Moe Wants Sask. to Stand Up to Feds

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Source: Caroline O’Neill, ctvnews.ca, November 10, 2021 Saskatchewan needs to be a nation within a nation. OTTAWA — Saskatchewan’s premier says it’s time for the province to flex its provincial muscles. “We’re going to have to make every effort to determine our own destiny,” Scott Moe told Joyce Napier on CTV’s Power Play Tuesday. “What we… Continue reading Moe Wants Sask. to Stand Up to Feds

Sask. NDP Wants Province To Resume Organ Donation

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Source: Luke Simard, regina.ctvnews.ca, November 9, 2021 The NDP says the province should immediately find solutions to resume the program. REGINA – The Saskatchewan NDP is calling on the province to do more to restore life-saving surgeries in hospitals across the province. Jessica Bailey has lived in Saskatchewan her whole life and is currently suffering… Continue reading Sask. NDP Wants Province To Resume Organ Donation

Occupant Safe After Saskatoon Fire Pull Vehicle From Pond

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Source: Kelly Skjerven, globalnews.ca, November 8, 2021 The pond was about four feet deep. Saskatoon Fire responded to an incident early Sunday morning after a car left the road and submerged in a pond. The car left the roadway at Highway 16 and Boychuk Drive around 1 a.m., the department said in a release. Read… Continue reading Occupant Safe After Saskatoon Fire Pull Vehicle From Pond

Sask. Gov’t Considering Privatized Surgeries

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Source: Mickey Djuric The Canadian Press, globalnews.ca, November 8, 2021 Moe has said the government is also exploring ways to expand surgical capacity in the public sector. REGINA – The Saskatchewan government is considering whether to bring back a program that would privatize some surgeries to deal with a growing backlog of people needing an… Continue reading Sask. Gov’t Considering Privatized Surgeries

80% Support for Moe in Leadership Review at Sask. Party Convention

Source: Miriam Valdes-Carletti, saskatoon.ctvnews.ca, November 7, 2021 Throughout the day, Moe continuously made comparisons with the NDP party. SASKATOON – Premier Scott Moe received over 80 per cent support from a Saskatchewan Party member’s vote during its convention at TCU Place in Saskatoon on Saturday. The exact number of the review isn’t shared unless it’s… Continue reading 80% Support for Moe in Leadership Review at Sask. Party Convention

Throne Speech Outlines Ambitious Agenda to Build a Better Saskatchewan

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A new session of the Saskatchewan Legislature began with the Throne Speech that focused on managing through the end of the pandemic and on the significant economic development and job creation opportunities in the province. The Throne Speech also outlined plans to address crime, particularly in rural areas, through an increased police presence and to… Continue reading Throne Speech Outlines Ambitious Agenda to Build a Better Saskatchewan

Moe and Liberal Party At Odds Over Private MRI Clinics

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Source: David Giles, globalnews.ca, August 25, 2021 Conservative party leader Erin O’Toole voiced his support for continuing a mix of private and public systems across the country. Saskatchewan could see a clawback in the amount of health care dollars the province receives if the Liberals win the federal election. The issue, according to a Liberal… Continue reading Moe and Liberal Party At Odds Over Private MRI Clinics

As of July 11, Sask. To Remove All Public Health Restrictions

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Recently, Saskatchewan government officials announced that all COVID-19 public health measures, including the province-wide masking mandate and limits on events and gatherings, will be removed on July 11th. According to the guidelines, before all restrictions were to be lifted 70 per cent of residents 12 years and older had to be vaccinated with their first… Continue reading As of July 11, Sask. To Remove All Public Health Restrictions

St. Walburg Business Robbed at Gunpoint, RCMP Searching for 2 Male Suspects

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Turtleford RCMP are looking for two suspects who robbed a business in St. Walburg on March 15th, 2021 at approximately 11:00 p.m. It’s reported two males entered a business located on 1st avenue in St. Walburg. Both were dressed in dark clothing. One of the males was possibly wearing a red face mask. During the… Continue reading St. Walburg Business Robbed at Gunpoint, RCMP Searching for 2 Male Suspects

NDP Says Former Health Minister Did Not Have a COVID-19 Plan

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Source: Kelly Skjerven, .globalnews.ca, March 12, 2021 Documents show the first draft of the COVID-19 response plan wasn’t distributed until 7:43 p.m. on March 10th, 2020. The Saskatchewan NDP is accusing then Health Minister Jim Reiter of lying about the government’s level of preparedness at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Opposition health critic Vicki… Continue reading NDP Says Former Health Minister Did Not Have a COVID-19 Plan