Provincial Politics

Saskatchewan sexual assault organizations look to libraries months after school ban

Saskatoon mother Tamara Hinz says her two kids have watched the same puppet show that thousands of other Saskatchewan children have seen over the last 17 years.The "I'm the Boss of Me" presentation fo...

Apr 13, 2024

Saskatchewan teachers to lift sanctions as sides prepare to resume talks

The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation is set to remove sanctions as talks with the Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee (GTBC) are poised to resume next week.The Teachers' Federation (STF) announce...

Apr 12, 2024

School board chair or Sask. Party MLA – union says choose

A two-page letter recently posted to the website of the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division is drawing some ire from the union that represents support staff in the division. Kent Peterson, president o...

Apr 11, 2024

Door open for accountability framework in legislation or future contract: Cockrill

As Saskatchewan's teachers start an indefinite term of "work to rule," the province's education minister appears to be opening up more avenues to try to get the teachers' committee to the bargaining t...

Apr 09, 2024

Province gives first glance at upcoming wildfire season

The calendar has now turned to April which means the province is gearing up for what could be another intense wildfire season. The season officially began on April 1 but as Steve Roberts, vice preside...

Apr 08, 2024

North West College receives funding for new Battlefords campus planning

North West College is seeing some good news in the province's latest budget to help with its plans for a new Battlefords campus.The province has announced $250,000 that will help the college in its pl...

Apr 05, 2024

Cockrill says possible meeting with teachers’ federation ‘not an April Fool’s joke’

Education Minister Jeremy Cockrill offered a small glimmer of hope Monday that teachers and the Saskatchewan government could resume negotiations on a new contract."There is a good possibility of us m...

Apr 01, 2024

Sask. government promises graduations will go ahead despite labour spat with teachers

Saskatchewan's education minister says the province will make sure high school graduation ceremonies go ahead should teachers take job action.Jeremy Cockrill couldn't provide details on the plan but s...

Mar 28, 2024

Economists hope to dispel myths as carbon tax increase approaches

It has its critics and its supporters, but who is right and who is wrong when it comes to the debate over the federal carbon tax?As of April 1, that levy will rise from $65 to $80 a tonne, representin...

Mar 27, 2024

Students protest outside Cockrill's office in support of teachers and STF

With a mixed soundtrack of classic rock and honking horns to cheer them on, the students of the Battlefords stood outside Minister of Education Jeremy Cockrill's office to protest the ongoing issues o...

Mar 27, 2024