Provincial Election
Ballot Counting
No such thing as Election Day: winner won't be declared for 12 days
If early voting ballots are anything to go by, this provincial election will not be led by the apathetic. As of the second day of voting, a record number of early voters turned up to cast their ballots and make their voices heard across the province's 61 constituencies. As of the second day, over 170,000 ballots were c...
Oct 26, 2024
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2024 PROVINCIAL ELECTION
Party leaders and candidates make final election push
As the provincial election enters the home stretch, the parties are making their final push. With a little over 100 volunteers, candidates and supporters cheering and waving signs in Regina, Scott Moe kicked off his party's final weekend of the campaign. He welcomed area candidates onto the stage like a boxing announce...
Oct 25, 2024
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Provincial election
Provincial party leaders speak in Prince Albert ahead of final vote on Monday
With the provincial election set to wrap up on Monday, both the SaskParty and the NDP have had a heavy presence in Prince Albert. Scott Moe addressed his supporters at the SaskParty campaign office in the city on Wednesday, and Carla Beck addressed the NDP campaign office Thursday. Both parties showed their commitment ...
Oct 24, 2024
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importance
Cook-Searson urges Indigenous Peoples to vote in provincial election
Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson is urging Indigenous voters to cast their ballot in the upcoming general provincial election. While voting day is set for Oct. 28, advance voting began Tuesday and will run until Saturday between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Those in the tri-communities can cast their vote at eit...
Oct 24, 2024
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SRC Inquiry
Progressive Conservatives renew call for Saskatchewan Research Council inquiry
Following a CBC report that Meadow Lake MLA Jeremy Harrison fired a Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) whistleblower earlier this year, the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is renewing calls for an inquiry. In a news release, PC Leader Rose Buscholl called the reports "extremely serious" during...
Oct 23, 2024
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Early Voters
Get out the vote: NB residents head to advanced voting stations
As the first residents in the Battlefords came to cast their ballots on Day One of advanced voting, they did so surrounded by brightly coloured posters with directions and rules on how to vote in the provincial election. "The issues that brought me out today are the treatment of (transgendered) students and how I ...
Oct 22, 2024
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Early Voting starts today
First Nation voting locations for provincial election
Early voting for the Saskatchewan Provincial election set to began on Tuesday, October 22 in the province, and the race is as tight as ever. Below is a list of all the locations and times for voting on First Nations sites around the northern portion of Saskatchewan including the Athabasca, Cumberland, Lloydminster, Mea...
Oct 22, 2024
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Election 2024
Moe tells media in Prince Albert he accepts Grewal conflict finding
In the last days of the 2024 provincial election campaign, Sask. Party leader Scott Moe told the media that he accepts the findings of a conflict-of-interest investigation into one of his former MLA's business dealings. Moe made a campaign stop in Prince Albert on October 22 to rally his supporters and was asked for a ...
Oct 22, 2024
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Weekend campaign trail
Healthcare dominates weekend campaigning as Saskatchewan heads into voting week
Voting week is officially underway in Saskatchewan. Residents are invited to cast a ballot in advance until Oct. 26. There is no voting on Oct. 27, the day before Saskatchewan's 30th general election next Monday. "This is a special week in democracy," said Sask. Party leader Scott Moe during a stop in Prince ...
Oct 21, 2024
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Campaign trail
Health-care cuts forced woman to give birth on side of highway: Sask. NDP
A woman in labour from Meadow Lake was told to drive to Lloydminster because of staff shortages at her local hospital, and ended up giving birth on the side of the road, Saskatchewan NDP said.NDP Leader Carla Beck shared the woman's story in a news release on Saturday that slammed Sask. Party Leader Scott Moe for his p...
Oct 20, 2024
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Politics
LGBTQ2S+ advocates slam Sask. Party's proposed change room policy
Blake Tait says he's still healing from being outed by his school's guidance counsellor when he was 14.Feeling safe at his school in Saskatoon, he started telling people he was transgender. But he felt uneasy when his guidance counsellor set up a meeting for Tait to tell his family.His parents were supportive. His mom'...
Oct 19, 2024
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Chamber forum
Highlights of candidates forum hosted by local chamber
In a relaxed atmosphere at the Blend Kitchen and Bar Riverside, two of the four provincial candidates for the Battlefords spoke to members of the business community about their visions for the area. Standing at their respective pulpits and taking questions from the audience during the forum hosted by the Battlefords an...
Oct 19, 2024
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Election
Meet the leader of the Saskatchewan United Party
Jon Hromek wants to plant the seeds of change in Saskatchewan politics, and in his spare time he enjoys planting trees.As a lifelong conservative, Hromek said he feels the Saskatchewan Party has wavered from its roots. With provincial politics dominated by the Sask. Party and Saskatchewan NDP, Hromek says it's time for...
Oct 18, 2024
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SK Vote 2024
Moe visiting Yorkton as Saskatchewan election campaign continues
Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe is set to be on the road today as the provincial election campaign continues.Moe is set to speak in the city of Yorkton about affordability measures this morning before travelling to the nearby village of Theodore for an event with the local Saskatchewan Party candidate.NDP Leader Ca...
Oct 18, 2024
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on the campaign trail
Scott Moe promises change room policy for schools; Former Sask Party members endorce Beck and NDP
The Saskatchewan Party is wading into the realm of gender and schools, making promises about changing rooms this election.On Thursday, Scott Moe said the first order of his business if re-elected to government would be to make sure students, who are biologically male, would be required not to use the girl's change room...
Oct 17, 2024
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Political history
A look at the ridings in North Central Saskatchewan
Here's a brief look at the political history of each riding in North Central Saskatchewan and links to candidate profiles. PRINCE ALBERT-CARLTONIncumbent Saskatchewan Party MLA Joe Hargrave did not seek re-election. He first took office in 2016. In 2020, he won with 57.68 per cent of the vote. This riding was held by t...
Oct 17, 2024
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Buffalo Party
Meet the leader of the Buffalo Party
Buffalo Party leader Phillip Zajac said he has a deep-rooted love for his province and the Roughriders.Zajac, who was born and raised in Saskatchewan, is a passionate supporter of the Riders, proudly wearing green and white at the games. He said sports - and football especially - have always been a big part of his life...
Oct 17, 2024
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Richardson Address
Questions raised over Buffalo Party candidate's address, eligibility in Battlefords
Questions of legal residency have been raised following the discovery that the address on the nomination papers for a Battlefords provincial candidate belongs to a property that he hasn't owned in three years. Dale Richardson is running to be the next MLA for the riding under the banner of the Buffalo Party of Saskatch...
Oct 17, 2024
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