Tag Archives: Provincial Politics
STF declines binding arbitration, declares bargaining impasse
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation rejected an offer to take contract negotiations to binding arbitration, the provincial government says.A statement from the STF declared a bargaining impasse and ...
Jun 06, 2024

Sask. Trucking Association concerned exemptions for Class 1 drivers will compromise safety
The provincial government is being urged to reconsider an exemption that allows foreign workers in the agriculture sector to temporarily drive on their home country's license for up to a year. The Sas...
Jun 05, 2024

Sask. Trucking Association concerned exemptions for Class 1 drivers will compromise safety
The provincial government is being urged to reconsider an exemption that allows foreign workers in the agriculture sector to temporarily drive on their home country's license for up to a year.The Sask...
Jun 05, 2024
Vote-by-mail returns for Saskatchewan voters ahead of 2024 election
Vote-by-mail is back again for the upcoming 2024 provincial election - applications opened on Tuesday.Michael Boda, Chief Electoral Officer of Saskatchewan, was excited to announce the opening of the ...
Jun 04, 2024

Tisdale, Melfort among communities to receive provincial airport funding
Several local airports are receiving grant money for repairs thanks to the Ministry of Highways' Community Airport Partnership (CAP) program. Twelve community airport projects will receive nearly $890...
May 31, 2024
Sask. NDP calls for Jeremy Harrison’s job after email raises new questions
The Saskatchewan NDP is raising the volume on calls for Minister Jeremy Harrison to lose his job after an email shared on Wednesday raised new questions about an incident in 2016.The email appears to ...
May 30, 2024

Hargrave shares personal reasons for not running again
When a life-long friend found out about a month ago that he had stage 4 cancer, Prince Albert - Carlton MLA Joe Hargrave started thinking about his own life and how he wanted to spend his time. He is ...
May 27, 2024
Prince Albert MLA Joe Hargrave not running again in fall election
Another Saskatchewan Party MLA and cabinet minister won't be running in the province's next election.The party announced on Monday that Joe Hargrave, who has represented Prince Albert Carlton since 20...
May 27, 2024
Governments must disaster-proof Canada's hospitals against climate change: experts
A wall of flames met David Matear when he finally stepped outside of the downtown Fort McMurray hospital, after the final patient was hurried out of the building and into a waiting bus. "You couldn't ...
May 25, 2024

'Quit bandaging it and fix the road': Mayor of Cumberland House
The Cumberland House First Nation has joined the Northern Village of Cumberland House in declaring a state of emergency due to the condition of Highway 123 which provides the only access to hospitals,...
May 24, 2024