Tag Archives: Politics

A Saskatoon city councillor wants the city to pull back funding for a new rink at the University of Saskatchewan. Ward 1 Coun. Darren Hill said he wants a recent agreement to provide $3 million over s...

The body that oversees Saskatoon's river pathway system saw its funding from the province reduced in the 2017-18 budget.   The Meewasin Valley Authority (MVA) lost $409,000 from the provinci...

Saskatoon mayor Charlie Clark stopped in for his weekly chat with 650 CKOM's Brent Loucks Tuesday morning - and like many conversations around the province, a lot of the talk was devoted to the upcomi...

Saskatchewan's premier gave his biggest hint yet there could be a change coming to the provincial sales tax (PST) in Wednesday's budget. In a video posted on social media, Premier Brad Wall sugge...

REGINA - Saskatchewan's justice minister says he knows there's frustration about rural crime, but Gord Wyant says people shouldn't take the law into their own hands. A resolution introduced at the Sas...

The idea of a whitewater park at the Saskatoon weir is resurfacing after it was first floated over a decade ago. A Saskatoon group made a pitch Monday at City Hall in hopes of getting the city on boar...

A Conservative senator is facing criticism for remarks about residential schools. Lynn Beyak, a senator based in Northern Ontario, rose to speak during the Senate's Tuesday session. Beyak opened by st...

Voters in Saskatoon-Meewasin will elect a new MLA Thursday. Five people are vying for the seat, with early polls showing a tight race between New Democrat Ryan Meili and the Sask. Party's Brent Penner...

REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is offering voluntary separation packages to all top-ranking officials in the province's 12 health regions. There are currently 12 CEOs and about 62 vice-president...

Advance voting is scheduled to begin Friday afternoon for the provincial byelection in the Saskatoon-Meewasin riding. Darrin Lamoureux (Liberal), Ryan Meili (NDP), Brent Penner (Sask. Party), David Pr...