politics

The government and teachers will be heading back to the bargaining table on Monday in Saskatoon. This came after the government gave new instructions to its negotiating team, but the Sask Party Government is not moving off its stance that “class size” and “class complexity” needs to be worked out at the school division level, […]

After drawing criticism earlier this week for saying that some First Nations are burning down water treatment plants because of the federal Liberal government, a Conservative MP is now walking back his comments.  Saskatchewan MP Kevin Waugh made the assertion in the House of Commons on Monday during a debate on the government’s First Nations water […]

On Wednesday, some 4300 teachers in Saskatchewan will be off the job, impacting approximately 65,300 students. Its the latest round of rotating strikes designed to put pressure on the provincial government to negotiate over “class size” and “class complexity”. That issue is one the Sask Party Government has absolutely refused to talk about at the […]

Saskatchewan’s Opposition N-D-P says the public deserves more details after a legislature member was charged with assault by choking. Greg Lawrence faces two counts under the Criminal Code and is to make his first court appearance in provincial court in March. Moose Jaw police say the investigation began seven months earlier in June and involved […]

Sask Party MLA for the Moose Jaw-Wakamow constituency Greg Lawrence announced he has resigned from the Saskatchewan Party Caucus, according to statement released Tuesday afternoon. The decision by Lawrence to resign comes amid an ongoing police investigation “into historical complaints unrelated to his duties as an MLA for Moose Jaw Wakamow”. The statement goes on […]

Most of the provinces and territories have signed a letter asking the federal government to indefinitely pause its plans to expand eligibility for assisted dying.  A parliamentary committee reported Monday that the health system is not ready for the assisted dying regime to include people whose only condition is a mental illness. That expansion was […]

A private member’s bill that would provide relief for Canadian farmers from the federal carbon tax, on natural gas and propane used for grain drying, will likely dominate discussion on Parliament Hill as MP’s and Senators return to work Monday following the holiday break. Before the break, members of the Senate passed two amendments to […]

The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation is announcing its next steps in its labour dispute with the provincial government. STF President Samantha Becotte says teachers will stage one day, rotating strikes starting Thursday February 1st. That means specific districts will be targeted, not the entire province. Teachers will strike at all schools in Holy Trinity, Prairie South, […]

JOSSIGNY, France (AP) — Protesting farmers were encircling Paris with tractor barricades and drive-slows on Monday, using their lumbering vehicles to block highways leading to France’s capital to pressure the government over the future of their industry, which has been shaken by repercussions of the Ukraine war. The targeting of Paris — host of the Summer Olympics in six […]

The Liberals intend to move quickly to get a Ukraine free-trade bill back up for debate and pressure the Conservatives to support it as MPs return to the House of Commons today following the Christmas break. The legislation to implement an updated free-trade agreement between Canada and Ukraine became unexpected political fodder in the fall when the Conservatives voted […]