The cities of Moose Jaw and Swift Current are seeing some flooding, with the latter declaring a state of emergency. Swift Current Mayor Al Bridal said that they issued a local state of emergency due to high water levels in Swift Current Creek. Those levels are expected to rise more due to the necessary release […]
The Premiers of the three prairie provinces issued a statement asking the Prime Minister to address the Federal Minister of Justice and the Attorney General’s comments over natural resources. David Lametti’s comments came in response last week to concerns the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) raised about treaty land, water, and resource development. “I can’t […]
Krista Reid’s son has been at the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon for more than a week dealing with stomach problems that she says doctors are unable to diagnose. Reid’s eight-year-old Casten Boyer requires Saskatchewan’s only pediatric gastroenterologist for a diagnosis, but she said the specialist is no longer taking new patients and is […]
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that four teams are moving forward to the next stage for the Regina General Hospital Parkade project. Four teams have been invited for the project’s Request for Proposal (RFP) phase. Graham Capital Partners LP, Link Developments, MDL Management Ltd., and Winchester Management Inc were the chosen teams. The selected team […]
The Government of Saskatchewan is looking to build on the success of the province’s Crime Reduction Teams (CRT) and Warrant Enforcement Suppression Teams (WEST). In just the first two months of 2023, WEST and CRT removed 67 guns, 142 grams of meth, 2,019 grams of cocaine, and three grams of fentanyl from Saskatchewan communities. The […]
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that it had committed $876,000 in operational funding over three years to support second-stage housing. The funding includes intervention and counselling services for women and their children, leaving interpersonal violence and abuse. SOFIA House Executive Director Tmira Marchment said this funding helps them provide critical services. “We are pleased to […]
The Offical Opposition is calling on the Sask. Party government to address the province’s EMS crisis, which has led to calls for an ambulance going unanswered. Official Opposition Leader Carla Beck, Health Critic Vicki Mowat, and Rural and Remote Health Critic Matt Love called the Government after they obtained documents that show that through the […]
The Government of Saskatchewan announced that the Rural Physician Incentive Program (RPIP) is now in effect. Rural and Remote Health Minister Everett Hindley said the program aims to attract more family physicians to rural and northern communities across the province. “Family physicians play an essential role in rural and northern communities as they support emergency […]
The Regina Anti-Poverty Ministry has filed a charter challenge against the Government of Saskatchewan for what they call a ‘discriminatory practice.’ The ministry is challenging the province over how the Saskatchewan Assured Income for Disability (SAID) program requires seniors to take money out of their Canada Pension Plan (CPP) early at age 60. Peter Gilmer, […]
The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan (PC Party) is accusing the newly formed Saskatchewan United Party of trying to take over the party and using confidential party information to grow its base. The PC Party said that there was an attempt made at their last AGM to change the party’s constitution and allow members and […]
