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Once again, the Opposition NDP took aim at the government over the activities of former Sask Party Finance minister-turned-lobbyist Kevin Doherty, this time over a controversial contract awarded for tire recycling. The NDP had recently been trying to link Doherty to what they have characterized as a “sweetheart deal” contract for his client Clearpoint to do private […]

Justin Trudeau says residents in Saskatchewan will continue to get carbon rebates while the province says it’s not worried by the prime minister’s push to get the Canada Revenue Agency to collect money owed. The Saskatchewan government decided earlier this year not to remit the federal carbon price on natural gas to Ottawa, a move that breaks federal law. […]

The province and the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency provided a sneak peek at the type of land-based tanker aircraft coming to their fleet in the coming years. At an event at the Regina airport, details were released on four re-purposed land-based airtanker aircraft that will start joining the fleet in 2025 through the end of […]

A Conservative member of Parliament says he isn’t seeking re-election because his party is not allowing an open nomination in a new riding.  Gary Vidal cites the party’s response to changing electoral boundaries in his announcement that he won’t run. Vidal was elected in 2019 to represent the sprawling Saskatchewan riding of Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River in the province’s […]

REGINA – A focus on building bridges and connecting with people has been among the priorities for Governor General Mary Simon during her official visit to Saskatchewan this week. Simon spoke to SASKTODAY.ca on Tuesday about her three day tour of Saskatchewan. During that conversation, Her Excellency outlined what her objectives were on this first official visit […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in Saskatoon today. An itinerary released by his office says he will make an announcement this morning to highlight measures focused on youth, education, and health that were contained in last week’s budget. Trudeau will be joined at the event by Dan Vandal, minister for northern affairs and Prairie […]

 The opposition New Democrats have called for the resignation of Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill on Monday, on the heels of a major verbal gaffe by Cockrill during a meeting with a mother whose daughter had recently died. “Time and time again, Jeremy Cockrill shows that he lacks the empathy and honestly needed to be the Education […]

Michael Gordon Jackson, a 55-year-old man from Carievale, has been convicted of one count of abduction in contravention of a custody order. A jury in Regina Court of King’s Bench found Jackson guilty of taking his daughter in late 2021 and early 2022. It was alleged he took her to keep the girl from receiving […]

Governor General Mary Simon has touched down in Regina to begin her first official visit to Saskatchewan. This is Governor General Simon’s first official visit to Saskatchewan in her time in office, although she was in Saskatchewan before at the reconciliation event at Mosaic Stadium in the fall of 2022.  The Governor General arrived at […]

For the first time since she was appointed to the post, the Governor General Mary Simon will be paying a visit to Saskatchewan. The viceregal was sworn in July 26th 2021. Ms. Simon gained national and international recognition for her work on Arctic and Indigenous issues and for her efforts in advocating for Inuit rights, […]