Tag Archives: Provincial Politics
Results of teacher sanctions vote expected Friday
On Friday morning, the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) is expected to release what job action could look like if contract talks with the provincial government continue to go nowhere.Last week,...
Oct 27, 2023

Family members looking forward to scheduled coroner's inquest, await answers to lingering questions
A woman whose son passed away while in police custody said she feels heartbroken and has many unanswered questions.That's according to a statement provided to paNOW on Thursday by the Lakefield Law gr...
Oct 26, 2023

Multiple Sask. communities receiving funding for water infrastructure projects
The Village of Zenon Park is one of nine communities in Saskatchewan getting funding to undertake a water infrastructure project.It's receiving over $80,000 from the federal government and roughly $67...
Oct 24, 2023

P.A high school marks first stop for provincial shipment of feminine hygiene products
Over three million menstrual products will soon be handed out across the province.Laura Ross, Saskatchewan's Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, was in Prince Albert on Monday where she anno...
Oct 23, 2023

Saskatchewan government passes pronoun legislation
Two months after its policies were first proposed - and after two months of often-bitter debate - Saskatchewan's Parents' Bill of Rights has been passed.The Saskatchewan Party government passed the le...
Oct 20, 2023

Saskatchewan legislature prepared for final vote on pronoun bill
Saskatchewan politicians are to return to the legislature today for third reading on the government's proposed pronoun bill. If the bill is passed at third reading, it will become law in the province ...
Oct 20, 2023

Pronoun bill opponents decry lack of consultation
With just a few more hours left before debate finishes on the pronoun legislation in Saskatchewan, opposition to the bill wasn't finished Thursday morning.A group of Indigenous leaders and teens watch...
Oct 19, 2023

Low water levels prompt State of Emergency for Village of Cumberland House and Cree Nation
A northern Saskatchewan village and First Nation says there's insufficient water and are now in a State of Emergency.The Metis Nation-Saskatchewan along with Cumberland House and Cumberland House Cree...
Oct 19, 2023

Zacharias elected mayor of Nipawin
Nipawin's new mayor is Marlon Zacharias, who will stay in office for the next year until the general election in 2024.For Zacharias, the first order of business will be increasing the transparency and...
Oct 19, 2023

Unions say Sask. Party should focus on affordability crisis, not parental rights
As the parental rights debate continues in Saskatchewan, those opposing the proposed legislation are making their voices heard.The legislation, dubbed the "Parents' Bill of Rights," includes a measure...
Oct 19, 2023