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Sask., Alberta NDP leaders slam policies of new federal party leader
Filmmaker Avi Lewis has been elected as the NDP's new leader, defeating his four rivals on the first ballot with nearly 40,000 votes. This victory signals a shift toward the party pushing big, unabash...
Mar 29, 2026 Avi Lewis, who was proclaimed as the new leader of the NDP, speaks at the party convention in Winnipeg Sunday, March 29, 2026. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods)
Sask. mom concerned about two-year surgery wait for nine-year-old
A nine-year-old has been waiting for about two years for a surgery that would allow her to go back to being a normal kid. Octavia Kerr was seven when she was diagnosed by her ear, nose and throat surg...
Mar 16, 2026 Cassie Reid, mother of Octavia Kerr, speaks to reporters at the Saskatchewan NDP's Riversdale office in Saskatoon on March 16, 2026. (Libby Gray/650 CKOM)
Costly gaps found in updated $10-a-day childcare agreement
Months after Saskatchewan signed the new $10-a-day childcare agreement, families are learning their children don't qualify. Back in November 2025, the provincial government announced it had reached an...
Mar 05, 2026 NDP leader Carla Beck, standing in front of Matt Thompson, Sarah Magnus, and Christie MacNeill with CUPE, said the government won't be facing the brunt of the backlash. Instead, parents who are now "getting a bill for up to eight times the amount," will voice their frustrations to childcare providers first. (Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan's child poverty rate highest of any province: Report
A newly published report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) found the rate of child poverty is worse in Saskatchewan than any other Canadian province. According to the CCPA report...
Feb 26, 2026 Saskatchewan NDP MLA Matt Love stands behind the podium beside parent Chris Moyah. Speaking about his struggles with the current cost of living, Moyah said paying for groceries, clothing, and extracurricular activities for his two kids "really adds up." (Marija Robinson/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon PET scanner operating at half capacity, Regina still awaiting details on new machine
Since a closure just before Christmas, fewer people have been able to get a PET scan in Saskatchewan. The province's sole PET scan machine, until one proposed for Regina is purchased, closed for two d...
Jan 07, 2026 From left: Saskatchewan NDP’s Keith Jorgenson, MLA for Saskatoon Churchill-Wildwood; Erin Neufeld and Saskatchewan NDP’s Betty Nippi-Albright, Saskatchewan NDP MLA for Saskatoon Centre; discuss the recent closure of Saskatchewan's only PET/CT scanner. (Libby Gray/650 CKOM)
'What we need is hope' NDP Leader Carla Beck addresses delegates at party convention
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck has the highest post-election leadership review in party history. The NDP convention at TCU Place in Saskatoon this weekend brought in over 600 delegates, the larges...
Oct 04, 2025 NDP Leader Carla Beck says she is ready to "hit the ground running" if her party forms government after the next provincial election (Mia Holowaychuk/650 CKOM)
Call to drop PST on labour to help communities rebuild after devastating wildfires
As people in northern Saskatchewan begin to pick up the pieces after wildfires, Saskatchewan NDP on Friday called for the Saskatchewan Party government to step up to help rebuilding efforts. Nathan Pi...
Aug 09, 2025 Cabin damaged by Shoe Fire at East Trout Lake. (Carla Beck/Facebook)
NDP calls for more local beer, less American liquor in response to tariffs
Standing on the brewery floor with pallets of aluminum cans behind him, Hayden McPherson said more people are coming to District Brewing Company in Regina to buy local as the tariff threats from the U...
Mar 03, 2025
Saskatchewan NDP calls for emergency sitting on possible U.S. tariffs
The uncertainty continues to float around over the possibility of Trump tariffs and Saskatchewan's NDP called for an emergency sitting over it on Monday. "I think it sends a very clear message if you ...
Jan 27, 2025
Sask. NDP calls for change to federal equalization payments
The Saskatchewan NDP wants to see an update to the federal equalization payment system. Leader Carla Beck announced on Monday that she and finance critic Trent Wotherspoon had sent letters to federal ...
Jan 13, 2025
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