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PRINCE ALBERT — The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation hosted the first forum of the 2024 provincial election virtually on Thursday evening. Representatives from all six parties were present for the Vote for Public Education Election Forum. Representatives responded to moderated questions before an invited audience of teachers, retired teachers and post-secondary education students. Forum participants included […]

KELVINGTON – The Sask United Party announced Clint Gottinger as the nominee running in the Wadena-Kelvington constituency.   “Clint Gottinger is a proud resident of Saskatchewan. Born in Balcarres, and grew up in Hudson Bay, he now calls Kelvington his hometown. Living on an acreage two miles from where his father and grandmother were born […]

ROSE VALLEY – Chris Beaudry won a contested nomination to be the Saskatchewan Party’s candidate for Kelvington-Wadena in the 2024 provincial election. He defeated,Len Kowalchuk as the other candidate.  “I am honoured to be the Saskatchewan Party candidate for Kelvington-Wadena in the upcoming election,” Beaudry said. “I will be working hard across the constituency over the […]

Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck promised to improve health care and build a new school as both she and Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe campaigned in Moose Jaw on Saturday. Beck was joined during her appearance by former premier Lorne Calvert, and she pledged an NDP government would construct a new elementary school next year to replace an […]

YORKTON – The upcoming provincial election is a time for organizations and individuals to voice their concerns on potential issues. With the election scheduled for Oct. 28, SaskToday.ca reached out to the Yorkton Chamber of Commerce via e-mail to learn what local businesses feel are the most pressing issues ahead of the election. Taxes and […]

With the writs expected to drop this week for the Saskatchewan general election, political experts say Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party is on track for a fifth majority government but will lose seats to Carla Beck’s NDP. Tom McIntosh, a political scientist at the University of Regina, said recently Moe’s strength in the rural ridings should […]

REGINA – The opposition New Democrats are raising alarm bells about overcrowding at Jack Mackenzie School in southeast Regina. At a media event outside the school Tuesday, NDP candidate for Regina-Wascana Plains Brent Blakley and Regina Elphinstone-Centre MLA Meara Conway voiced concern over a news report that the library, dance studio and a teacher’s lounge […]

SASKATOON – Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre has extended partnership agreements with the Saskatchewan Automobile Dealers Association (SADA) and the Saskatchewan Association of Autobody Repairers to offer work placement options for high school students. Both associations have signed a two-year partnership extension with Sask DLC to enhance learning opportunities through work placement options for students taking […]

SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) Rare Earth Processing Facility located in Saskatoon is ahead of schedule and produced rare earth metals at a commercial scale in summer 2024. According to SRC, Saskatchewan is the first and only jurisdiction to do so in North America. Using in-house developed, state-of-the-art, automated technology in metal smelting, […]

REGINA – The Saskatchewan United Party have announced that two former Saskatchewan Party MLAs will instead be running for their own party in the 2024 election. In a news release, Sask United states that former Arm River MLA , who held that seat for 21 years until retiring in 2020, will run in Saskatoon Southeast in 2024 […]