Author Archives: Teena Monteleone
'This is unbelievable' : Sask NDP and supporters share healthcare woes
Battlefords resident Amanda Singh struggles with a disease that causes severe pain and inflammation in her lungs, heart and spine. In the early days of her illness, she would have to wait at the hospi...
Oct 04, 2024
Alzheimer's Society reaches out to provincial election candidates
New data suggests that over the next 30 years, the number of people in Saskatchewan living with dementia will increase to over 40,000. That's why the Alzheimer's Society of Saskatchewan is hoping to g...
Oct 03, 2024
Sask. NDP demands Moe explain health system woes, overcapacity hospitals
SASKATOON, Sask. - Saskatchewan New Democrats say the Saskatchewan Party's Scott Moe needs to explain how emergency rooms became overwhelmed under his watch as premier. Health care reform is one of th...
Oct 03, 2024
Moe makes campaign stop in P.A. to talk tax benefits
While announcing an increased active families benefit from $150 to $300, should the Sask. Party form government again, leader Scott Moe fielded a lot of other questions from media. Moe (who will run i...
Oct 03, 2024
SARM seeking more rural road and bridge funding during provincial election campaign
Ahead of this month's provincial election, the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is calling for increased funding for rural roads and bridges. The organization says the infrastru...
Oct 03, 2024
How northern constituencies could affect the provincial election
As with all polling projections, Daniel Westlake is taking what he sees with a grain of salt, but when it comes to battlegrounds in the upcoming provincial election, the political science professor is...
Oct 03, 2024
NDP plan is to scrap gas tax and the Marshal's service; Beck in Prince Albert
In Prince Albert on Wednesday, NDP leader Carla Beck announced that if elected premier, her first move will be to pause a tax she has long been challenging the Sask. Party on, the gas tax. "Not only d...
Oct 02, 2024
Saskatchewan NDP blasts Scott Moe for tax hikes while in office
REGINA - Saskatchewan New Democrats say Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party can't be trusted to reduce taxes. NDP candidate Trent Wotherspoon says Moe hiked 31 taxes and fees while premier in a single year...
Oct 02, 2024
Saskatchewan election begins with promises of tax relief, calls for change
Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe kicked off the provincial election Tuesday promising broad-based tax relief while his opponent, NDP Leader Carla Beck, said it's time to move on from failed, incomp...
Oct 01, 2024
Economy, crime, schools and health: Top issues in Saskatchewan election campaign
The Saskatchewan election campaign is underway, with voting day on Oct. 28. Here's a look at key issues and party promises: Economy Scott Moe's governing Saskatchewan Party has promised to grow the ec...
Oct 01, 2024
