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Frustrations run high in dwindling days of the legislative session
Proceedings in the Legislative Assembly were short two MLAs by the end of the day on Wednesday after they were kicked out during the proceedings. Emotions were running high as things moved into Questi...
May 19, 2022 NDP MLA Doyle Vermette. May 18, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Mental health, nurses, body cameras: SUMA passes all 2022 resolutions
The resolutions up for discussion at this year's Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) convention ran the gamut from pushing for the federal government to pay for the RCMP's retroactive...
Apr 05, 2022 Premier Scott Moe addresses the SUMA convention, in person, for the first time in two years. Apr. 4, 2022 (980 CJME)
Electric vehicle advocates hope new federal plan will make vehicles more widely available
Electric vehicles could be getting a boost from Ottawa's newest plan to tackle emissions. The Canadian government announced a new Emissions Reduction Plan, which aims to cut carbon emissions by 2030. ...
Mar 30, 2022 A Tesla Model Y electric car. (Ryan Zohoury/Twitter)
'We have no limits:' Sask. ready to welcome as many Ukrainian refugees as possible
According to Premier Scott Moe, Saskatchewan is ready to welcome more Ukrainian refugees into the province. Speaking to Gormley on Monday morning, Moe said the government is ready to accommodate as ma...
Mar 28, 2022 Premier Scott Moe (980 CJME file photo)
Charest defends carbon tax policy, explains his belief in exclusive interview
The former premier of Quebec and a former leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party wants to add another job to his resume: Prime minister. Jean Charest threw his hat into the ring for the ...
Mar 26, 2022 (Jean Charest/Twitter)
PST increases not drawing favourable reaction from Sask. public, golf industry
Many Saskatchewan residents don't seem thrilled with the province's most recent budget. "I think we're being taxed enough as it is," Steve commented on the provincial sales tax (PST) now being added t...
Mar 24, 2022
Moe, Meili react to federal Liberal-NDP partnership
A move at the federal level is drawing reaction from the Saskatchewan political landscape. On Tuesday, the federal Liberals and NDP announced an agreement that will see the NDP support the Liberals un...
Mar 22, 2022
Regina-area MPs speak out against Liberal-NDP agreement
Not too happy. That's one way to describe how Regina-area Conservative MPs are feeling about an agreement between the NDP and Liberals that will see the New Democrats support Justin Trudeau's minority...
Mar 22, 2022 The Peace Tower is pictured on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, as lawmakers return to the House of Commons following the winter break. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Saskatoon MPs unsupportive of 'backroom' deal between NDP, Liberals
One Saskatchewan Member of Parliament said he was "shellshocked" at the announcement Tuesday morning that the NDP and Liberal parties had made a deal to keep Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in power. Co...
Mar 22, 2022
Business analyst reacts to CP Rail agreement, NDP-Liberal pact
A couple of deals will have impacts on Canadians, according to one business analyst. Paul Martin pointed to CP Rail's agreement to enter binding arbitration with its employees as good news for the Can...
Mar 22, 2022
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Sarah Mills: Floor crossing should be a choice between sitting as an independent or running in a byelection
Sarah Mills says floor crossing from any party in the House of Commons just one year into a mandate shouldn't be allowed...
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