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REGINA – The New Democrats have been pledging to invest in the healthcare system throughout their campaign. On Monday, the NDP announced a plan to investigate the Administrative Information Management System (AIMS) and the issues healthcare workers have dealt with.  NDP incumbent Regina Douglas Nicole Sarauer spoke to reporters outside Pasqua Hospital regarding AIMS faults.   […]

Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck promised to improve health care and build a new school as both she and Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe campaigned in Moose Jaw on Saturday. Beck was joined during her appearance by former premier Lorne Calvert, and she pledged an NDP government would construct a new elementary school next year to replace an […]

Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe says if re-elected his party would increase and reintroduce a pair of tax credits designed to help current and prospective homeowners. “The cost of buying your first home or renovating your home has gone up, so we want to make home ownership and home renovations more affordable,” Moe said in a […]

REGINA – NDP Leader Carla Beck made clear Thursday she did not like what she’s heard from nurses about the state of health care in the province. Beck attended both the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses conference, as well as a rally of nurses in front of the Legislature during the noon hour. She told reporters that […]

REGINA – Scott Moe said he is open to a discussion about government workers being able to wear orange shirts, in the wake of an incident this week in Meadow Lake. The incident took place at Meadow Lake Court House. According to Meadow Lake Tribal Council, two female justice workers were sent home for wearing […]

Saskatchewan’s New Democrats are criticizing the Saskatchewan Party’s health-care record as the provincial election campaign enters its third day. The NDP says the emergency room at Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital reached 350 per cent capacity on Tuesday night, a situation it blames on the Saskatchewan Party and its leader, Scott Moe. Nurses are set to rally at noon today […]

REGINA – The Sask United Party is promising cuts to the gas tax and PST, more private health care options, and a potash royalty review as part of their platform released Wednesday.  The platform, called Blueprint for Change, was announced by party leader Jon Hromek at a news conference at the Hotel Saskatchewan Wednesday. Hromek was […]

Saskatchewan’s general election campaign moves into its second day today with both main parties staking out competing visions for the province. The Saskatchewan Party’s Scott Moe kick-started the race by promising broad-based tax relief to reduce personal income taxes. He says the average family of four would save $3,400 over four years.  The NDP’s Carla Beck has […]

LLOYDMINSTER – The Saskatchewan United Party says this election is a referendum on Scott Moe’s record of managing the province, and it is campaigning on cutting the PST in half, axing the gas tax and cutting property taxes for seniors. In reaction to the election call Tuesday, the Sask United party said in a media […]

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is confirming what has been widely expected – the provincial election campaign starts Tuesday. Moe says in a post on social media that he plans to ask Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty to dissolve the legislature, launching the campaign with voting day on Oct. 28. Moe’s Saskatchewan Party is seeking a fifth straight majority after spending […]