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Opinion: Canada needs petitions with power
Opinion: Canada needs petitions with power Working families, taxpayers, parents, business owners, and ordinary citizens should have a peaceful way to make Parliament answer. Last updated 25 minutes ago Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe take part in a joint press conference following a talk hosted by Enserva in Calgary on Monday, June 16, 2025. PNimg THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.
Opinion: Food security investments need to happen in Saskatchewan
Opinion: Food security investments need to happen in Saskatchewan We have land, water, producers, innovation, and plenty of room to grow. If future versions of the strategy give a little more attention to irrigation, processing, and Prairie realities, the benefits could stretch far beyond Saskatchewan. Last updated 10 minutes ago A farmer in Saskatchewan seeds wheat in 2024 on his 2,000 acres of land.
Opinion: Saskatchewan can’t take its wealth for granted
Opinion: Saskatchewan can’t take its wealth for granted For each dollar oil prices increase, the government collects roughly $16 million in extra revenue. With oil reaching $95 per barrel, that could mean about $560 million extra flowing into government coffers this year. Last updated 0 minutes ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. CTF Prairie Director Gage Haubrich.
Opinion: Saskatoon deserves better oversight of its own services
Opinion: Saskatoon deserves better oversight of its own services Done well, audit work isn't about finding fault — it's about finding better. It gives elected officials the evidence they need to make smarter budget decisions, and it gives residents confidence that City Hall is accountable. Last updated 16 minutes ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Saskatoon City Hall.
Letters: Debate Old Age Security with facts
A person holds a sign during a rally against Bell Canada's artificial intelligence (AI) data centre project. Photo taken outside the Rural Municipality of Sherwood office in Regina on Monday, April 20, 2026. Photo by HEYWOOD YU /Regina Leader-Post A reasonable debate about changing Old Age Security payments should begin with facts. Unfortunately, supposed analyses often begin with statements that are attention-getting rather than informative.
Opinion: Canadians deserve a clearer conversation about MAID
Opinion: Canadians deserve a clearer conversation about MAID This shift raises profound questions about how Canada responds to suffering. Last updated 37 minutes ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Krista Carr is chief executive officer of Inclusion Canada. Supplied photo THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.
Opinion: Provincial independence and the loss of portable health benefits
Opinion: Provincial independence and the loss of portable health benefits If a province became independent, its citizens would no longer be under the jurisdiction of the Canada Health Act. Last updated 5 minutes ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Tommy Douglas makes an election campaign stop in London, Ont., in 1965.
Opinion: Saskatchewan premier must stand firm against carbon taxes
Opinion: Saskatchewan premier must stand firm against carbon taxes No other oil-producing nation imposes an industrial carbon tax, according to Cenovus Energy CEO Jon McKenzie. That means the tax “incents industry to invest outside of Canada.” Last updated 29 minutes ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.
Letters: Saskatchewan auditor should review Agribition deal
Skip to Content ASI could exert real-world influence by exploiting the interconnected technologies we already depend on. We will be the Mayan warriors, outgunned before we even understand why. A person holds a sign during a rally against Bell Canada's artificial intelligence (AI) data centre project in front of the office of Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159 in Regina, on April 20, 2026.
Opinion: Access to the infant hepatitis B vaccine shouldn’t be a lottery
Opinion: Access to the infant hepatitis B vaccine shouldn’t be a lottery A Canadian child’s protection against hepatitis B — and against a preventable cancer — currently depends on their province or territory. This turns their likelihood for liver cancer into a lottery, with their ticket determined based on where they were born. Last updated 52 minutes ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.
Opinion: Can we really not care about this abhorrent situation?
Surely humankind can do better than this for these people. An unhoused person takes a nap on a bench under a make-shift shelter on Spadina Crescent. /Saskatoon StarPhoenix By Lorraine Weidner Sign In or Create an Account Imagine fingers, along with other body parts, freezing — swelling and blistering and discolouring and falling off. This sounds incredible and horrible, but is happening right across the province and country.
