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Less money and more acrimony were dominant themes in Premier Brad Wall's first sitting of the legislature since the arrival of a new Opposition leader. With the Saskatchewan Party government tightening its belt to make up for a $1.8-billion shortfall...
Tags: NDP, Dwain Lingenfelter, Brad Wall, Canada, Saskatoon, New Democratic Party of Manitoba, Saskatchewan New Democratic Party, Politics, Lorne Calvert, Saskatchewan Party, New Democratic Party of British Columbia, Saskatchewan
One of the province's foremost economists says the Brad Wall government is suffering from the same mindset that plagued the Grant Devine government and added $10 billion in debt in 10 years. University of Saskatchewan economist Eric Howe, who was praised...
Tags: Eric Howe, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Party, party government, devine government, Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan New Democratic Party, Politics, Brad Wall, Business Finance, Rod Gantefoer, Fiscal conservatism, Grant Devine, Saskatchewan
Proposed new tobacco control legislation will ban people from smoking in vehicles carrying kids under 16 and prohibit cigarette sales in pharmacies. But the law won’t include a provincewide crackdown on smoking on restaurant and bar patios, an idea Health...
Tags: Saskatchewan Party, Canada, Regina, Smoking, Tobacco, Smoking ban, Tobacco smoking, Habits, Passive smoking, Cigarettes, Cigarette, Cigar, Health effects of tobacco
Ontario is making significant strides toward reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions, say environmentalists who have reviewed the province's second annual report on climate change. The report, released Wednesday, says Ontario is 71 per cent of the way...
Tags: Denmark, Copenhagen, Environment, Politics, Carbon finance, Emissions trading, Saskatchewan New Democratic Party, Climate change, Kyoto Protocol, Air pollution, Diplomatic conferences, Climate Change Act, Environmental policy of the Harper government, Global warming, Saskatchewan Party, John Gerretsen, Action on climate change, Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
A man from La Loche, Sask., who pleaded guilty to manslaughter has been sentenced to a three-year, nine-month prison sentence. A man from Shoal Lake First Nation northeast of Carrot River, Sask. has been charged with manslaughter in the death of a man...
Tags: Saskatchewan Roughriders, Saskatchewan Party, Saskatchewan School Boar, City of Saskatoon, grey cup, Ken Krawetz, Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Business Finance, Education, Year of birth missing, Law Crime, Human Interest, Moody's
An agreement between the three westernmost provinces aimed at reducing trade barriers and boosting co-operation might not be concluded by Jan. 1 as first planned, Premier Brad Wall says. The premiers of Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia in September...
Tags: Brad Wall, Saskatchewan Party, NDP MLA Len Taylor, Canada, Saskatoon, Economy of Alberta, Politics, Business Finance, Economic history of Canada, Trade Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement, The Council of Canadians, Saskatchewan, Sid Ryan
American politicians can't go wrong wrapping themselves in the red, white and blue, but with the Roughriders in the Grey Cup Sunday, there are only two colours in Saskatchewan politics -- green and white. The legislature has been awash all week with giant...
Tags: Dwain Lingenfelter, Saskatchewan Party, grey cup, NDP, Gene Makowsky, Brad Wall, Don Toth, Salt Lake City, New Democratic Party of Manitoba, Saskatchewan New Democratic Party, Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Lorne Calvert
A Saskatoon police officer escaped serious injury after his cruiser skidded into the path of an oncoming semi-trailer Friday morning. A woman from Rosthern, Sask., is dead following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 11 Thursday night. Football fans...
Tags: Regina, Saskatoon, air ambulance, regina man, Saskatchewan Party, Canada, Law Crime, Rosthern, Don McMorris, Rosthern Saskatchewan, Politics, Ornge, Ambulance, Taser, Saskatchewan Highway 11, allnews, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Gendarmerie, Public Safety Canada, Saskatchewan, Emergency medical services
Acrimony over a proposed new law affecting the construction industry could come to a head today as a legislative committee meets on Bill 80. The Saskatchewan Party government wants the committee to wrap up its work so the bill can pass before the legislative...
Tags: NDP MLA Len Taylor, construction industry, Saskatchewan Party, Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan New Democratic Party, Politics, 39th Canadian Parliament
The Saskatchewan Party government is picking winners and losers in the forest industry -- and scaring off companies that want to do business in the province, the NDP charged Thursday. The government announced a new reallocation of timber from the Prince...
Tags: big river, Saskatchewan Party, Canada, Prince Albert, Weyerhaeuser, Lumber, Wood, Domtar, Timber industry, Environment, Sawmill, Darcy Furber, Brownfield land, Pulp, Logging, Plywood, Forest product, Federal Way Washington, Saskatchewan