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ICU bed temporarily closed at Regina hospital due to short staffing
A hospital intensive care unit is rarely not a busy place, but in Regina there's one less bed -- and therefore resources -- to help take the load off. According to an internal Saskatchewan Health Auth...
Jul 12, 2023 Saskatchewan NDP Health Critic Vicki Mowat (right) and leader Carla Beck (left) believe the provincial government's health-care recruitment plan isn't working, after revealing a memo showing the Regina General Hospital has closed one of its ICU beds for the rest of summer due to staffing issues.(Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Cumberland MLA to step aside from provincial politics in 2024
A northeast Saskatchewan MLA said he will be stepping aside and not seeking re-election in 2024. Doyle Vermette, the Saskatchewan NDP MLA for Cumberland, made the announcement on Tuesday. "Being the M...
May 16, 2023
'It makes no sense:' NDP calls on Sask. government to end 'snack tax'
As many people across the province continue to deal with inflation, the Saskatchewan NDP is calling on the provincial government to get rid of what it calls the "snack tax." In 2017, the Saskatchewan ...
May 09, 2023 NDP Finance Critic Trent Wotherspoon and NDP Leader Carla Beck with some items that can be taxed and others that can't under the province's so-called 'snack tax.' (Daniel Reech/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan dealing with lack of ambulance care: NDP
When a person calls 911, they usually expect to be able to get an ambulance when they need it, but that wasn't the case dozens of times in Saskatchewan in the first weeks of 2023. According to numbers...
Apr 04, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
NDP accuses Moe of failing Saskatchewan during five-year tenure
On Thursday, on the fifth anniversary of Scott Moe's swearing in as premier, the Saskatchewan NDP totted up the ways it feels Saskatchewan's economy is falling behind. "Scott Moe has shrunk the econom...
Feb 02, 2023 Saskatchewan NDP leader Carla Beck on Feb. 2, 2023. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan NDP critics heading out on health-care tour
It's no secret that health care in Saskatchewan has some problems it's trying to deal with, and now the Opposition Saskatchewan NDP is heading out to see what the situation really is. Health Critic Vi...
Feb 01, 2023 Matt Love and Vicki Mowat. (NDP/Submitted)
Saskatchewan NDP calling for special committee on food pricing
The prices on grocery store shelves keep going up and more and more people are having to either pare down their list each week or get help from places like the food bank, so the Saskatchewan NDP wants...
Nov 15, 2022 Trent Wotherspoon, the Saskatchewan NDP's affordability and agriculture critic, and NDP Leader Carla Beck (right) on Nov. 15, 2022 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sask. NDP hosting annual convention in Saskatoon this weekend
Saskatoon will be looking a lot more orange this weekend as the province's NDP members attend their annual convention. The agenda for the weekend includes a full slate of talks, workshops and panels. ...
Oct 21, 2022 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Sask. NDP says primary care crisis stretches across province
As doctor shortages persist in Saskatchewan, the official opposition is calling on the provincial government to put windfall revenues towards the crisis. "Maintaining the status quo is not cost neutra...
Oct 19, 2022
Saskatchewan NDP set to choose new leader
After a relatively quiet campaign, the Saskatchewan NDP is set to choose its new leader Sunday afternoon. Ryan Meili announced he was stepping down as leader earlier this year after the NDP lost its A...
Jun 26, 2022 (Saskatchewan New Democratic Party/Facebook)
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