Sask. NDP wants education minister to quit over comments to mother whose child died
The call comes after Taya Thomas had a private meeting with Jeremy Cockrill to discuss teachers wanting more supports for students with extra needs.
Canada
Apr 22
Taxpayers on the hook for minister’s Paris chauffeur: Sask. NDP
The NDP released invoices filed by Dustin Duncan, the minister in charge of the province's natural gas utility, relating to a trip last year to Paris.
Politics
Mar 5
Sask. NDP claim second hotel linked to MLA Gary Grewal raising prices for social service clients
Last year it was revealed some social service clients stayed at Sunrise Motel in Regina for up to 51 per cent more than the normal rate. Grewal owns the motel.
Canada
Feb 13
Alberta, Sask. NDP pan federal party’s bill banning oil ads
“We already have legislation around false advertising, and we are more interested in advancing ideas that can actually help people,” the statement from Alberta and Sask. NDP said.
Canada
Feb 12
Sask. NDP highlights education staffing concerns amid increased enrolment, teachers strike
Data from the Education Sector Staffing Profile shows that in 2016 there were 9,477.2 regular classroom teaching positions in the province.
Education
Feb 7
NDP raise concerns about Sask. Party awarding U.S. company tire-recycling business contract
Shercom Industries, a Saskatchewan business that used to handle tire recycling in the province, lost their contract to an American firm in May of 2023.
Canada
Apr 24
Voters still favour Sask. Party over NDP, although approval drops, poll finds
The Sask. Party maintains its lead among Saskatchewan voters, according to Angus Reid polling, but the numbers show its approval rating could be wavering.
Politics
Mar 17
Liberals having ‘very good’ budget talks with NDP, says Freeland
Freeland was asked if the Liberals were willing to go to polls if the NDP doesn't vote to support the federal budget through the House of Commons.
Canada
Apr 22
Sask. RCMP charge 2nd person following 2022 death investigation
Saskatchewan RCMP charged a second person with first-degree murder following the death of 51-year-old Cory Papequash of The Key First Nation in 2022.
Crime
Mar 26
Sask. NDP still waiting for answers from province 10 weeks after Sunrise Hotel controversy
It’s been more than 10 weeks since the Saskatchewan NDP requested information on the government's hotel usage and payment policies.
Canada
Jan 25
35-year-old Melfort man charged with 2nd-degree murder: Sask. RCMP
A woman is dead following an altercation. A man from Melfort is charged with second-degree murder following a police investigation.
Crime
Mar 12
Calgary police seek driver after woman struck in northeast hit and run
Calgary police are asking the driver who hit a pedestrian on Feb. 29 at the intersection of 32nd Avenue and 34th Street Northeast to come forward.
Crime
Mar 13
Sask. surgeries continue to grow, while rural health-care workers head out of province
Saskatchewan has cut significantly into its surgery wait-list after performing a record number of procedures in the first nine months of the fiscal year.
Health
Feb 27
Sask. leaders react following Pasqua Hospital robbery incident
Saskatchewan's NDP questions how the health system has gotten to the point where a woman was recently robbed at knifepoint in a hospital waiting room.
Canada
Mar 14
Renewed tensions over Queen’s Park keffiyeh ban brewing
A debate around the Arab headdress erupted on Thursday after Ontario Premier Doug Ford said a ban from Speaker Ted Arnott "divides" people and called for it to be reversed.
Politics
Apr 22
A ‘middle ground’ on carbon reduction amid inflation? Brad Wall says yes
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has touted technology as a solution to climate change, as opposed to the federal carbon price, a similar case made by ex-premier Brad Wall.
Canada
Mar 24
NDP leader not saying if ‘fair’ carbon price includes levy on gasoline
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he wants to see a carbon pricing system that is more 'fair' for working-class Canadians, but would not say if that includes a fuel levy.
Canada
Apr 15
NDP Leader Marit Stiles to host town hall in Wilmot on farmland expropriation
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles will be in Wilmot on Friday night as part of a town hall on the hotly-debated farmland purchase that is currently being negotiated.
Politics
Apr 17
Budget 2024 will propose making wealthiest ‘pay more,’ sources say
The Liberals plan on including measures in the 2024 budget to make sure the wealthiest Canadians "pay more," according to three government sources,
Canada
Apr 15
Ford government questions usefulness of fourplex policies citing low uptake
Housing Minister Paul Calandra claimed those municipalities that have adopted the policy haven't experienced a dramatic increase in construction.
Politics
Apr 15
