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Sask. NDP hosting annual convention in Saskatoon this weekend
Saskatoon will be looking a lot more orange this weekend as the province's NDP members attend their annual convention. The agenda for the weekend includes a full slate of talks, workshops and panels. ...
Oct 21, 2022
Sask. NDP says primary care crisis stretches across province
As doctor shortages persist in Saskatchewan, the official opposition is calling on the provincial government to put windfall revenues towards the crisis. "Maintaining the status quo is not cost neutra...
Oct 19, 2022 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck (left) and Health Critic Vicki Mowat (right) speak to media at Mowat's constituency office in Saskatoon on Oct. 19, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Saskatchewan NDP set to choose new leader
After a relatively quiet campaign, the Saskatchewan NDP is set to choose its new leader Sunday afternoon. Ryan Meili announced he was stepping down as leader earlier this year after the NDP lost its A...
Jun 26, 2022
Beck leadership run looking to rebuild the Sask. NDP
As might be expected from someone running for leadership of a Saskatchewan political party, Carla Beck's nightstand is currently home to a book about Saskatchewan politics. A bit less expected is the ...
Jun 23, 2022
Saskatoon-based Metis lawyer joins provincial NDP leadership race
A second person has thrown their hat into the Saskatchewan NDP leadership race. Saskatoon-based Metis lawyer, climate activist and mother Kaitlyn Harvey announced her intention to lead the party on Tu...
Apr 05, 2022 Kaitlyn Harvey (centre) launches her leadership bid for the Saskatchewan NDP on April 5, 2022. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
Sask. NDP calls COVID isolation and reporting changes 'a series of disappointments'
The Saskatchewan government is downplaying the seriousness of the latest COVID-19 Omicron wave while limiting public access to information, according to NDP Leader Ryan Meili. On Thursday, Health Mini...
Jan 27, 2022 Ryan Meili. (Libby GIesbrecht/650 CKOM file photo)
NDP leader calls on premier to release chief Sask. health officer recommendations
The province's official opposition wants to know what Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer is recommending, and it wants to see them followed. On Friday, NDP leader Ryan Meili called for all cu...
Jan 21, 2022 NDP leader Ryan Meili and health critic Vicki Mowat speak to reporters in front of Meili's constitutency office in Saskatoon on Jan. 21, 2022. (Libby Giesbrecht/650 CKOM)
Sask. Party insider appointed to SHA executive raises concerns
Eyebrows are being raised around the province at a long-time Sask. Party insider who was given a job alongside top leadership of the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA). Raynelle Wilson, who seemingly...
Jan 17, 2022
NDP, organizations, people call on government to ‘fix’ social assistance
A small group of six tents takes up a portion of Regina's Pepsi Park these days, a home for people who have nowhere else to go. Advocates say it's a symptom of the long-standing homeless problem in Re...
Oct 12, 2021
NDP calls on urgent action for long-term care homes and for leaders to come out of hiding
Less than a year ago a COVID-19 outbreak was declared at long-term care home Extendicare Parkside. As a result, 39 seniors lost their lives. On Monday, the SHA confirmed several outbreaks in long-term...
Aug 24, 2021
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