Provincial Politics

Claims deadline approaching for residential school Day Scholars

For years, they've been left out but now thousands who attended residential schools as Day Scholars are entitled to compensation and the deadline for submissions is quickly approaching. Day Scholars a...

Sep 25, 2023

Multi-million dollar upgrades to Lloydminster's Holy Rosary officially done

Construction on Lloydminster's Holy Rosary High School is done.Work on the project started in December 2021 with the Government of Saskatchewan contributing $4.2 million and the Government of Alberta ...

Sep 22, 2023

Meadow Lake Mayor pleased as two new doctors set up in city

The mayor of Meadow Lake is excited that two new doctors have arrived in the community. The provincial government announced Thursday that 16 physicians opened practices in rural Saskatchewan after goi...

Sep 21, 2023

Sask. NDP leader tours La Ronge, meets with local councils

NDP Leader Carla Beck is in La Ronge until Wednesday touring the community and meeting with different groups. Beck arrived in La Ronge on Monday night after spending most of the day in Cumberland Hous...

Sep 19, 2023

Union president says Saskatchewan teachers want a deal, not a strike

Contract negotiations between the provincial government and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) are ongoing, and the union's president says the goal is to reach a negotiated deal with the gove...

Sep 19, 2023

Advocates praise GST removal for new apartment builds but want provinces and cities to follow suit

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to include comments from the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA)--The federal government's news on removing the GST for new apartment builds...

Sep 18, 2023

Debate over pronouns pits parental rights against the rights of children, experts say

Politicians and others who support policies that would require parental permission for teachers to use a student's preferred pronouns at school say they are about including parents in the lives of the...

Sep 17, 2023

Saskatchewan child advocate says pronoun policy for schools violates rights

Saskatchewan's child advocate has released a report saying the province's pronoun policy in schools violates rights to gender identity and expression."The policy clearly discriminates against transgen...

Sep 16, 2023

Numbers show 16 per cent vacancy in Prince Albert public housing

Newly released numbers on the number of empty public housing units show Prince Albert has a 16 per cent vacancy rate. Saskatchewan NDP Housing Critic Meara Conway said the vacancies have steadily incr...

Sep 15, 2023

SaskEnergy rate decrease approved, average bill to drop $6.52 per month

As the winter months approach, SaskEnergy is adjusting its rates to reduce gas bills in Saskatchewan.The provincial government approved a commodity rate decrease of 24.5 per cent for the Crown energy ...

Sep 14, 2023