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Sask. NDP wants more financial support for small businesses, self-employed
The Saskatchewan NDP is expecting more from the province to help self-employed people and small businesses navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. On Saturday, finance critic Trent Wotherspoon called on the p...
Mar 21, 2020 Small business owners and members of the Saskatchewan NDP Party met in Regina on March 212, 2020 to ask for further financial assistance from the province. (Saskatchewan NDP/Twitter)
NDP responds to governments decision to keep schools open
On Sunday morning, the Government of Saskatchewan announced that, as of now, the province's elementary and high schools will not be closing. Sunday afternoon, Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili and op...
Mar 15, 2020 Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili. (650 CKOM file photo)
NDP call for action to address hospital issues
The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party is once again calling for action to address issues surrounding Saskatchewan hospitals. On Thursday, NDP Leader Ryan Meili and health critic Vicki Mowat met with m...
Jan 30, 2020 NDP leader Ryan Meili and health critic Vicki Mowat stand outside St. Paul's Hospital in Saskatoon. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Year in review: Meili calls whistleblower promise a highlight of 2019
Looking back on 2019 Ryan Meili and his NDP had a few fights they brought to the Sask. Party government again and again, and Meili feels he has at least one checkmark to put down. Meili said he feels ...
Dec 26, 2019
NDP raises concerns about lack of birth services in northeast Sask.
The Saskatchewan NDP is calling on the provincial government to address the lack of birth services in northeast Saskatchewan communities. Health Critic Vicki Mowat says northeastern communities like C...
Nov 21, 2019 We Want Birth Committee member Kirsten Fritsch (left), NDP Health Critic Vicki Mowat and NDP Leader Ryan Meili pose for a picture at their media conference to address the lack of birth services in northeast Saskatchewan on Nov. 21, 2019. (Harrison Brooks/ 650 CKOM)
Oh baby! Sarauer becomes first to test out new rules
Saskatchewan’s legislative assembly had a tiny visitor on Thursday morning — baby Olivia. NDP MLA Nicole Sarauer became the first lawmaker to take advantage of rule changes she championed ...
Nov 01, 2019
Audit coming for Sask. Hospital after recent water concerns
Yet another issue has leaked about the brand new Saskatchewan Hospital in North Battleford (SHNB). The list of problems, that already included insulation and roof issues, now includes undrinkable wate...
Oct 25, 2019 (battlefordsNOW Staff)
NDP, mother who lost son call for suicide action
A mother who lost her son to suicide and the provincial NDP are calling on the government to develop a suicide prevention strategy. Last year, the critic for northern Saskatchewan Doyle Vermette table...
Jul 31, 2019 Marilyn Irwin lost her son in May of 2018, and she remembers him as an "awesome and beautiful young man." (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Saskatoon public school board warns of cuts over $5M shortfall
The Saskatchewan NDP and teachers are sounding the alarms as Saskatoon Public Schools gets set to make big budget cuts to deal with a $5 million shortfall this year. Teachers and other school staff we...
May 13, 2019
Saskatchewan NDP calls for review of SNC-Lavalin dealings
Saskatchewan NDP leader Ryan Meili is calling on Premier Scott Moe and the provincial government to conduct a full review of its dealings with SNC-Lavalin in light of allegations against the engineeri...
Feb 11, 2019
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