Tag Archives: Provincial Politics

Year in Review: Sask. Party sweeps local ridings, many rookie MLAs
The provincial election was a major story in 2024, and all of the local ridings in the northeast stayed under Sask. Party control. The province largely stayed in a rural-urban split, with the Sask. Pa...
Dec 25, 2024
Premier Scott Moe reflects on 2024 and looks ahead to 2025
With the calendar about to turn over to 2025, it's only natural to take stock of the year that was and the hopes for the year that will be.Reporter Lisa Schick sat down with Premier Scott Moe in his c...
Dec 23, 2024
Sask. teachers, government wrap binding arbitration hearing
The binding arbitration hearing between the Teachers' Bargaining Committee and the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee concluded Wednesday shortly after 6 p.m. in Saskatoon.Written positions on wa...
Dec 19, 2024
Sask. to ignore federal Clean Energy Regulations despite changes
Despite changes made within the final Clean Energy Regulations (CER) published by the federal government this week, the Government of Saskatchewan continued to dismiss the regulations themselves and t...
Dec 19, 2024
‘Legal loophole:’ NDP want to see changes to Conflict of Interest Act
The NDP is asking for more from Sask Party's Minister of Health, Jeremy Cockrill.This comes after Cockrill was found to have broken a conflict of interest rule earlier this week.NDP's Rural and Remote...
Dec 18, 2024
‘Miscarriage of justice’: FSIN calls for appeal, new law in Kennedy case
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling for an appeal and law changes after charges were stayed for a woman who struck and killed a nine year old girl on a marked crosswalk in...
Dec 18, 2024

Cockrill found in violation in one conflict of interest investigation, cleared in another
Saskatchewan's Conflict of Interest Commissioner concluded MLA and Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill breached conflict of interest regulations when it came to his father-in-law's business receiving gove...
Dec 17, 2024

Sask. ammunition retailer enhances tracking of sales
Editors note: This story was edited on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 8:45 a.m. battlefordsNOW mistakingly referred to Battlefords Bait and Tackle as a firearms dealer. That information is incorrect. The store s...
Dec 16, 2024
NDP concerned Marshals Service ‘poaching’ from existing police forces
The Saskatchewan NDP is reiterating its concerns about the Saskatchewan Marshals Service (SMS), which is scheduled to launch earlier than expected.The province's newest police force is expected to be ...
Dec 15, 2024
Scott Moe’s approval jumps seven points after re-election: Angus Reid poll
After securing another majority government in October's provincial election, Premier Scott Moe's approval has rebounded, jumping by seven points.That's according to the latest premier approval ratings...
Dec 12, 2024