Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe is promising to increase a set of tax credits for persons with disabilities if he's re-elected on Oct. 28. He says another four years with his party in government would see a 25 per cent increase in the Disability Tax Credit for adults, the Disability Tax Credit Supplement for childr...

Saskatchewan New Democratic Leader Carla Beck says her government would hire 100 police officers across the province if elected on Oct. 28. Beck has not provided a timeline on when she would meet that target but says she would work to get it done as soon as possible. She says $10 million per year would go to hiring Mou...

More than a decade ago, on returning to the province after working internationally to support democratic elections and being appointed Saskatchewan's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), one of my priorities was to reach out to Indigenous leaders. The objective was to work intentionally and collaboratively with leaders to bu...

The Saskatchewan Party candidate in the Melfort constituency is looking to keep the riding green and yellow. The Melfort riding has been under the Sask. Party flag since 1997, shortly after the party was formed. Todd Goudy is looking to keep that streak going, as he looks to return to the legislature for his second ful...

Saskatchewan is taking some heat after two Meadow Lake court workers were sent home early for wearing orange shirts on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) on Sept. 30. Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Vice Chief David Pratt said on Oct.4 the incident was re-triggering and re-traumatizing for ...

A re-elected Saskatchewan Party government will make life more affordable for homeowners by introducing a permanent Saskatchewan Home Renovation Tax Credit and increasing the Saskatchewan First-Time Homebuyers Tax Credit. That was the latest campaign commitment announced by party leader Scott Moe on Friday. "The c...

With a detailed fiscal plan in hand, the Sask. NDP's Leader Carla Beck said the transparency represented by her party's plan for the 2024 election is novel. "I get it, people in this province are cynical, they are reluctant to believe the things that are said during a campaign looking at the Sask. Party's record o...

New data suggests that over the next 30 years, the number of people in Saskatchewan living with dementia will increase to over 40,000. That's why the Alzheimer's Society of Saskatchewan is hoping to get the attention of the provincial candidates. CEO Kaleta Strain told paNOW there's a need for improved timely diagnosis...

Ahead of this month's provincial election, the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is calling for increased funding for rural roads and bridges. The organization says the infrastructure is the lifeline of thousands of municipal residents and helps drive the rural economy by supporting oil and gas, a...

As with all polling projections, Daniel Westlake is taking what he sees with a grain of salt, but when it comes to battlegrounds in the upcoming provincial election, the political science professor is sure the two Prince Albert ridings will be ones to watch. "In some ways they're barometers, I think, of the abilit...

The Saskatchewan election campaign is underway, with voting day on Oct. 28. Here's a look at key issues and party promises: Economy Scott Moe's governing Saskatchewan Party has promised to grow the economy, jobs and the population. In its pre-election budget, Moe's government projected a $354-million deficit but delive...

The Saskatchewan Party has announced they have a full slate of candidates, including five with previous impaired driving charges, for the fall election. The party included the five with charges in a news release posted to social media last week. Sean Wilson (2011), Chris Beaudry (2008), James Thorstenson (2003). Terry ...

Carrie Ann Hradecki is the new candidate for the Sask United Party in the Humboldt-Watrous riding. The teacher and entrepreneur who grew up on a farm in Lake Lenore is 'concerned about where the province is heading'. "I see a loss of freedoms in our province, and I see an overreach of the federal government. The S...

A man with a long career in the health care industry is hoping to turn the Humboldt-Watrous constituency orange in the upcoming provincial election. Kevin Fallis told northeastNOW he has supported the NDP since he was young. Fallis' family rushed his sister from Churchbridge to hospital in Yorkton after a severe asthma...

Another local candidate has thrown their hat into the ring for the upcoming provincial election. The Saskatchewan United Party (SUP) has announced Shauna Stanley Seymour will represent the party in the Carrot River Valley constituency. "Why I'm running is simply that people are hurting," Seymour told northeas...