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REGINA -- As wildfires continue to devour buildings and force thousands from their homes in Saskatchewan, the Opposition NDP is calling on Premier Scott Moe to ask for help from the military.
SASKATOON -- Alberta and Saskatchewan signed agreements with Ontario on Sunday to remove trade barriers ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney to hash out a plan they hope will supercharge the economy.
Alberta and Saskatchewan signed agreements with Ontario on Sunday to remove trade barriers ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney to hash out a plan they hope will supercharge the economy. The memorandum of understanding between Saskatchewan and Ontario sees both provinces mutually recognize each other's goods, workers and investment, while a statement from the Alberta government says...
SASKATOON -- Alberta and Saskatchewan signed agreements with Ontario on Sunday to remove trade barriers ahead of a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney to hash out a plan they hope will supercharge the economy.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's legislative session ended Thursday and with it an anti-separation bill went up in flames.
REGINA -- An anti-separation bill tabled by Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP is set to die, as Premier Scott Moe says he won't let it go to a vote.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's legislature has passed a bill that opens the door for local governments to order firefighters to burn down derelict buildings, a move firefighters say they oppose.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP has introduced legislation that, if passed, would make it tougher for the province to separate from the rest of Canada.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP is planning to introduce legislation that aims to amend referendum and plebiscite rules, a move it says will hold Premier Scott Moe's feet to the fire on talk of separation.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's government is reporting roughly $31,000 in public money losses after officials allege three employees used corporate credit cards and tampered with invoices for personal gain.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he's a true Canadian but wouldn't stop a public vote on separating from the country if it came forward.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he's willing to make a fresh start with Ottawa following Prime Minister Mark Carney's federal election win for the Liberals.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's health minister has rejected accusations from a nurses union and the Opposition NDP that some babies from Regina's neonatal intensive care unit were sent to North Dakota for care.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP says it's planning to introduce an emergency motion urging the province to address a crisis in Regina's neonatal intensive care unit as some babies have been sent to North Dakota.
REGINA -- The Regina Breast Health Centre is planning to open next week providing surgeries, diagnostics and followup care under one roof, which the health minister promises will reduce wait times.
REGINA -- Regina's new breast health centre is planning to open next week providing surgeries, diagnostics and followup care all under one roof that the health minister says will reduce wait times.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's health minister says he can't pull the plug on a contract with an American company offering lab services in the province.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is travelling to Europe to promote the province's agricultural, energy and manufacturing industries.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he still plans to balance the budget despite a pause on the industrial carbon levy that appears to blow a hole in the province's finances.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province is reducing the industrial carbon levy to zero.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says a plan by the United States to restore Russia's ability to sell fertilizer is a backchannel that funds Ukrainian death and suffering.
Two Saskatoon libraries are closing for now because staff are being spat on and attacked while treating drug overdose emergencies and cleaning washrooms smeared with blood and human waste.
REGINA -- It was a day of jerseys, anthems and elbows up at the Saskatchewan legislature Thursday, with the Opposition NDP accusing Premier Scott Moe of going soft on a motion to condemn the U.S. trade war.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's government says it will ride a strong economy to a projected razor-thin surplus in next year's budget, but turbulent headwinds of tariffs could ultimately blow a billion-dollar hole in the spending plan.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's government says it will ride a strong economy to a projected razor-thin surplus in this year's budget.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan is set to table its budget today outlining the province's plans to boost spending on health care, education and crime reduction.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's finance minister says more details are coming Wednesday as the province introduces a 2025 budget facing a vise-squeeze from both China and the United States.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP says it'll pressure Premier Scott Moe's government to put Canada first as politicians return for the spring legislative sitting during a turbulent trade war with the United States.
REGINA -- Leaked Saskatchewan government emails say some breast cancer patients are choosing not to go to Calgary for treatment because they can't afford it.
REGINA -- Leaked Saskatchewan government emails say some breast cancer patients are choosing not to go to Calgary for treatment because they can't afford it.
REGINA -- Prairie farmers say planned Chinese retaliatory tariffs on Canadian agricultural products are causing loads of uncertainty, while threats of U.S. levies and industry issues have created further problems.
REGINA -- The Saskatchewan government has signed a $16-million deal with Ottawa to expand school food programs.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe said Wednesday the province will stop purchasing American booze and work to stop buying other U.S. goods.
REGINA -- Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan wants pipelines built and is encouraging other provinces and the federal government to get behind the cause.
REGINA -- Nearly a year into the Saskatchewan government's plan to improve breast health care, the province's largest health care union says staffing shortages and long waits have not let up.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he's visiting Washington next week to convince U.S. officials that imposing tariffs on Canadian goods is a bad idea and that he shares their concerns about border security.
REGINA -- The Saskatchewan government says it's sending 16 provincial law enforcement officers to the Canada-U.S. border to shore up security.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's new provincial police force has begun interviewing Mounties as it prepares to launch this year, a move critics say highlights concerns of job poaching.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's two main political leaders had agreed before October's provincial election not to target the families of candidates during the campaign, says Opposition NDP Leader Carla Beck.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP is demanding the health minister apologize for breaching conflict-of-interest rules when a window company with family ties did business with the province.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's conflict of interest commissioner has found Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill breached rules when a window company with family ties did business with the government.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's fall legislative sitting ended with political barbs traded across the aisle after Premier Scott Moe promised a better tone two weeks ago.
REGINA -- The Saskatchewan government has ordered a third-party review into allegations of unprofessionalism and racism among doctors at Regina's hospitals.
REGINA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a new lieutenant-governor for Saskatchewan.
REGINA -- Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed a new lieutenant-governor for Saskatchewan.
REGINA -- The Saskatchewan government has passed two pieces of legislation tied to affordability relief that Premier Scott Moe first promised in his election campaign earlier this fall.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan has introduced a promised legislative amendment that would continue to see residents no longer pay federal carbon levies for home heating.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's auditor says the province needs to do a better job tracking and enforcing rules on non-Canadians purchasing farmland.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's provincial auditor is to release a report today outlining government programs and services that need improvement.
REGINA -- Premier Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party government has introduced its promised legislation to lower personal income taxes.
REGINA -- The Saskatchewan Party government is projecting a deficit that's more than double what it predicted in its budget, largely due to higher crop insurance payouts following a difficult farming season.
REGINA -- The Saskatchewan government is projecting a deficit that's more than double from budget, largely due to higher crop insurance payouts following a difficult farming season.
REGINA -- A Saskatchewan legislature member who says his transgender children were targeted after an election campaign promise about school change rooms wants an apology from Premier Scott Moe.
REGINA -- An Opposition emergency motion to suspend the provincial 15-cent-a-litre gas tax failed in the Saskatchewan legislature Tuesday, with Premier Scott Moe saying there are other ways to save people money.
REGINA -- A Saskatchewan Opposition NDP emergency motion to suspend the provincial 15-cents-a-litre gas tax has failed in the legislature.
REGINA -- The Saskatchewan legislature is back in session, and Premier Scott Moe's government is promising to do better on everything from health care to education -- and on civility in the house.
REGINA -- The Saskatchewan legislature has a new Speaker of the house -- Melfort member Todd Goudy.
REGINA -- Premier Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party government is to outline its priorities in a throne speech today -- a month after the Oct. 28 election delivered the party a slimmer majority in the legislature.
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's legislature is set to resume Monday for a short two-week sitting, with Premier Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party planning to get to work on addressing affordability issues after a challenging election campaign.
REGINA -- Elections Saskatchewan has finished counting all the returns from the Oct. 28 general election, with the results showing higher voter turnout than last time.