fairly quiet, according to a spokesperson for Saskatchewan's Public Safety Agency (SPSA).There have be...

Jul 21, 2020

Feds and provinces agree to $19 billion aid package

The federal government is giving the province's $19 billion to help restart their economies amidst the pandemic.Saskatchewan is expected to get $500 million from the deal. In a media release, Premier ...

Jul 17, 2020

Feds, provinces reach deal on funding for reopening, Trudeau announces

OTTAWA - The federal, provincial and territorial governments have reached a deal on billions of dollars in transfers to continue reopening economies amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Jus...

Jul 16, 2020

Revealing specific locations of COVID-19 cases will be up to Shahab, Moe says

When the Government of Saskatchewan gave its latest update on the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, it disclosed the specific rural municipalities where new cases were found.Premier Scott Moe said that was...

Jul 14, 2020

'We've buried too many,': Northerner plans hunger strike in Regina to protest inaction for suicide prevention

A popular Mtis musician from northern Saskatchewan is walking to Regina from La Ronge and plans to begin a hunger strike once he arrives to demonstrate against the province's inaction on suicide preve...

Jul 02, 2020

Alberta probe into foreign funding of anti-oil groups extended to October

EDMONTON - Alberta's public inquiry into whether foreign money is bankrolling anti-oil protests in Canada is going into overtime. Energy Minister Sonya Savage says the initial findings from ...

Jun 25, 2020

MLA calls provincial response to COVID-19 in northern Sask. an 'utter failure'

Athasbasca NDP MLA Buckley Belanger has called the provincial government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in northern Saskatchewan an "utter failure." In response, the government said it had ensure...

Jun 24, 2020

North Battleford, Blaine Lake and Lloydminster among communities to benefit from province's funding

A number of Saskatchewan schools will reap the benefits of the province's new funding for education recently announced. Blaine Lake will see a new school, while two schools in Lloydminster will enjoy ...

Jun 24, 2020

New elementary school announced for La Loche

The provincial government is committing funds for a new facility to replace Ducharme Elementary Community School in La Loche. The announcement was made Tuesday morning and it took Northern Lights Scho...

Jun 23, 2020