Author Archives: Lisa Schick

Just as COVID-19 spread through communities in Saskatchewan, it's now spreading through jails and penitentiaries as well. As of Monday, there were 63 inmates and 12 staff at the Regina Correctional Ce...

Along with getting the COVID-19 vaccine out to everyone in the province, Premier Scott Moe says the government will be focusing on jumpstarting Saskatchewan’s economic recovery in 2021. Moe said...

One year after SaskPower's decision to close its rooftop solar net metering program and not renew it, the residential solar industry in Saskatchewan is a shadow of its former self. In September 2019, ...

As the head of the province, Premier Scott Moe has been at the forefront of Saskatchewan's COVID response, but he says that wasn't anywhere near the front of his mind a year ago. "There's absolutely n...

Early learning and child-care centres are tired of being ignored when it comes time to hand out the thanks — and the help — for those working during the pandemic. Jennifer Kostur, the educ...

The vaccination of the province of Saskatchewan is under way. On Tuesday night, the first two people to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in the province sat down for their jabs. Dr. Jeffrey Betcher, a criti...

The heads of both the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) and SEIU-West — which represents thousands of health-care workers in the province — agree it’s a good move to have health-car...

The Saskatchewan government is looking to hit those who violate its emergency orders right in the wallet. On Thursday, the Saskatchewan Party government introduced the Emergency Planning Amendment Act...

It has been only a few days since new health measures have come into effect in Saskatchewan, and Premier Scott Moe said it'll take a little longer before any effects will be seen. Moe is confident the...

As it has been in everyone's lives for the past nine months, COVID-19 was a running theme through the new provincial government's speech from the throne Monday afternoon. The speech laid out the gover...