Sarah Mills: Western separatists should consider forming their own party
Western separation is coming up once again in the wake of Mark Carney's election win, but Sarah Mills says those in favo...
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New education minister reiterates Sask. government position on school policies
Education has been right in the middle of the spotlight for the past week after announcements were made about sex education and gender policy changes -- and now there's a new minister at the helm. Jer...
Aug 29, 2023 Jeremy Cockrill was appointed to a new position as Saskatchewan's education minister on Aug. 29, 2023. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan school divisions working through pronoun, sex ed policy changes
A week after Education Minister Dustin Duncan's announcement and a week away from classes starting again, many school divisions in the province are still trying to figure out how to deal with the new ...
Aug 28, 2023 The Regina Catholic School Division is still examining the Government of Saskatchewan's policy changes on pronouns and sexual education. (980 CJME file photo)
Sask. sees highest percentage agree with parental consent for pronoun change: Poll
It appears that people in Saskatchewan are split on whether a parent's consent should be required for a child's pronoun change at school, but more lean toward "yes" in Saskatchewan than in other provi...
Aug 28, 2023 Angus Reid has conducted a poll about students changing their names or pronouns at school. (980 CJME file photo)
Saskatchewan mother plans human rights complaint over school policy changes
Saskatoon's Fran Forsberg is no stranger to a fight, having gone to court -- multiple times -- in past years to argue for her kids' rights. Now she's planning to do it again. Forsberg was part of a gr...
Aug 24, 2023 A transgender pride flag flies in Regina (980 CJME)
'Shocking ignorance:' Director of sex assault centre worried about changes in classrooms
The head of a centre working to prevent sexual violence is deeply concerned about changes in Saskatchewan's classrooms. There's been a lot of frustration in the past couple days around the provincial ...
Aug 24, 2023 The Regina Sexual Assault Centre is concerned about the recent changes to sexual education classes in Saskatchewan schools. (Regina Sexual Assault Centre/Submitted)
'Ripples of shock and confusion:' Communities still coming to terms with new Sask. school policies
Members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community described themselves as "shocked," "appalled" and "heartbroken" when they found out about the changes the provincial government is making in Saskatchewan schools. E...
Aug 23, 2023 A transgender pride flag flies in Regina. (980 CJME)
'Very complex issues': Sask. gov't installs parental consent for sex ed, pronoun change
Just a couple of weeks before kids are set to head back to classrooms in Saskatchewan, the provincial government has unveiled a new set of policies around sex education and gender and pronoun changes....
Aug 22, 2023 Education Minister Dustin Duncan on Aug. 22, 2023. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Canadian Taxpayers Federation calls for cuts to gas and carbon taxes
As people in Saskatchewan try to squeeze as much as they can into the rest of summer, they're also having to stretch their wallets ever wider to pay for gas. That's why Gage Haubrich, the Canadian Tax...
Aug 17, 2023 Gage Haubrich, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation's prairie director, wants the provincial and federal governments to remove their taxes on gasoline to make it more affordable for people to go about their lives. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. gov't turns down electronic vote counters despite positive showings
Despite what appears to have been a good showing for electronic vote-counting machines in the three byelections held last week, the provincial government has given a firm 'no' to using vote-counting m...
Aug 17, 2023
Moe holding ground on net-zero electricity targets
While the Canadian government appears to be moving ahead with its regulations to have all electricity generation in the country at net-zero emissions by 2035, Saskatchewan's premier will be staying th...
Aug 14, 2023 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
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