Tag Archives: Provincial Politics

Sask. Party to win fourth straight majority government
SASKATOON - The Saskatchewan Party under leader Scott Moe will form its fourth straight majority government.The party has taken enough of the province's 61 seats in the legislature to win the provinci...
Oct 26, 2020

Election watchers take an interest in battleground ridings
Several political scientists have said the overall results of Monday's provincial election aren't likely to surprise - they say the Saskatchewan Party will most likely form government.But zooming in o...
Oct 26, 2020

Election Day Sask. votes 2020
Saskatchewan heads to the polls today for the 2020 general election amid COVID-19 pandemic precautions and unprecedented interest in mail-in as well as advance voting.Polls opened at 9 a.m. and close ...
Oct 26, 2020

Sask. Elections provides info on voting deadlines amid COVID-19 and ballot counts
Due to the current pandemic, vote-by-mail has become a more viable option to the public. Vote-by-mail began in August, with 61,000 people across the province applying for the service. The deadline to ...
Oct 22, 2020

Leader close-up and personal: Ryan Meili
Ryan Meili has been leader of the Saskatchewan NDP for about 2 1/2 years and this fall he's hoping the voters in Saskatchewan will make him leader of the province as well.Meili has spent the last few ...
Oct 22, 2020

Local economy, internet, and education highlight Carrot River Valley candidates forum
One week after Saskatchewan's party leaders participated in a televised debate, candidates in the Carrot River Valley constituency localized the provincial issues heading into the general election.In ...
Oct 21, 2020

Premier Moe questioned about suicide prevention, reaction to Durocher during provincial debate
Premier Scott Moe was put on the spot during the provincial leaders debate Wednesday on if he regrets not speaking to Tristen Durocher or taking him to court.The topic of suicide prevention was brough...
Oct 15, 2020

Moe and Meili go head to head in only leaders’ debate
Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe and NDP Leader Ryan Meili took turns trying to score points off each other in an exceedingly civil - though at times heated - debate Wednesday.Both Meili and Moe mo...
Oct 15, 2020

U of S political scientist sees stark difference in NDP, Sask. Party spending promises
On Friday, the two main provincial parties unveiled their platforms going into the general election Oct. 26.The Sask. Party committed to spending roughly $850 million over the next four years, while t...
Oct 14, 2020

Ballots are ready ahead of Saskatchewan election
Ballots are hot off the press in preparation for the upcoming Saskatchewan election.Nearly 1.3 million ballots have been made. That's more than enough, according to Dr. Michael Boda, the province's ch...
Oct 14, 2020