Provincial Politics

Cockrill apologizes for 'first-born' comments during Question Period

Battlefords MLA and Minister for Education Jeremy Cockrill is under fire for comments he made to a mother whose daughter passed away last year due to medical complications. During Question Period, MLA...

14h ago

PAGC calls for proactive strategies to address anticipated busy wildfire season

Citing major evacuations that occurred last year and a forecast that predicts an unusually warm beginning to the next wildfire season, Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC)'s Wildfire Task Force wants th...

18h ago

Bargaining went nowhere, STF says. Teachers to vote on latest offer

Whether Saskatchewan teachers will accept the deal offered by the province is up in the air.At a virtual news conference on Wednesday morning, Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) President Samanth...

20h ago

Saskatchewan invests $300K in agricultural manufacturing initiative

The Saskatchewan government is helping the Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada (AMC) as it tries to grow the workforce in that sector.The province announced Thursday it had invested $300,000 to help ...

21h ago

Gov’t says it has tentative agreement with STF, teachers to vote on ‘final offer’

The labour dispute between Saskatchewan's teachers and the provincial government could be nearing an end.In an email sent out Wednesday evening, the chair of the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committe...

Apr 18, 2024

First Nations leaders decry Sask. Party's neglect of Duty to Consult framework

Several Saskatchewan First Nations are calling out the Sask. Party for ignoring the Duty to Consult process.On Wednesday morning NDP Critic for First Nations and Mtis Relations Betty Nippi-Albright, w...

Apr 17, 2024

Sask. Gov't confirms investigation after former Pine Grove inmate passes away in hospital

Nearly three weeks after a woman on remand at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre (PGCC) was rushed to hospital, comes tragic news she has died. Out of respect for the family, paNOW has opted not to pu...

Apr 16, 2024

Moe optimistic as contract talks between teachers, government resume

As both sides return to the negotiating table, Premier Scott Moe said he feels confident that a deal will be struck this time between the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and the Government-Trustee B...

Apr 16, 2024

'Puppet show': Saskatchewan finance minister apologizes for text to Speaker

Saskatchewan's finance minister was ordered to apologize Monday after she sent the Speaker a text accusing him of letting the legislature devolve into an "Opposition puppet show." Donna Harpauer deliv...

Apr 16, 2024

Saskatchewan sexual assault organizations look to libraries months after school ban

Saskatoon mother Tamara Hinz says her two kids have watched the same puppet show that thousands of other Saskatchewan children have seen over the last 17 years.The "I'm the Boss of Me" presentation fo...

Apr 13, 2024