Category Archives: Provincial News
--BREAKING--Former Rider President and CEO Jim Hopson Dead at 73
There is a long list of names in Rider's history who are synonymous with the ideals of the football club that means so much to every football fan in Saskatchewan. Near the very top of that prestigious...
Apr 03, 2024
Budget day in Manitoba expected to change several taxes, credits and refunds
Manitoba's NDP government is set to introduce its first budget today since winning last October's election. The fiscal plan is expected to include rebates on electric vehicles, a bigger tax credit for...
Apr 02, 2024
'It just needs to stop': Carbon price protesters slow traffic on Trans-Canada Highway
Horns blared along the Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary on Monday as a protest against the hike in the federal carbon price slowed traffic to a crawl. Hundreds of protesters, many waving Canadian ...
Apr 01, 2024
Carbon pricing 101: What today's increase could mean for you
The national price on pollution will rise by $15 per tonne today. Here's some questions answered about what this could mean for you. Who pays the carbon price? Canada has two different carbon pricing ...
Apr 01, 2024
"Axe the Tax" protests start April 1 on all interprovincial highways
From Bonavista to Vancouver Island, Canadians are gearing up for a nationwide Axe the Tax protest April 1 - the same day the federal government is hiking the carbon tax by 23 per cent. The ...
Apr 01, 2024
Teachers keep "Moving the Goalposts" according to Education Minister
With schools closing for "spring break" tomorrow, and through next week, there will be no job action from teachers. The on going labour dispute with the provincial government has seen teachers withdra...
Mar 28, 2024
Chief electoral officer expresses confidence in integrity of last two elections
Canada's chief electoral officer, Stphane Perrault, is telling a federal inquiry he has confidence in the integrity of the last two general elections with respect to his mandate. Chief Electoral Offic...
Mar 28, 2024
Government figures show agri-food exports to three markets increased in 2023
Saskatchewan agri-food exports to Indonesia, Morocco, and Algeria increased in 2023 over the previous year, according to the provincial government. Export volumes to Indonesia rose 62 percent; non-dur...
Mar 28, 2024
Former Estevan deputy police chief is SFO's new deputy commissioner and chief firearms officer
After an extensive and competitive process, Estevan former Deputy Police Chief Murray Cowan has been selected as the new deputy commissioner and chief firearms officer of the Saskatchewan Firearms Off...
Mar 27, 2024
Trudeau says premiers complaining about carbon price didn't pitch better ideas
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing back against premiers who are asking him to cancel an upcoming increase to the federal carbon price, saying they have not proposed better ideas to fight climat...
Mar 27, 2024
