Tag Archives: Politics

It is expected Andrew Scheer will become a candidate for the leadership of the Conservative Party Wednesday. He will be making an announcement at the National Press Theater in Ottawa. The Regina MP st...

The gloves were off as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump met in the first of three debates. While the two candidates are vying for the presidency of the United States, there was some interest for the d...

The City of Saskatoon released a budget update Monday at a special meeting of council's governance and priorities committee.   The report shows expenditures sitting at $7.9 million above rev...

Candidates for mayor and city council in Saskatoon would be wise to bring along a plan for the city's streets when they go to talk to voters, according to the latest Mainstreet/Postmedia pol...

Talks between the city and the union representing its transit workers are set to resume on Monday.   The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 615 issued a 48-hour strike notice on Friday. The no...

Members of the local Union of Solicitor General Employees (USGE) at Saskatchewan Penitentiary say members are affected by problems plaguing a new federal pay system. Shannon Blum, the local president ...

Don Atchison is leading the race for mayor of Saskatoon.   The latest Mainstreet/Postmedia poll has Atchison, the current incumbent, with 29 per cent support among decided voters.   He's fol...

A Prince Albert physician is touring the province to learn what needs to change ahead of a restructuring planned for Saskatchewan's health regions. Dr. Joanne Sivertson, an obstetrician and gynec...

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is calling on his ministers to come up with suggestions for tackling the province's high drinking and driving rates when the legislature reconvenes next month. In a Face...

RCMP and the provincial government are responding to allegations made by a serving officer about rural police service in Saskatchewan.   In a letter to 650 CKOM an RCMP officer who asked not...