Saskatchewan government

Thousands of teachers from across the province braved the bitter cold to hold a one-day strike to demand the Government of Saskatchewan return to the bargaining table to discuss working and learning conditions in publicly funded schools. Samantha Becotte, the President of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation, said teachers are taking a stand against the government […]

Family members hugged and wept at a coroner’s inquest after learning how a mass killer went from home to home, kicking in doors and stabbing people on a Saskatchewan First Nation. The initial calls to 911 played Tuesday at the inquest show the increasing fear of community members as Myles Sanderson, armed with a knife, […]

The provincial government is taking strides in fulfilling its commitment to increase addiction treatment spaces across Saskatchewan by issuing a Request for Supplier Qualification (RFSQ) for an additional 250 spaces. This initiative builds on the government’s broader plan to add a total of 500 treatment spaces throughout the province. The primary objective of the RFSQ […]

The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it’s taking steps to deal with overcrowding in Regina’s hospitals days after breaking the fire code for having patients in beds in hallways.  The authority announced Thursday it will work to add more staff and discharge patients in a timely manner to free up space.  It said a rise in seasonal respiratory […]

SaskEnergy and SaskPower have launched a new rebate to help customers improve their homes’ efficiency. The Home Efficiency Retrofit Rebate (HERR) provides eligible homeowners with rebates to upgrade their home’s insulation, air-sealing, windows, and doors. “Through their energy efficiency programs, SaskEnergy and SaskPower are helping customers reduce the cost to heat their homes,” said Dustin […]

A paper published in the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy says that Saskatchewan should get more money from potash companies. The fertilizer’s price doubled in 2022, creating windfall profits of $10 billion. Of that windfall, the Saskatchewan government collected only one-quarter on behalf of resource owners, the federal government ordered one-tenth, and the […]

Saskatchewan’s oilpatch emits a potent greenhouse gas at a higher rate than almost anywhere else in North America, indicates new research from one of Canada’s premier climate labs. A published paper from Carleton University’s Energy and Emissions Research Lab concludes that on average, the province leaks about 2.6 per cent of the natural gas it […]

SaskPower announced that the federal carbon tax rate rider on customers’ bills will increase by an average of 0.5 per cent starting in the new year. This comes as the federal carbon tax applied to crown corporation’s carbon emissions will increase from $65 to $80 per tonne of CO2 emissions. The carbon tax increase will […]

The Saskatchewan government says the province’s electrical utility is to remit carbon charges into a nuclear energy investment fund. The province says the fund would be used to help Saskatchewan deploy its first small modular reactor. It also says carbon charges would go toward clean electricity operating costs to keep power rates affordable. SaskPower, which […]

The Saskatchewan government says it’s going to send breast cancer patients to Calgary for screening as the province continues to deal with medical imaging backlogs. Health Minister Everett Hindley told reporters Wednesday the province has contracted Clearpoint, a private health company, to offer 1,000 scans, and the province will contact patients who are eligible to […]