provincial news

TD Bank Group has released a survey, shedding light on the financial outlook for residents of Saskatchewan and Manitoba in 2024. The findings indicate a notable shift compared to the previous year, with 29% of respondents feeling less positive about their finances. A significant majority, 53%, anticipate inflation and the rising cost of living to […]

The threat of possible salmonella contamination has triggered a food recall in Saskatchewan. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says several egg brands, including Compliments large eggs, Harman medium eggs, No-name large eggs, Star Egg medium, large, and extra-large eggs, are on the recall list. Only eggs with the specific lot code information in the […]

Natural Resources Canada announced close to $5 million in funding for the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) to help secure Canada’s supply of rare earth elements. SRC received an investment of $4,990,000 through the Critical Minerals Research, Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) program to develop an advanced and innovative process to separate rare earth elements. The alloys […]

Ottawa is considering alterations to its proposed clean-electricity regulations after consultations with industry, opening the door to more flexibility for individual power generators. “We can still get to the same aim,” said Oliver Anderson, a spokesman with Environment and Climate Change Canada. The proposed changes, released Friday, would change several provisions that industry and provincial […]

The Saskatchewan School Boards Association says that class complexity shouldn’t be included in the teacher’s collective bargaining agreement. President of the SSBA, Jaimie Smith-Windsor, seemed to have sided with the government over the recent negotiations over a teacher’s contract. “Boards believe class complexity should be dealt with at a local level and not in a […]

Saskatchewan teachers are expected to stop noon-hour supervision to get the government to address their demands.  The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation says instructors plan to leave during lunch and then return, as it’s a task they do on a voluntary basis.  This is the latest job action after contract negotiations broke down and teachers went on […]

The Saskatchewan NDP is calling out the Sask. Party Government’s lack of transparency and accountability after the NDP was charged over $107,000 for a freedom of information (FOI) request. Any member can make an FOI request to the public, media, or organization that provides public access to information held by public authorities. According to the […]

SaskPower and Unifor were able to reach a new collective bargaining agreement. The new agreement was ratified by both sides on Wednesday and is retroactive to January 1st, 2023. “We are pleased that the members of Unifor have ratified this agreement,” said Dustin Duncan, Minister Responsible for SaskPower in a news release. “This successful ratification […]

Getting political parties to agree on the colour of the sky is a monumental task. Three political parties in Saskatchewan have come together to press the provincial auditor to review the “Communities of the Future” program. The leaders of the Saskatchewan Green Party, The Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative Party, and the Saskatchewan Progress Party held a […]

Chief Lynn Acoose says she’s taking a step elders and past Indigenous leaders in her community have long been reluctant to. The chief of Zagime Anishinabek, home to several First Nations in southeastern Saskatchewan, has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the federal government. The suit alleges Ottawa has not kept its end of the […]