Tag Archives: Provincial Politics

How to watch for investment scams after warning from province
The province has warned potential investors against an online firm prompting reminders to be safe with their money. Earlier this week, the provincial government issued an investor alert for SimpleWeal...
Mar 14, 2024

Cost of travel nurses is ballooning in Saskatchewan, NDP says
The Opposition NDP says Saskatchewan's reliance on contract nurses is getting "quite costly," which the NDP says is another sign of a failing health-care system.On Wednesday, NDP Health Critic Vicki M...
Mar 14, 2024

School band's trip to NYC still on, regardless of sanctions
North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) Band's planned trip to New York City is still moving ahead, despite teachers' sanctions underway.Saskatchewan teachers withdrew their time for extrac...
Mar 13, 2024
Poll shows Moe’s approval at 53 per cent amid fights with teachers, Ottawa
A poll by the Angus Reid Institute ranked Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe as the second-most popular provincial leader in the country, with an approval rating of 53 per cent.The think tank's poll, whic...
Mar 13, 2024

'We are barely hanging on by a thread': Sask. health care union holds rally in Prince Albert
Carrying signs that called on the employer to boost wages and amplifying their call for help with the use of a megaphone, members of a Saskatchewan health care union made some noise on Tuesday outside...
Mar 12, 2024

Saskatchewan legislature members spar over impasse with teachers
Debate over a labour dispute between Saskatchewan teachers and the province heated up in the legislature Monday, with the Opposition demanding the government get a deal done.The education minister, ho...
Mar 12, 2024

Teachers disappointed but not surprised by back door deal with boards
The Sask. Teacher's Federation said it is disappointed but not surprised that the province offered the Sask. School Boards Assoc. (SSBA) a deal involving class sizes and supports and gave them 24-hour...
Mar 08, 2024

Teacher job action escalates next week in Sask.
The latest round of job sanctions will hit Saskatchewan schools next week.Teachers across Saskatchewan will not be volunteering their time for extracurricular activities between March 11 and 13 and wi...
Mar 08, 2024

Sask Rivers MLA removed from Leg. for unparliamentary language
Sask. Rivers MLA Nadine Wilson was removed from today's Question Period in the legislature after asking if the government is "just plain ignorant or are they straight up gas lighting and lying to the ...
Mar 07, 2024

STF president says Moe ‘avoiding accountability’ with education budget announcement
The head of Saskatchewan's teachers' union says Premier Scott Moe is avoiding accountability by increasing education funding without enshrining it in a new contract.Moe made the surprise announcement ...
Mar 07, 2024