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Saskatchewan's finance minister is ready to dig in his heels at meetings this week when it comes to public-pension reform. Kevin Doherty meets with his federal and provincial counterparts Sunday and M...

Even will the price of oil falling more and more, Saskatchewan will stick around as a "have" province, according to provincial finance minister. "We will continue to be a have province, and we foresee...

Not everyone wants to call Saskatchewan home. Even with the provincial population hitting record highs, recent numbers show 5,700 people left the province since 2013 to move elsewhere in Canada, most ...

Saskatchewan Party MLA Russ Marchuk announced that he will not be running again in next year's provincial election. Marchuk has been the MLA for Regina Douglas Park since 2011. This past summer Marchu...

The Saskatchewan Government is welcoming the news that country of origin labeling (COOL) is being repealed in the US. A new bill has been introduced in Washington that does away with the meat labeling...

Public-private partnerships (P3s) are once again at the centre of debate between the provincial government and the opposition NDP, this time over 18 elementary schools. The SaskParty released a value ...

City councillors reviewed an independent report on campaign finance reform during an executive committee meeting on Tuesday. The report, put together by the Saskatoon Municipal Review Commission (SMRC...

Saskatchewan's auditor says it's not clear whether a program that aims to streamline organizations and cut costs is working. Judy Ferguson says there isn't enough information to know whether the Lean ...

After several hours of debate, Regina city council is finalizing its budget for next year while reducing the property tax and utility rate increases. The mayor and councillors finalized the 2016 gener...

Regina city council will vote Monday on how much taxes will go up in 2016. The City of Regina released its proposed budgets for 2016 last month, which includes a tax hike of 2.9 per cent, with an addi...