Tag Archives: Politics

The Prairie Spirit School Board is cutting dozens of classroom jobs.  14 teaching positions are being eliminated through attrition.  60 educational assistants are being cut using a mix of at...

A petition signed by over 36,000 Canadians is calling on Cameco to face the taxman.   The uranium miner has been wrapped up in a years-long dispute with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).   Th...

A group of Southey landowners and farmers, many with kids in tow, crowded into a room at the legislature on Wednesday to say no to a proposal to build a $3.6 billion potash mine on or near their land....

The Saskatchewan government is taking back responsibility for the care of children from the Saskatoon Tribal Council Child and Family Services Agency. Social Services Minister Donna Harpauer said the&...

The Saskatchewan Government is backing down from fully funding a pay increase for teachers. Education Minister Don Morgan said they won't pay the 1.9 per cent increase that was negotiated recently tha...

A new law being introduced in Saskatchewan will give families of those killed by a drunk driver the chance to file a lawsuit. Minister responsible for SGI, Don McMorris brought in the legislation, whi...

Premier Brad Wall is sticking to his word that he wants to stand up for Saskatchewan. He is heading east June 14 to 15, to Toronto, Quebec and New Brunswick, advocating for the Energy East pipeline. W...

The Meewasin Valley Authority (MVA) is closing its 3rd Avenue South interpretive centre effective July 1. CEO Lloyd Isaak announced the decision at a press conference on Wednesday. "Meewasin's no...

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways is announcing that the Pilot Butte Overpass will open a full year early, in the fall of 2018. The goal was originally for that overpass to open in the fall of 201...

Saskatchewan's provincial auditor is releasing the first volume in her 2016 annual report. This one is taking a look at the processes of various public bodies like the cancer agency, school divisions ...