Tag Archives: Saskatchewan Government

The Sask. government is speaking out against a recent decision by Ottawa to only provide certain funding to provinces that join a national climate plan. On Thursday, Federal Environment Minister Cathe...

Premier Brad Wall made his clearest indication yet he'll challenge a federal carbon tax in court during a speech Thursday night. Speaking at the premier's dinner in Saskatoon, a fundraiser for the Sas...

Saskatoon's Friendship Inn stands to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of volunteer hours due to provincial cuts to a program allowing people to work off parking and traffic fines. The prov...

While both the SaskParty and NDP can agree on a 3.5 per cent wage rollback for its members, the opposition wants to take things a step further. Nobody from the NDP attended a meeting of the Board of I...

Those wanting to provide their thoughts on which direction Saskatchewan should take now have the chance through a new online consultation initiative. A group of civil society organizations and individ...

The Saskatchewan government is finding ways to plug the $1 billion deficit. With numerous cost-cutting measures throughout the year, it has shaved $63.9 million from the health budget. The impact is b...

Being the head of a Saskatchewan Crown Corporation is a good gig if you can get it, with CEOs making between $200,000 and $620,000 in 2015. The highest-paid CEO was Sasktel's Ron Styles, who made $619...

Some recipients of social assistance in Saskatchewan are beginning to receive letters informing them of how much they will lose following budget cuts. In the budget, the government announced it will b...

The province is uncorking applications for the final set of permits for private liquor stores. There is one permit available for each of 20 towns on the list including: Bienfait Broadview Canora David...

Blue-green algae blooms have already been spotted in some parts of Saskatchewan, and the province says more could pop up throughout the summer. The provincial Ministry of Health and the Water Security...