Category Archives: Provincial News
NDP casts doubt on claims that Saskatchewan is carbon tax free
The opposition New Democrats are saying the Sask Party government claim that Saskatchewan is the first carbon tax free province in Canada is "pure fantasy." That was the word of Aleana Young, NDP Econ...
Aug 26, 2025 At the Legislature on Monday, Aleana Young is shown questioning Premier Scott Moe’s claim the province is carbon tax free. (Photo courtesy John Cairns)
New Suncrest College graduates join SPSA to battle northern Sask. wildfires
A group of new firefighters is putting their training to the test just days after graduating from Suncrest College. Eighteen students completed the 20-week Professional Firefighter Qualification progr...
Aug 22, 2025 Photo: Suncrest College
Saskatchewan projects $349 million deficit at first quarter
Saskatchewan is forecasting a $349 million deficit at first quarter, a sharp swing from the $12 million surplus projected in the 2025-26 budget. The province says total revenue is expected to reach $2...
Aug 22, 2025
Moe calls for stronger federal push as China's canola tariffs hit Saskatchewan farmers
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province is ready to support Ottawa in negotiating an end to steep Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola seed. Moe met with federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacD...
Aug 21, 2025 Canola plants bloom in a pasture on a farm near Cremona, Alta., Friday, July 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Province commits to major investment in Grain Millers Drive north of Yorkton
A major transportation corridor north of Yorkton is set for long-awaited improvements as the Government of Saskatchewan announced it will cover up to half the cost of upgrading Grain Millers Drive. Th...
Aug 20, 2025 Highway Minister David Marit, Yorkton MLA David Chan, Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison, Premier Scott Moe, Yorkton Mayor Aaron Kienle, Reeve of RM of Orkney Randy Trost. (Photo: Tanner Wallace-Scribner)
Wotherspoon concerned about Jansen Stage II delay to 2031
News that BHP Group Ltd. has pushed back completion of Stage 2 of the Jansen mine project to 2031 has been greeted with dismay by the opposition New Democrats. Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon held an...
Aug 20, 2025 Trent Wotherspoon reacts to the latest news on the Jansen mine project at the Legislature on Aug. 19. (Photo: John Carins)
Pharmacists in Saskatchewan to gain new prescribing powers
Pharmacists in Saskatchewan will soon have the ability to substitute medications under certain conditions following new training and expanded scope of practice. The Government of Saskatchewan announce...
Aug 19, 2025 In many communities, pharmacies are the first point of contact for health care services. More than 140 pharmacists across the province are taking part in the strep throat and ear infection pilot program.Photo by Polina Tankilevitch/Pexels
Yorkton and Melville face growing wave of healthcare service disruptions, NDP warns
The Saskatchewan NDP says Yorkton and Melville are facing a growing wave of healthcare service closures that are putting lives at risk. Jared Clark, shadow minister for rural and remote health, has be...
Aug 19, 2025 Jared Clarke, who was recently appointed as the Saskatchewan NDP’s Shadow Minister for Rural and Remote Health, gave a media conference in front of the Yorkton Regional Hospital Monday.Calvin Daniels / Yorkton This Week
Wildfire update: Feds announce $540K for training as Sask. fires burn
The big news Monday on the Saskatchewan wildfire situation was a funding announcement by the federal government for wildfire training. During their wildfire update on Monday, Corey Hogan, parliamentar...
Aug 19, 2025 Honourable Eleanor Olszewski, Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, seen at a recent annnouncement into multiple projects within Saskatchewan's agriculture sector. Jon Perez
Flight attendants union says tentative deal reached to end Air Canada strike
Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants have reached a tentative deal to end a strike that began on Saturday morning. The airline said it will gradually begin operations Tuesday. T...
Aug 19, 2025 Striking Air Canada flight attendants rally at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
