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Alberta premier and education minister had private meeting with groups behind push to "conservatize" Alberta school boards and ban LGBTQ books
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (546+ words) Alberta's premier and education minister held a private meeting in February to discuss school funding and education policy." Documents released through an access to information request show that attendees included a number of right-wing think tanks and groups involved in…...
Tax group critical of Sask. budget, economist says oil revenues could narrow gap
3+ week, 3+ day ago (484+ words) The size of the deficit and the provincial debt are front of mind as many reflect on Wednesday's tabling of the 2026-27 Saskatchewan budget. The budget, which the government is touting as "protecting" Saskatchewan, will see the province run a'deficit'of $819 million....
Manitoba Conservative MP defends former staffer over letter writing
3+ week, 3+ day ago (843+ words) Conservative MP Grant Jackson is defending a former staffer who praised the Conservative party in several letters to the editor that appeared in Westman newspapers, without disclosing that he was paid by the party. The former parliamentary affairs director for…...
NDP puts forward Private Member's Bill on cancer patients paying for parking
1+ mon, 6+ hour ago (1102+ words) On Thursday NDP MLA for Regina Walsh Acres and Shadow Minister for Rural and Remote Health Jared Clarke introduced a Private Member's Bill to end the Saskatchewan'Party' government's'decision to charge some cancer patients parking fees every time they visit a…...
Opposition MLA says workers describe violent incidents in Prince Albert schools
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (568+ words) An opposition MLA says frontline workers in Prince Albert are raising serious concerns about violence in public workplaces after meeting with union members in the city this week. Nathaniel Teed, the Opposition's Shadow Minister for Labour and Workplace Safety, said…...
Higher oil prices could raise costs but boost Saskatchewan revenues
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (516+ words) Higher global oil prices could begin affecting businesses and consumers across Saskatchewan if the increases continue, according to a University of Saskatchewan business professor. Devan Mescall, a professor at the Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan, said…...
Province announces Patients First Health plan as NDP raises hospital capacity concerns
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (672+ words) The Saskatchewan government announced a new Patients First health care plan Monday, outlining targets to improve access to surgeries, diagnostics and primary care across the province. Premier Scott Moe and Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill made the announcement at the Saskatoon…...
From Humble Origins to Community Powerhouse
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (515+ words) YWCA Prince Albert began as a group of women in 1911 who recognized a need for services for women and girls and each pitched in twenty dollars to get them started. They bought a home on 9th Street East and YWCA Prince…...
Health Minister expanded who can provide primary care " now we must define what services Canadians are entitled to receive
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (542+ words) A year ago, then-Health Minister Mark Holland issued a landmark interpretation of the Canada Health Act (CHA). His "CHA Services Policy" will finally take effect this April and declares that nurse practitioners, pharmacists and midwives providing "physician-equivalent services" must be…...
Jasper facing higher RCMP costs as Alberta ponders provincial police force
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1120+ words) Peter Shokeir Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Jasper Local The Municipality of Jasper could pay nearly $1. 2 million annually for RCMP policing by 2030-31, according to preliminary estimates from provincial officials. In December, the Government of Alberta (GOA) announced changes to the…...