Tag Archives: Politics

It is no surprise Saskatchewan's financial picture isn't rosy. The province is in deficit by $434 million, and while it insists it will get back to balance within two years, it will continue to spend ...

Kevin Doherty will stand and deliver his very first budget on behalf of the Saskatchewan Government Wednesday. And as per tradition, the shoes on the finance minister's feet are a metaphor for the num...

The Sunrise Health Region (SHR) is speaking about the suspension of the Preeceville emergency room (ER) and acute care services. A rural doctor shortage has forced the shutdown until at least the fall...

After a long human rights battle over gender markers, legislation is changing and Moose Jaw Pride has received $20,000. The whole thing started with Laura Budd, a transgender woman in Saskatchewan, wh...

The company that will take a closer look into whether SaskTel is vulnerable to a takeover has been selected. Mark H. Goldberg & Associates will act as the independent third party that will carry o...

Thousands of people will be hitting the road for May long weekend, and the Canadian Taxpayers' Federation (CTF) is using that to bring attention to the gas tax. On what he's calling "Gas Tax Honesty D...

Stacey Strykowski is losing a lot more than an emergency room. Strykowski's family lives just a few blocks from the Preeceville hospital, choosing that location because her son, Jackson, suffers from ...

SaskTel is now the only government-owned telephone company left in Canada, so a risk analysis is being done to ensure it isn't vulnerable to a takeover. It happened to Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS) ...

There are few surprises in the 2016 speech from the throne, as it contains much of the promises made by the Saskatchewan Party in the election. The big spending promises are contained in it, with an e...

For the transgender community in Saskatchewan, it means a lot to have the federal government introducing a bill to protect transgender people from discrimination and hate speech. "It's a great achieve...