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‘Squandered, Canada’s Potash Legacy,’ asks whether the province is getting enough back for its potash in the form of royalties.

The highly debated carbon tax is no longer being collected on home heating in Saskatchewan and now, the province won’t remit the tax to the feds. However, it could impact your carbon rebate.

After months of contract negotiations between the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation and the provincial government over the last several months, a deal could be in sight.

The Saskatchewan government unveiled its 2024-25 budget with a projected deficit of $273 million.

Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault called Saskatchewan government’s decision not to pay the federal carbon price “irresponsible” and “immoral.” “We can have disagreement about things like climate change, but to be so reckless is unspeakable really,” he added.

On Friday, Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) spokesperson Tyler McMurchy responded to a reporter’s comparison between police procedures for pulling over suspected impaired drivers and “carding a driver based on ethnicity.”

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation and the provincial government are once again at odds, after bargaining between the two sides broke down Tuesday night.

Teachers have refused to return to the bargaining table with the Saskatchewan government after no new mandate was presented.

With the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation and the provincial government at odds, job action has begun to impact day cares. Katherine Ludwig has the story.

Saskatchewan’s budget highlighted the government’s course on spending priorities.

On Monday, Saskatchewan NDP leader Carla Beck said “The non-answers given in the rotunda regarding government contracts were incoherent and people need to think why would the SaskParty cut out business in the province for businesses in California.”

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that the federal government will continue to deliver the carbon rebate to Saskatchewan residents despite provincial Premier Scott Moe’s controversial decision to cease collecting and remitting the carbon levy. Trudeau said the Canada Revenue Agency “has ways of ensuring that the money that is owed to them is eventually...

A glimmer of hope is on the horizon as the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation said it will be working over the weekend to try to come to a bargaining agreement with the government of Saskatchewan.

The government of Canada has announced $7.4 million to go to 17 organizations in Manitoba and Saskatchewan to prevent and address gender-based violence.

Current projections from the provincial government estimate Saskatchewan’s population will reach 1.25 million people this year, and with it comes record spending in the 2024 budget.

One of the largest tournaments in Saskatchewan High School athletics could be cancelled this week after contract negotiations continue to stall between the STF and provincial government. Andrew Benson has more on HOOPLA.

On Thursday, Saskatchewan Trade Minister Jeremy Harrison discussed the federal and provincial government’s investment into midstream rare earth mineral applications which help restore the confidence of the private sector to make investments in mining.

The Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation (STF) continue to find themselves stuck in a stalemate over a new agreement.

On Monday, Saskatchewan Trade and Export Minister Jeremy Harrison commented on the province’s growth strategy saying companies are expanding into Saskatchewan for “stable, secure, regulatory royalty regime with a government that’s a partner with community stakeholders.”

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation is calling on the Sask. Party government to take its funding promise and embed it into a new collective agreement.