Four members of Scott Moe’s cabinet are on a committee being established to evaluate pipeline projects in Saskatchewan. The Pipeline Projects Assessment Committee will “review and assess the viability of pipeline projects in Saskatchewan, and possible government involvement in investing, stimulating, or generally advancing these projects.” The four ministers who will be on the committee […]
OTTAWA — A new analysis by Parliament’s budget watchdog has found that most households in provinces where the federal carbon tax applies will receive more money back in rebates than they will pay through the scheme — just not as much as projected last year. “Under the federal government’s current rebate structure, most households will […]
The Saskatchewan government is going to get involved in the labour dispute, but there are conditions attached. Speaking at the SUMA convention in Regina this morning, Premier Scott Moe says the province will appoint a special mediator, but only if one thing happens with that one thing being that all barricades be removed and all illegal […]
On Day 58 of the lockout involving workers at the Co-Op refinery, Unifor reiterated to Premier Scott Moe that it is time for him to step in with binding arbitration saying a letter has been sent to him. The Saskatchewan NDP is also saying the time has come for binding arbitration to occur. Leader Ryan […]
In order to better protect Saskatchewan youth from risks associated with vaping, The Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act takes effect on Saturday. “I’m excited to have this legislation in place,” Minister of Health Jim Reiter said. “This legislation will protect Saskatchewan youth from the harmful effects of vapour products. If you never smoked, then don’t vape.” […]
A national ban on many single-use plastics is on track for next year after a government report concluded Thursday that there is more than enough evidence proving plastic pollution is harmful. “We will be moving towards a ban on harmful single-use plastics and we will be doing that in 2021,” said Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. […]
80 workers at Mosaic Potash’s Colonsay mine have been told the facility is going to be “idled” for the foreseeable future. This adds to the layoff of 340 workers at the facility this summer as Mosaic continues to deal with weakened demand. The workers were told of what was going on Tuesday with meetings of […]
After a request on Friday by Unifor national president Jerry Dias to sit down with Regina mayor Michael Fougere, the two sat down at City Hall. The meeting, which lasted about an hour, was a chance for the two to speak about the lockout at the Co-Op refinery which hit Day 50 on Friday. Fougere […]
Saying the role of the Regina Police Service is to maintain community safety, Police Chief Evan Bray has gone to Facebook to talk about the lockout at the Co-Op Refinery. Bray, who says he felt the need to have this conversation with the public using Facebook, feels this is an issue that has brought up […]
A Regina judge has found Unifor Local 594 in contempt of a court order and is ordering them to pay a one-time fine of $100,000 plus legal costs. The judge found the union in violation of an injunction issued last month thus they were in civil contempt. The union is saying they will continue to […]
