Newly released documents from the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation, released by the Saskatchewan NDP, show that vacancy rates for social housing have skyrocketed under the Saskatchewan Party government. Social housing vacancy rates have increased from seven percent in 2012 to 18 percent in 2022, with 3,161 vacant units. In Regina, that number is even steeper, with […]
The Saskatchewan NDP has launched a plan that, if elected, would see a commitment to ensuring the province’s investments stay in the province. Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck announced Hire Saskatchewan, a commitment to the people of the province that a Carla Beck government will prioritize hiring Saskatchewan workers and companies and use made-in-Saskatchewan materials […]
The “Lifelong Learning Centre” at the University of Regina is being shut down, and the NDP is crying “foul”. According to the Saskatchewan NDP, The U of R warned the Sask Party government months ago that without new funding, they wouldn’t be able to continue the program, There was no funding offered from the government […]
It’s election day in Alberta in what polls suggest could be a nail-biter finish between the province’s two dominant parties. Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party is fighting to win a second consecutive majority government, while Rachel Notley’s NDP is trying to regain the government it lost to the UCP in 2019. Both leaders have been […]
It’s one of the key issues at the ballot box in the Alberta election, but the two main rivals vying to run the province’s sprawling health system can’t agree on the diagnosis, let alone the cure. The provincial election is on Monday. United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith says that on her watch as premier, surgical […]
United Conservative Party Leader Danielle Smith took advantage of an advance poll today to cast her vote in Monday’s Alberta election. Traffic at the Haysboro Community Centre in southwest Calgary was steady after the advance polls opened. But there was only one other person inside when Smith — accompanied by her support team, security officers […]
Statistics Canada released its Labour Force Survey for April, and Saskatchewan’s two main political parties disagree over whether the numbers paint a positive picture in the province. The Saskatchewan government said that the April labour force numbers highlight “strong continued growth in Saskatchewan’s economy,” with 5,600 new jobs compared to April of last year. “Saskatchewan […]
The Saskatchewan Party government has defeated a bill from the Opposition NDP that it says would have bolstered relations with Indigenous people in the province. The NDP says the bill called for a more robust consulting process with Indigenous groups when the province sells Crown land and changes policies that would affect the environment. It […]
The Saskatchewan NDP says healthcare workers are being muzzled after employees at a small-town hospital were told in an internal memo not to speak with elected officials about their concerns. The Saskatchewan Health Authority memo sent on February 7th was released by the Opposition and tells Lanigan Hospital staff not to coordinate tours or answer questions […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will be touching down in Saskatchewan today. Trudeau will be in the Queen City – while Singh will be spending his day in Saskatoon. Trudeau’s stop is part of visits being conducted coast to coast by the PM to sell the newly tabled budget – while […]
