Category Archives: SaskToday.ca: Provincial News

NDP MLA recounts mother’s 100-hour wait in Saskatoon hospital
SASKATOON — An NDP MLA says her mother spent more than 100 hours waiting in a hospital hallway at Royal University Hospital after suffering a stroke, highlighting what the party calls ongoing pr...
Jon Perez Mar 12, 2026

NDP introduces bill to eliminate parking fees for cancer patients
REGINA — The Saskatchewan NDP is pushing to eliminate hospital parking fees for cancer patients, introducing a private member’s bill Thursday that the government has already signalled it w...
John Cairns Mar 12, 2026

Deer chased, ran over by truck in southeast Saskatchewan: conservation group
MARYFIELD - A non-profit group in Saskatchewan that works with conservation officers wants to find suspects it says had allegedly used a truck to chase down and kill deer. SaskTip says witnesses saw a...
Canadian Press Mar 12, 2026

Saskatchewan RCMP's SERT units remove illicit drugs from Saskatchewan communities
SASKATCHEWAN - Saskatchewan RCMP's SERT units removed 60 kgs. of methamphetamine, 14 kgs. of cocaine, and more than 120 firearms from Saskatchewan communities in 2025. Saskatchewan RCMP's Saskatchewan...
SaskToday staff Mar 12, 2026

Tailgating Act officially passed, receives Royal Assent
REGINA - The bill to bring tailgating to Saskatchewan Roughriders games this upcoming season is now officially law. The Tailgating Act passed third and final reading at the Saskatchewan legislature on...
John Cairns Mar 12, 2026

NDP says childcare extension leaves some Sask. families behind
SWIFT CURRENT — The Saskatchewan NDP says a recent extension of the Canada–Saskatchewan Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement is leaving some families behind, including those...
Shaynee Modien Mar 12, 2026

Water Security Agency issues 2026 spring runoff outlook
The Water Security Agency (WSA) has released the spring runoff outlook for 2026. It says the majority of the province can anticipate near to below normal runoff this spring. From Kindersley to Assinib...
Doug Falconer Mar 12, 2026

NDP leader Carla Beck outlines rural priorities at SARM
REGINA — Opposition Leader Carla Beck stuck to familiar NDP themes in her address to delegates at the Saskatchewan Rural Municipalities Association convention in Regina. Beck focused on issues t...
John Cairns Mar 12, 2026

Saskatchewan Premier Moe lauds gun legislation from 'hottest' justice minister
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe trumpeted new gun legislation passed Wednesday by his government, while praising his justice minister as "the hottest lawyer in the province." Moe, in a speech ...
Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press Mar 11, 2026

Infrastructure, amalgamation key issues facing Huber at SARM convention
REGINA - A number of key issues were on the mind of Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities President Bill Huber at their annual convention in Regina. Infrastructure, amalgamation, and the fe...
John Cairns Mar 11, 2026












