Tag Archives: Politics

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...

One in five people who responded to a recent poll in Saskatchewan said it's OK to drink and drive-as long as it's for a short distance on a quiet road. It's one of the findings in a poll conducted by ...

He's condemned racism online, now Premier Brad Wall is making it clear he doesn't believe the issue is isolated to Saskatchewan. "I just want to reject the fact that I have seen commentary that it's s...

The cabinet for Saskatchewan's government is looking a bit different on Tuesday, with a few first-time MLAs being given some responsibility. Four MLAs first elected in the spring were given portfolios...

The Aug. 9 shooting death of Colten Boushie on a farm northeast of Biggar, Sask. has fueled debate over security in the province's rural areas. This week, Ray Orb, president of the...