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Teachers across Saskatchewan have given notice of one-day job actions set to take place on Tuesday, affecting various locations throughout the province. According to the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF), these actions will include rotating strikes, withdrawal of noon-hour supervision, and withdrawal of extracurricular activities.  By law, 48 hours’ notice is required for job action, but […]

The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation has announced its next steps in job action, as it continues to negotiate with the provincial government over a new contract. On Monday, there will be a province wide ban on extra-curricular activities. That means teachers will not take part in things like sports, drama, music, band, science clubs, intramurals, rehearsals, […]

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 […]

The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation may lay out its next moves in its on-going labour dispute with the provincial government. So far, teachers across the province have staged two one day strikes. The main issue is classroom size and complexity. The STF believes this needs to be bargained with the provincial government. The Sask Party government […]

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and her provincial and territorial counterparts say housing, pensions and economic growth will be hot topics as they gather in Toronto for their annual meeting. “I am sure that we will be discussing housing, which is the central priority for so many Canadians today,” she said in opening remarks delivered before […]

The controlled release or burning of methane from oil and gas production sites will be almost entirely barred by 2030 under proposed regulations outlined Monday by Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. The proposed regulations seek to implement a new target to cut methane leaks and releases from the oil and gas industry by at least 75 per cent over 2012 […]

New data from Statistics Canada shows a disturbing trend in Saskatchewan when it comes to family violence and intimate partner violence. Saskatchewan has the highest per capita rate of this type of violence, with 732 reported cases of intimate partner violence for every 100,000 people.  The family violence number is similar with 730 cases of […]

The President and CEO of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association says a few things from Friday’s AgriRecovery announcement surprised him. The federal government announced a $77-million investment into Saskatchewan’s AgriRecovery program to help producers financially impacted by drought this season. Grant McLellan says he hoped the announcement came around the same time as the province’s in August, […]

The federal government announced late Friday morning it is $77-million contribution to Saskatchewan’s AgriRecovery program, to aid producers impacted by drought conditions this season.  It’s part of Ottawa’s $219-million investment into AgriRecovery for Western Canada. AgriRecovery initiatives are covered on a 60-40 basis — Ottawa covers 60 percent and the province’s 40 percent. Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay […]

Saskatchewan politicians are returning to the legislature today for third reading on the government’s proposed pronoun bill.  If the bill is passed at third reading, it would become law in the province once it receives royal assent.  The bill would prevent children under 16 from changing their names or pronouns at school without receiving parental consent. […]