Tag Archives: Provincial Politics

Teachers Federation declines bargaining invitation as strikes hit P.A. and North Battleford
The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) has turned down an invitation to resume bargaining with the provincial government.In a statement issued Friday morning, the STF claimed that they asked the G...
Feb 16, 2024

Sask. River’s school division chair becomes Sask Party nominee for Batoche
Darlene Rowden, who lives near MacDowall will run under the Saskatchewan Party's banner in the upcoming provincial election. Rowden is currently the chairperson of the Saskatchewan Rivers School Divis...
Feb 16, 2024

Province unveils plan to address enrolment growth as teachers prepare to strike
As Saskatchewan teachers prepare to hit the picket lines on Friday, the provincial government is rolling out a plan aiming to address enrolment growth in schools.Class size has been a primary sticking...
Feb 15, 2024

B.C. company acquiring majority interest in North Sask. uranium project
A clean-energy company based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, is the latest to jump on Saskatchewan's growing uranium market. Atco Mining is acquiring up to 75 per cent interest in Standard Uranium...
Feb 14, 2024

Saskatchewan teachers headed back to picket lines after talks break down
Saskatchewan teachers are going back on strike.In a media release Tuesday evening, the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation announced that talks with the province's Government-Trustee Bargaining Committe...
Feb 13, 2024

PBCN Chief confirms development of strategic plan to address challenges with gangs and drugs
To properly address the escalating crime, the first step is to tackle the root causes.The comment from Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) Chief Karen Bird, came during a media conference on Tuesday a...
Feb 13, 2024

New poll shows NDP leading amongst decided Sask. voters
According to the results of a new poll, decided Saskatchewan voters would elect a provincial New Democratic government if they went to the polls today.A new independent poll released on Friday by Insi...
Feb 10, 2024

Mixed reactions to $898M construction cost for P.A. hospital expansion project
An updated price tag for construction on Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital Expansion project has caught some people off guard.The Government of Saskatchewan announced last week that they had come to t...
Feb 09, 2024

Sask. unemployment rate drops to 4.7 per cent as province adds jobs
Saskatchewan's unemployment rate dropped to 4.7 per cent in January.The province's unemployment rate dropped from five per cent in December thanks to the addition of 12,900 new jobs last month, compar...
Feb 09, 2024

Teachers across Canada adding working conditions to agreements
Saskatchewan's collective bargaining agreement for teachers is very thin, according to the federal body representing teachers.Heidi Yetman, president of the Canadian Teachers Federation, told Evan Bra...
Feb 09, 2024