politics

Saskatchewan legislature members have decided not to investigate the cause of a protest that disrupted the legislative assembly. Jeremy Harrison, the Saskatchewan Party government house leader, says his caucus decided not to pursue the investigation because it would have taken significant resources. In mid-November, dozens of protesters shouted from the galleries and called for a ceasefire in the […]

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 her report tabled Wednesday there are 722 people in Saskatchewan waiting for a neurosurgeon, with one third waiting more than a year. She said the […]

A special meeting of the Assembly of First Nationskicked off in Ottawa on Tuesday, as chiefs get ready to elect a new leader. Hundreds of delegates flocked to a downtown Ottawa convention centre, where candidates for national chief were getting ready to plead their final case to those preparing to decide their fate. The election […]

Plenty of debate among Senators but no progress made on Bill C-234, an exemption of the carbon tax for natural gas and propane used for grain drying and heating & cooling of barns. The bill has been in third reading for weeks with some Senators wanting an amendment to exclude fuel used for heating and cooling farm […]

The new provincial police service being created by the Sask Party Government now has a leader. Robert Cameron will take up the position as of January 1st. Cameron graduated from Confederation College, Thunder Bay, in 1987 with a diploma in Law and Security Administration. He began his law enforcement career shortly afterwards when he joined […]

Well before Alberta Premier Danielle Smith started talking about the Sovereignty Act, Ottawa was already taking steps to address the province’s concerns about being forced to prematurely shut down its natural gas power plants, says federal Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson. Smith invoked the new legislation earlier this week in what she herself has acknowledged was […]

Premier Danielle Smith invoked Alberta’s sovereignty act on Monday to implement new measures in her fight against Ottawa’s looming clean electricity rules while conceding she didn’t need the act to put the changes in place. Smith said she wanted to invoke the act to send a message that her government is serious about pushing back […]

Deputy Premier and Finance Minister Donna Harpauer presented the 2023-24 Mid-Year Report, revealing that global market conditions, severe drought and potash market dynamics are key factors contributing to a forecasted deficit at mid-year. The Mid-Year Report outlined a deficit of $250.5 million, down $1.3 billion from the budget and $736.1 million from the first quarter. […]

Métis leader Louis Riel will be recognized as Manitoba’s honorary first premier if a bill put before the legislature Thursday is passed into law. The honorary designation is in recognition of the man who led a provisional government in what is now Manitoba and led the way for the province to join Confederation in 1870, […]

Regina City Council is holding a special meeting today at 3:00pm. The topic: the smoldering wreckage that is the Regina Exhibition Association Limited. This week, council narrowly voted to remove the board of directors of REAL. Minutes after that vote was confirmed, the entire board of directors voted unanimously to resign. REAL was hit hard […]