Provincial Politics

Saskatchewan legislature resumes over pronoun policy, looming notwithstanding clause

The Saskatchewan Party government is prepared to introduce legislation this afternoon and invoke the notwithstanding clause over its pronoun policy in schools. Premier Scott Moe has said the governmen...

Oct 10, 2023

Saskatchewan legislature members prepare for fight over pronouns, Charter rights

Saskatchewan politicians are heading back to the legislature, preparing for a pronoun fight that some political observers say could alter the province's electoral landscape. The legislative assembly i...

Oct 09, 2023

NDP leader vows to scrap Sask. Marshals Service if elected

The leader of Saskatchewan's Official Opposition is making a major commitment to voters in preparation for next year's election.Carla Beck said that if the NDP form government, they would scrap the ne...

Oct 06, 2023

YWCA Prince Albert getting support from province for Stepping Stones Shelter

Prince Albert is getting support from the Saskatchewan government to help fight the homelessness crisis. The province announced on Friday they were allocating over $40 million over the next two years ...

Oct 06, 2023

'Gratifying': Indigenous leaders reflect on Kinew's historic election win in Manitoba

Manitobans made history Tuesday night by electing an NDP government led by Wab Kinew, who is to become the first First Nations premier of a province in Canada. Kinew was raised as a young boy on the O...

Oct 04, 2023

Hardlotte re-elected to third term as PAGC Grand Chief

When asked how it feels to be re-elected to a third term as Grand Chief of Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC), Brian Hardlotte openly admitted it was overwhelming.He provided the comment to paNOW foll...

Oct 03, 2023

‘Sore loser:’ CCLA slams Sask. government over notwithstanding clause

The provincial government continues to receive backlash for its naming and pronoun policy as well as its announced use of the notwithstanding clause.Harini Sivalingam, equality director of the Canadia...

Oct 01, 2023

Saskatchewan’s minimum wage reaches $14 per hour

Saskatchewan's minimum wage was increased today to $14 an hour.But with the new increase comes the question of whether the minimum wage is yet high enough. According to Lori Johb, president of the Sas...

Oct 01, 2023

Unity Walk makes successful return

Raising awareness for a number of causes including children lost to residential schools, suicides, violence, and missing and murdered men, women and children, a group of concerned people are walking o...

Sep 30, 2023

Long-time P.A. nurse backed by NDP to take on Sask. Party in next election

Carolyn Brost Strom, a nurse of almost 20 years in Prince Albert, has won the NDP nomination for Prince Albert-Carlton. She told paNOW the nomination meeting was exciting as she defeated Troy Parentea...

Sep 30, 2023