Tag Archives: government
Provincial budget: Classrooms, care, communities and a deficit
The 2024-25 Saskatchewan provincial budget features major spending on education, health care, municipalities and capital investments - and has a deficit to go along with it. A projected deficit o...
Mar 20, 2024
Teacher protests could overshadow budget release
The Saskatchewan Party government is set to release its 2024 budget on a day that could be overshadowed by teacher protests. Premier Scott Moe says more dollars are to be spent on clas...
Mar 20, 2024
Basketball, music festival hang in balance in teacher labour dispute
The escalating labour dispute between teachers and the Sask Party Government has left a provincial basketball tournament hanging in the balance, with some students saying it's frustrating the adults c...
Mar 19, 2024
Teachers Launch Provincewide Ban on Extra-Curricular Activities
Teachers in Saskatchewan have begun a two day ban on participation in extra curricular activities at school. This will effect sports teams, dram clubs and many other before and after school programs. ...
Mar 05, 2024
Gender and Pronoun Law being challenged in court
A judge will be hearing a legal challenge over a law that requires parental consent when children under 16 want to change their names or pronouns at school. The law was put in place and is protec...
Jan 10, 2024
Saskatchewan auditor reports longer waits for neurosurgeries; more homelessness
Saskatchewan's auditor says wait times have spiked for people needing brain and spine surgeries, and there has been a sharp increase in detox clients reporting they are homeless. Tara Clemett said in ...
Dec 06, 2023
Government Making Changes to Social Assistance Programs
The provincial government is replacing the Saskatchewan Employment Supplement, and the Child Care Subsidy with a new program Its called the "The Saskatchewan Employment Incentive". "The Saskatche...
Nov 08, 2023
New Session Opens with a Speech from the Throne
The Saskatchewan Party government is to deliver the throne speech today and outline its priorities for the year. Premier Scott Moe says the government plans to address concerns around ...
Oct 25, 2023
'Harmful': Human rights commissioner resigns over Saskatchewan's pronoun bill
Former Saskatchewan human rights commissioner Heather Kuttai says she spoke with her son before she decided to resign on Monday over the province's proposed pronoun legislation. Her so...
Oct 17, 2023
Parliament resuming as parties jockey for position on cost of living, housing fixes
Members of Parliament will return to their seats in the House of Commons on Monday as the governing Liberals lay out new housing and cost-of-living initiatives hoping to end the beating their party is...
Sep 17, 2023