politics

Saskatchewan is continuing to grow to record numbers. As of April 1st of this year, 1,231,043 people now call Saskatchewan home. According to the numbers from the provincial government, released by Statistics Canada, the population has increased by 30,503 people year over year. That’s almost enough to fill Mosaic Stadium. The Sask Party Government is […]

MOOSE JAW — Moose Jaw MLA Gregory Samuel Lawrence has pleaded not guilty to the two charges against him, while the Crown and defence are now searching for a day to hold his trial. Lawrence, 58, was not present in Moose Jaw Provincial Court on June 12 when his matters were discussed. Instead, defence lawyer […]

NEW YORK (AP) — About half of U.S. adults approve of Donald Trump’s recent felony conviction, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The survey shows some potential vulnerabilities, along with some signs of resilience in his support, as Trump tries to become the first American with a felony record to win the […]

Saskatchewan teachers have resumed job action in a bid to push the province back into bargaining on issues of classroom sizes and student supports.  The sanctions mean teachers won’t volunteer their time for lunchroom supervision and extracurricular activities.  Also, they will arrive to school only 15 minutes before the start of the day and will leave […]

Canada’s unemployment rate ticked up to 6.2 per cent in May as the job market continued to show signs of weakness. Statistics Canada’s latest labour force survey showed the economy added 27,000 jobs last month – too modest of a gain to keep the unemployment rate from rising by a tenth of a percentage point. The report suggests the […]

The Saskatchewan NDP is asking the speaker of the legislature to convene the Standing Committee on House Services, to probe allegations made by the speaker on the last day of the sitting last month. As the house was about to adjourn for the summer, and more than likely, until an election in October, Randy Weekes […]

The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is encouraging rural residents to step up and join their local council to help make decisions on behalf of their ratepayers. The role of rural governance dates back nearly 120 years to a time when Saskatchewan was just getting started. When the province was founded in 1905, it […]

An NDP MP says she hopes the polarized House of Commons will continue to put partisanship aside to pass her bill to criminalize coercive control this week, after hearing hundreds of personal stories about intimate partner violence.  Laurel Collins says legislators from across party lines have supported her private member’s bill, which seeks to criminalize […]

The two sides aren’t far apart. Last week members of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation voted 55 percent to reject the latest contract offer from the provincial government. Friday, the two sides agreed to sit down on Wednesday to try and find a path towards a deal to end the protracted labour dispute. Education Minister Jeremy […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump launched into attacks on the judge in his criminal trial and continued to undermine New York’s criminal justice system Friday as he tried to repackage his conviction on 34 felony charges as fuel, not an impediment, to his latest White House bid. Trump spoke to reporters at his namesake tower in […]