Letters: Rise in homelessness a negative impact of immigration
Letters: Rise in homelessness a negative impact of immigration Clearly, vacancy rates and rent increases significantly influence homelessness. To address this, we must reduce immigration and increase housing supply. Last updated 8 minutes ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. A shelter is set up in a vacant lot on 19th Street. Photo taken in Saskatoon, Sask. on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.
Opinion: Prairie Harm Reduction gave much more than it ever cost
Opinion: Prairie Harm Reduction gave much more than it ever cost The thousands of people in Saskatoon for whom Prairie Harm Reduction provided a home, a cup of coffee, a phone, a life-saving place to navigate drug use and addiction, are not only gutted, but left in the cold. Some will find other programs around the city. Many will go homeless. Others will die. Last updated 29 minutes ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.
Opinion: Electric buses not right fit for Canadian winters
Opinion: Electric buses not right fit for Canadian winters In extreme cold, the range of these buses can drop significantly. In Regina, the local transit union has warned that electric buses struggle to remain in service for longer than three hours. Last updated 10 minutes ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. The zero-emission electric bus sits parked at the Transit Fleet Maintenance Facility on Thursday, April 24, 2025 in Regina.
Opinion: Keep farm research centres in Saskatchewan, and elsewhere, open
Opinion: Keep farm research centres in Saskatchewan, and elsewhere, open What is most alarming is these cuts specifically target organic and regenerative research. Organic farming is not just a trend — it’s a strategy for coping with climate change. Last updated 5 minutes ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.
Opinion: Protecting Saskatchewan’s cultural life means investing in the arts
Opinion: Protecting Saskatchewan’s cultural life means investing in the arts If we want Saskatchewan communities to remain livable and connected, we need to treat arts and culture as part of our core public infrastructure Last updated 30 minutes ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.
Opinion: Sask Polytechnic CEO outlines fixes for Canada’s labour crisis
Opinion: Sask Polytechnic CEO outlines fixes for Canada’s labour crisis As labour needs accelerate, it’s clear that polytechnics are the model best suited for apprenticeship training — structurally, pedagogically and operationally. Last updated 21 minutes ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Saskatchewan Polytechnic's campus in Saskatoon.
Opinion: Saskatchewan does not collect from its oil and minerals
Opinion: Saskatchewan does not collect from its oil and minerals Why does a province so rich in mineral resources keep running deficits? The obvious answer is that Saskatchewan does not collect enough revenue from minerals that belong to the province. Last updated 12 minutes ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Pieces of potash in Esterhazy, Sask.
Opinion: Saskatchewan should abandon ‘home renovation’ handouts
Opinion: Saskatchewan should abandon ‘home renovation’ handouts The provincial government could simply tax residents less in the first place rather than offering targeted credits to those who jump through specific hoops. Last updated 20 minutes ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Scott Moe, premier of Saskatchewan, speaks during a government announcement about the future of health care earlier this month.
Opinion: Saskatchewan experience shows weakness in trade governance
Opinion: Saskatchewan experience shows weakness in trade governance The flaw at the heart of this issue is that provincial access to trade decision making is governed by leaders’ disposition rather than formal obligations. Last updated 23 minutes ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.
Opinion: Tax system biggest barrier to unlocking Saskatchewan's potential
Opinion: Tax system biggest barrier to unlocking Saskatchewan's potential Cuts to certain spending areas do need to be made, but the complete answer to Saskatchewan’s fiscal decline lies in unleashing our potential for growth. Sask. Premier Scott Moe speaks during the NSBA luncheon at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon on Feb. 24, 2026.
