Provincial Politics

Vermette re-introduces bill aimed at establishing provincial suicide strategy

Cumberland MLA Doyle Vermette wants the Saskatchewan Party to work with him in passing Bill 618, also known as The Saskatchewan Strategy for Suicide Prevention Act.The bill was re-introduced Tuesday i...

Nov 05, 2019 Doyle Vermette introduced the bill for the first time in 2018. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Carrot River Valley's MLA is seeking re-election in 2020

The three-time MLA for Carrot River Valley hopes to make it four straight election victories in 2020.Fred Bradshaw won a contested nomination meeting earlier this year, and said he is eager to carry t...

Nov 04, 2019 (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

Sask. NDP leader speaks to convention in P.A.

With a year to go to the next provincial election Ryan Meili, the leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) took to the stage at the party's convention in Prince Albert Saturday morning.Me...

Nov 02, 2019 Party leader Ryan Meili talks to the crowd at the NDP convention in Prince Albert on Saturday. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)

‘There’s more to Canada than the big cities:’ SARM president

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) and Rural Municipalities of Alberta (RMA) have teamed up in a call for some attention from the prime minister.It comes as Justin Trudeau has...

Nov 02, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Maze talks education challenges at NDP convention

The head of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) made a stop in Prince Albert to talk about education.Patrick Maze, the STF's president spoke to the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party convention ...

Nov 01, 2019 Patrick Maze, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation spoke at the Saskatchewan NDP convention Friday. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

From pavement to plate: Should Saskatchewan residents be allowed to eat roadkill?

Saskatchewan residents hoping to turn roadside deer into dinner, will have to pump the brakes.The state of California passed legislation on Oct. 13, would allow the set-up of programs to grant golden ...

Nov 01, 2019 The state of California has passed legislation, legalizing the harvesting of roadkill. (ID 48732960 © Franky | Dreamstime.com)

NDP election call for second bridge in P.A.

The opposition New Democrats will be beating the drum even louder for a second bridge in Prince Albert as we head into an election next November.Since her narrow win in 2016, Prince Albert Northcote M...

Nov 01, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Saskatchewan New Democrats set to gather in P.A.

New Democrats from all over Saskatchewan are set to be in Prince Albert for the next few days.The Saskatchewan NDP's annual convention will be getting underway Friday before wrapping up on Sunday. Pla...

Oct 31, 2019 The Saskatchewan NDP are set to meet in Prince Albert on Friday for their annual convention. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Alberta asking arbitrators to cut public service pay by two per cent

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is seeking wage rollbacks as binding arbitration gets set to resume with more than 180,000 public sector workers. Finance Minister Travis Toews says the government wi...

Oct 29, 2019

Alberta tables climate plan for industry; retains key parts of old legislation

EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced a new climate plan for the province's big greenhouse gas emitters that it says will achieve similar emissions cuts as the former NDP government's plan and at less cos...

Oct 29, 2019 (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)