Tag Archives: Politics

As the dust settled on Brad Wall's retirement news, one question is set to dominate the political landscape: who will be the next premier of Saskatchewan? There are plenty of names already being sugge...

On the 11th anniversary of Dave Batters' death, his widow is facing attacks online. The Regina MP took his own life on June 29, 2009. On Facebook this week, former NDP employee and federal candidate B...

A Saskatchewan MP says the federal government needs to start taking Lyme disease more seriously. Saskatoon-Grasswoods MP Kevin Waugh said he has been hearing from sufferers who got tested in Saskatche...

The City of Saskatoon is looking into changing how people pay for garbage collection. The city's environment, utilities and corporate services committee reviewed a report on the issue this week. The r...

Provincial sales tax (PST) will be applied to insurance premiums in Saskatchewan come Aug. 1, and at least one financial expert believes it will backfire.   According to the provincial finan...

The Saskatoon Public Library (SPL) has issued layoff notices to staff as part of efforts to address funding concerns.. An email sent to employees from SPL director Carol Cooley was obtained by 650 CKO...

Saskatchewan's Crown bus company is ceasing operations Wednesday after 70 years in service. The Saskatchewan Transportation Company (STC) will drop off its last passengers Wednesday night before shutt...

The Conservative Party of Canada will have a new leader Saturday and Regina's Andrew Scheer hopes it'll be him. Scheer is one of 13 hopefuls vying for the position of Tory top dog. "I'm feeling cautio...

The Sask. Party has taken a hit in popularity after the most recent budget. A new Mainstreet poll shows the current government is sitting at 40 per cent popularity with decided and leaning voters. Tha...

The Government of Saskatchewan is going to appeal a recent court decision barring non-Catholics from being funded to attend the province's separate schools. Yorkton Court of Queen's Bench Justice Dona...