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Financial showings of Saskatchewan Crowns could bring utility hike: NDP
The Saskatchewan NDP says losses and lower profits reported by Crown corporations in the province could mean an increase to utility bills for the people of Saskatchewan. The reports revealed losses in...
Aug 04, 2023 Opposition Leader Carla Beck and Erika Ritchie, Crown Investments Corporation critic, on Aug. 3, 2023. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
'A big burden:' NDP says families suffering after costs go up on utilities, PST
Adding up the bills at the end of the month has Alayne Dubord feeling the pressure. "It feels really stressful and like a big burden and we want to give (our kids) the best. It just doesn't feel like ...
Jul 31, 2023 NDP Leader Carla Beck (centre) speaks to media on July 31, 2023 with Regina Coronation Park candidate Noor Burki (second from right) and Regina Walsh Acres candidate Jared Clarke (right), with Alayne Dubord and her family in the background. (Gillian Massie/980 CJME)
Over 3,000 Saskatchewan Housing Corporation units vacant in the province
Standing in front of a vacant, boarded-up unit in Regina, NDP Leader Carla Beck said the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation vacancy rate had shot up 474 per cent in Regina. "It's a government that looks...
Jul 25, 2023 NDP Leader Carla Beck and MLA Meara Conway speak in front of a boarded-up housing unit. More than 3,000 vacant units with provincial social housing are vacant. (Gillian Massie/ 980 CJME)
Three Saskatchewan byelections set for Aug. 10
Voters in three Saskatchewan constituencies are to pick their new MLAs on Aug. 10. On Thursday, the provincial government announced the date for byelections in the Regina Coronation Park, Regina Walsh...
Jul 13, 2023 (980 CJME file photo)
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)
Saskatchewan NDP calling for byelections soon
The Saskatchewan NDP wants the provincial government to hurry up and call the upcoming byelections. "Under this government life has gotten more expensive and families are falling behind. Utility bills...
Jun 23, 2023 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Two Saskatchewan Party MLAs not seeking re-election in 2024
Two Saskatchewan Party MLAs have decided not to run in the next provincial election. Yorkton MLA Greg Ottenbreit and Kindersley MLA Ken Francis won't be running in 2024. A release from the Sask. Party...
May 29, 2023 Greg Ottenbreit. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Still no date for byelections as spring sitting ends in Saskatchewan
Three byelections will have to be held by the end of this summer in Saskatchewan, but as of the last day of the spring sitting on Thursday, there still wasn't an indication of any dates. Premier Scott...
May 18, 2023 IH Saskatchewan legislature aerial 2 (Carolyn Hamilton/Submitted)
Scott Moe announces re-election bid
Scott Moe says he wants to continue serving as Saskatchewan's premier. The Saskatchewan Party announced Thursday that Moe will be seeking his fourth term as MLA for Rosthern-Shellbrook and leader of t...
Apr 27, 2023
Sask. Party MLA Lyle Stewart resigns seat for health reasons
Saskatchewan Party MLA Lyle Stewart is resigning his Lumsden-Morse seat because of his ongoing battle with cancer. His resignation is effective Friday. A byelection is to be held within six months of ...
Mar 06, 2023 Lyle Stewart. (Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan)
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