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NDP Formally Requests Investigation Into Allegations from Speaker

NDP Formally Requests Investigation Into Allegations from Speaker

Jun 6, 2024 | 10:53am
The Saskatchewan NDP is asking the speaker of the legislature to convene the Standing Committee on House Services, to probe allegations made by the speaker on the last day of the sitting last month. As the house was about to adjourn for the summer, and more than likely, until an election in October, Randy Weekes […]
Review finds RCMP confusion, communication problems at Saskatchewan mass killing

Review finds RCMP confusion, communication problems at Saskatchewan mass killing

Jun 6, 2024 | 10:28am
A report into how Mounties responded to a mass killing and manhunt in Saskatchewan has found some communication problems but nothing that significantly impacted the outcome. Police captured Myles Sanderson three days after he killed 11 people and injured 17 others on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon. Sanderson, […]
Province, teachers unable to agree to solve issues with binding arbitration

Province, teachers unable to agree to solve issues with binding arbitration

Jun 5, 2024 | 4:31pm
The Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee and the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation are once again at a standstill in their negotiations. Talks resumed this week after a deal that was agreed to by both committees was rejected by 55 per cent of the STF. The committee has proposed using binding arbitration to settle their differences, but they are […]
Premier announces new oil-and-gas high school courses

Premier announces new oil-and-gas high school courses

Jun 5, 2024 | 1:53pm
WEYBURN – The Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre (Sask DLC) is entering into an agreement with Teine Energy to develop new Oil & Gas high school courses. Through this new partnership, students will learn about the importance of the oil and gas industry, and gain knowledge about career opportunities available in Saskatchewan’s energy industry, while local companies […]
Comedian Rob Schneider Pulled From Stage During Fundraiser in Regina

Comedian Rob Schneider Pulled From Stage During Fundraiser in Regina

Jun 5, 2024 | 11:58am
American Comedian Ron Schneider was asked to end his set early during a fundraiser for the Hospitals of Regina Foundation Saturday night at the Conexus Arts Centre. Schneider’s material “did not align” with the values of the Hospitals of Regina Foundation, or its team. Schneider is known as an alum of the NBC Comedy series […]
Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate for first time in more than four years

Bank of Canada cuts key interest rate for first time in more than four years

Jun 5, 2024 | 7:59am
The Bank of Canada cut its key interest rate for the first time in more than four years today, marking a major turning point in its fight against inflation. Governor Tiff Macklem says the Bank of Canada has more confidence inflation is moving closer to its two per cent target, citing various indicators that suggest […]
Regina Police Crack Down on Drug Trafficking Ring

Regina Police Crack Down on Drug Trafficking Ring

Jun 4, 2024 | 4:26pm
In a major operation, the Regina Drug Unit (RDU) and the Regina Police Service Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) team arrested three suspects and seized a significant quantity of illegal drugs last Thursday. The drugs, including cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl, were found in two locations in Regina and have an estimated street value of over […]
This MP says hundreds shared stories of coercive control, asks House to pass bill

This MP says hundreds shared stories of coercive control, asks House to pass bill

Jun 4, 2024 | 8:50am
An NDP MP says she hopes the polarized House of Commons will continue to put partisanship aside to pass her bill to criminalize coercive control this week, after hearing hundreds of personal stories about intimate partner violence.  Laurel Collins says legislators from across party lines have supported her private member’s bill, which seeks to criminalize […]
NDP call for investigation into Harrison, his gun, and the speaker’s allegations

NDP call for investigation into Harrison, his gun, and the speaker’s allegations

Jun 3, 2024 | 2:20pm
REGINA — The Saskatchewan NDP are painting Sask Party Cabinet Minister Jeremy Harrsion as a liar about recent revelations he brought a hunting gun to the legislature. The NDP is accusing Harrison of lying when he denied claims made by the speaker of the house on the last sitting day of the legislature last month.  […]

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