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Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe will make an announcement in North Battleford this morning as the provincial election campaign marks one week since it was officially called. NDP Leader Carla Beck, meanwhile, is scheduled to be outside Pasqua Hospital in Regina. Beck and other NDP candidates have focused much of the campaign so far on health […]

REGINA – The New Democrats were pledging to get tough on crime on the frontlines at an announcement in Regina Monday. NDP leader Carla Beck accused Scott Moe of dragging Saskatchewan into “last place when it comes to public safety,” as she announced the NDP would hire at least an additional 100 RCMP officers. In […]

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is calling for increased funding for rural roads and bridges.  These pieces of infrastructure are not only the lifeline for thousands of municipal residents who travel them daily, but they also help drive the rural economy by supporting oil and gas, agriculture, mining and other natural […]

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 […]

SASKATOON — Scott Moe believes even a one-dollar increase in the minimum wage in the province would benefit families and individuals. He noted that Saskatchewan remains one of the most affordable jurisdictions in the country to work and live. The minimum wage in Saskatchewan and three other provinces increased on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Saskatchewan employees […]

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 […]

The Saskatchewan Roughriders travel to Edmonton on Saturday for a Week 18 match-up with the Elks. With a little help on the out-of-town scoreboard the Green and White can clinch a play-off spot: a Riders win combined with Calgary and Hamilton losses. That said, Saskatchewan’s offence will have a new look from the 12 players that started last week […]

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 […]

REGINA –  A day after the Saskatchewan provincial election was called, one sector is already calling for more support from the next elected government.  On Wednesday, CUPE 5430 healthcare workers took a stand outside the Saskatchewan Legislature, delivering 1800 postcards to the provincial government, each containing the name of a healthcare worker and the issues […]