Provincial Politics

New funding paves way for cultural centre for Muskoday, new bridge for Meota

Improving community hall spaces and replacing bridges are just some of the projects benefiting from new provincial and federal infrastructure funding.On Monday, Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergover...

Nov 14, 2022

Group giving back with affordability cheques

With rising inflation, many residents of Saskatchewan are looking forward to the $500 affordability cheques from the government that are being mailed out.Some might put the money towards groceries, ut...

Nov 14, 2022

Affordability cheque rollout has Saskatchewan NDP on edge

The Saskatchewan NDP wants kids to have $500 affordability cheques in their pockets, just like the province's adults.NDP Affordability Critic Trent Wotherspoon said the rollout of cheques does not hel...

Nov 13, 2022

Sask. NDP intrigued & concerned with B.C.'s new payment model for family doctors

The Saskatchewan NDP is worried British Columbia may soon start enticing provincial doctors to move out west.Earlier in the week, B.C.'s government announced a new payment model for family doctors whi...

Nov 05, 2022

Province announces completion of road improvements for Battlefords Provincial Park area

The Battlefords Provincial Park area is seeing significant improvements to its roadways. Battlefords MLA and Saskatchewan's Minister of Highways, Jeremy Cockrill, spoke at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Fr...

Oct 29, 2022

Battlefords and area citizens honoured with Jubilee Medal

Many Battlefords area residents were honoured with a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Saskatchewan) in a special ceremony at the Western Development Museum Friday. A total of 24 citizens wer...

Oct 28, 2022

BRSI celebrates completion of renovations at day program facility

Battlefords Residential Services Inc. (BRSI) celebrated the completion of renovations at its BRIDGE day program facility on Friday. The project was completed in 2021, but the organization held the rib...

Oct 21, 2022

'I didn’t meet the criteria for my injury': Broncos crash first responder denounces WCB claims process

A firefighter who responded to the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says he was ostracized for sharing his emotional distress with the fire department and further traumatized with the subsequent Worker's Co...

Oct 14, 2022

Grieving mother calls for action to address drugs and gangs on reserves

A mother whose son died under suspicious circumstances says issues with drugs and gangs on reserves are out of hand and need to be addressed.Sonia Sakebow-McAdam's 30-year-old son Lionel Whitehead was...

Oct 13, 2022

Premier Scott Moe discusses White Paper report during Battlefords visit

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe stopped in North Battleford Tuesday to discuss the new White Paper report the province released. The document looks at the federal government's nine different climate-ch...

Oct 11, 2022