Provincial Politics

Beaver claims dropping, but better formula needed according to farm group

A program designed to lower the number of nuisance beavers in the province is working according to the President of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), but needs a better form...

Apr 15, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

NDP pushing for gay-straight alliance legislation

Saskatchewan's NDP is pushing for the government to enshrine support for gay-straight alliances (GSAs) in the province's schools into legislation, but the Minister of Education said he doesn't know wh...

Apr 14, 2019

Albertans at the polls: Ten constituencies to watch in the provincial election

From a dog fight between two sitting MLAs in northern Alberta to a conservative grudge match near Calgary, hear are 10 constituencies to watch in Tuesday's Alberta election: Chestermere-Strathmore Thi...

Apr 14, 2019

'People need to know:' Notley urges Albertans to look at risks with Kenney

CALGARY - With the Alberta election campaign in its final days, NDP Leader Rachel Notley launched another attack on the integrity of the United Conservative's Jason Kenney at a raucous rally...

Apr 13, 2019

Last call for old Saskatchewan Hospital

The former Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford will soon be up for grabs for any interested buyers.Nancy Cherney, an assistant deputy minister with the property management division of the Ministry ...

Apr 12, 2019 The province is getting ready to start accepting requests for proposals for those interested in purchasing the former Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford site to redevelop it for future use. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Hasn't campaigned with federal leader: NDP's Notley says her focus on Alberta

CALGARY - Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley says she hasn't campaigned with the federal party leader because her focus is on what's best for the province - including pipelines. During a campaign stop i...

Apr 12, 2019

Lobby group expects Tote Road corridor to be upgraded by 2021

Expected market growth and increased transportation are two positives noted from those pushing for upgrades to the Tote Road corridor. Several people attended an open public meeting on the subject hos...

Apr 10, 2019 The Generations Events Centre in Nipawin was filled to the back with spectators for the public meeting regarding the Tote Road corridor. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

Some concerned as fees for Crown land increase

Cumberland MLA Doyle Vermette is raising some concerns about recent rate hikes for Crown land usage.The rate hikes are for people and businesses using Crown-owned land for commercial purposes.Vermette...

Apr 10, 2019 Cumberland MLA Doyle Vermette is worried about increased rates in for commercial crown use leases (File Photo/larongeNOW Staff)

No pedal to floor: Experts say no government can bring back Alberta bitumen boom

EDMONTON - Getting Alberta's economy running on all its fossil-fuel-powered cylinders is at the heart of the province's election campaign. But some of Canada's top energy thinkers - as well ...

Apr 10, 2019

Notley and Kenney focus on trust in only leadership debate of Alberta campaign

EDMONTON - Alberta's two main political leaders used the only election debate to drill in on trust, with Jason Kenney saying Rachel Notley can't run the economy and Notley saying Kenney...

Apr 04, 2019 United Conservative Party leader Jason Kenney, left to right, Alberta Liberal Party leader David Khan, Alberta New Democrat Party leader and incumbent premier Rachel Notley and Alberta Party leader Stephen Mandel pose before the start of the 2019 Alberta Leaders Debate in Edmonton, Alta., on Thursday, April 4, 2019. (Codie McLachlan/The Canadian Press)