Provincial Politics

NDP calls for minister's resignation over California trip; Hargrave apologizes

Calling his trip to California "disgusting", the opposition New Democrats have called for the resignation of Saskatchewan Minister of Highways and Prince Albert Carlton MLA Joe Hargrave. Meanwhile, Ha...

Dec 31, 2020

Eekwol lends voice to first of its kind Indigenous storytelling program

The Indigenous Storyteller-in-Residence position, a first of its kind at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), will be launched next month and an award winning hip-hop artist from Muskoday First Nat...

Dec 18, 2020

Saskatchewan announces support measures for small businesses

The Government of Saskatchewan is pledging to help small businesses pay for changes as they adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic.The province announced the new Strong Recovery Adaptation Rebate (SRAR) on Mo...

Dec 07, 2020

FSIN presses federal government to make First Nations a priority for the COVID vaccine

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is still months away, but the organization that represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan wants to make sure its members have a place reserved in line.The Federat...

Dec 02, 2020

Courts, not province, control who is released from custody, Minister says

The provincial minister in charge of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety says the government has no authority to control who is on remand or who is released from provincial correctional centres.Ch...

Dec 02, 2020

Temporary release of inmates is best solution to prevent spread of COVID-19, says union and advocate

The union that represents lawyers and staff at Legal Aid Saskatchewan, is calling for a targeted, temporary release of some inmates to prevent further transmission of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's jails....

Dec 01, 2020

Health supports, tax credits and rebates highlights for Goudy in throne speech

The throne speech was delivered in Regina on Monday, Nov. 30 and covered a number of topics including COVID-19, and election promises.For Melfort MLA Todd Goudy, he told northeastNOW there was lots of...

Nov 30, 2020

‘We did nothing wrong’: Hawks call ‘double standard’ in new COVID-19 restrictions

The Nipawin Hawks knew an announcement regarding new provincial COVID-19 restrictions would come from the Government of Saskatchewan following their last practice.When Head Coach Doug Johnson got off ...

Nov 26, 2020

Northern agencies and doctors call for expansion to mandatory mask protocol

The health authority responsible for 33 northern Saskatchewan First Nations communities believes the province's current mandatory masking protocol leaves too many people vulnerable.As it currently sta...

Nov 16, 2020

112 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, 48 people in hospital

For the third day this week, the number of new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan is in the triple digits.There are 112 new cases of COVID-19 to report in Saskatchewan on November 11, according to the ...

Nov 11, 2020