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REGINA — November is Financial Literacy Month and the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) is providing some helpful reminders for investors and consumers with a social media campaign. “Financial literacy is important at any age,” FCAA Chair and CEO Roger Sobotkiewicz said. “Financial Literacy Month aims to bolster financial education and awareness […]

REGINA – While there still too many people staying home, election officials in Regina are pleased that more people did cast their ballots in the 2024 municipal vote. According to official numbers released Thursday at Regina City Hall there was an overall voter turnout of 26 per cent, up about five per cent from 2020. […]

REGINA – The official raising of the Palestine flag did not happen Friday morning at City Hall, but that did not stop pro-Palestine supporters from showing up anyway. Instead of a flag-raising, it was a protest that ensured outside City Hall in Regina. Demonstrators were on hand waving placards and several of their own Palestine […]

REGINA – A planned raising of the Palestine flag outside Regina City Hall is a no go.  A statement has been issued from the City of Regina which reads: “At the direction of Mayor Sandra Masters, the flag raising and ceremony for Palestine that had been planned for tomorrow, Friday November 15, will not proceed.” The […]

REGINA – Opposition Leader Carla Beck has announced the NDP shadow cabinet and all their MLAs will have a critic role. The entire expanded caucus of 27 NDP MLAs will be in the shadow cabinet, facing the 16 Sask Party cabinet ministers. In addition to being the Opposition Leader, Beck will take on Agriculture and […]

REGINA – Regina mayoral candidate Bill Pratt has released his key policy planks in the runup to the Nov. 13 municipal election. Pratt released his platform, billed as Pratt’s “Vision for Regina’s Future,” at his campaign office Friday. That vision statement is based on three pillars. The first, Pratt says, calls for visionary leadership for […]

REGINA – Today, I’m going to take a final look at the path to 31 seats for the two major parties competing in the 2024 Saskatchewan election. To recap, the path to 31 was a simple task for the Saskatchewan Party. All they needed to do was hold 28 seats in their “rural firewall” and […]

REGINA – In the end, most pollsters blew it in predicting the results of Saskatchewan’s provincial election.  Public opinion companies were the biggest losers of the election, as the Saskatchewan Party defied predictions of an NDP win and came through with a 34-27 seat majority government, as of Wednesday morning’s ballot counting. The margin in […]

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has congratulated Premier Scott Moe after the Saskatchewan Party won a fifth-straight majority in the provincial election. Trudeau says he wants to work with Moe to provide results for Saskatchewan residents, including creating jobs, expanding child care and improving health care.  Moe’s party lost in the big cities while retaining its […]

The votes have been counted, and in a somewhat tight election contest, the Sask. Party’s Tim McLeod has been re-elected MLA for Moose Jaw North, keeping the riding in the Sask. Party’s hands for another four years. McLeod beat his Sask. NDP rival, Cheantelle Fisher, by 1,589 votes, and the Green Party’s Kimberly Epp by 4,205 votes. Overall, the […]