Opinion: If Ottawa doesn't reform supply management, Washington will
Opinion: If Ottawa doesn't reform supply management, Washington will Supply management serves legitimate policy objectives: territorial occupation, income stability, and a degree of food sovereignty. But it is currently too rigid and too costly. The system needs modernization, not blind defence. Last updated 5 minutes ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. A person takes a jug of milk from a refrigerator in this file photo.
Opinion: Child poverty is deepening in Saskatchewan In 2023, 78,050 children under the age of 18 in Saskatchewan were in poverty, a child poverty rate of 27.1 per cent. This is well above Canada’s national child poverty rate of 18.3 per cent and is the highest child poverty rate of all the provinces. Last updated 16 minutes ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.
Opinion: First Ministers meeting involving Indigenous leaders 'pivotal'
Opinion: First Ministers meeting involving Indigenous leaders 'pivotal' Bringing provincial and federal leaders together with Indigenous leaders can be a pivotal step in charting the path forward. It can be historic, if the will is there. Last updated 0 minutes ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Harold Calla, executive chair of the First Nations Financial Management Board.
Opinion: Person-centred approach to smoking cessation needed
Opinion: Person-centred approach to smoking cessation needed Nicotine pouches have gained popularity internationally and are here to stay. No level of restriction will cause them to cease to exist. Canadians face two clear policy choices. Last updated 25 minutes ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. A person-centred approach to smoking cessation is needed, writes a pharmacist.
Letters: Why discourage nicotine and encourage alcohol, cannabis?
Letters: Why discourage nicotine but encourage alcohol, cannabis? "Even when your vote helps elect an MP, that MP often has no voice," one letter writer says. Last updated 5 minutes ago You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. Voters walk towards an advance polling station located at Campbell Collegiate before the Canadian Federal Election on Monday, April 21, 2025 in Regina.
A seed of hope from the Canada-China agreement
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Nicotine pouches are not helping Canadian smokers quit
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Stop driving Canadians towards illegal nicotine products
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ER staff will leave if aggression not dealt with
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Prioritize proper care for Saskatchewan dementia patients
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Be prepared if you get admitted to Saskatchewan hospitals
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Changes needed to protect young sexual abuse victims
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Opinion Alignment needed to achieve smokeless Canada by 2035
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Canada must ban sports betting ads
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Why rent control isn't the answer for Saskatchewan
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Supreme Court ruling exposes Liberal Party leadership
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Innovative tax systems an opportunity for Saskatchewan
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Governments that silence teachers hurt students
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OT vacancies forcing service reductions in Saskatchewan
The temporary reduction of occupational therapy services at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon highlights a long-standing crisis. For years, occupational therapists (OTs) have prioritized caseloads to manage workloads, but high vacancies now force service reductions. This affects urban hospitals province-wide and extends to rural and remote communities, schools, and beyond. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.
Why you should get your annual flu shot
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Letters: There is no faculty uprising at First Nations University
Advertisement 1 "Not only is our institution in good financial condition, but in fact it is in surplus in part due to over $40 million in grants raised since Dr. Jacqueline Ottman became president," one writer states.
Saskatoon cancer patient upset with state of healthcare
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Protect seniors to get coercive control offence right
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Agri-foods a big opportunity for Saskatchewan and Canada
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The canola oil witch hunt
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Lack of restraint use awareness causing harm in Saskatchewan
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First Nations governance is at a pivotal moment
The erosion of First Nations governance has come to light and lost its vision from our ancestors who left a legacy to uphold the sanctity of our laws rooted in the land and Creator. Before colonization, our leaders governed through natural law, balance, and collective responsibility. Leadership was sacred, rooted in service to the people and accountability to the community.
Letters: Mixed reaction to CFL rule changes
Advertisement 1 "If these changes go ahead, Stewart Johnson will be known as the man who killed Canadian football," one reader states. Article content The Canadian Football League has a new commissioner this year, and so we now have an announcement the league is making changes to the game. When any business gets a new top executive, there is a strong temptation for that exec to put an imprint on the organization. Sign In or Create an Account Article content So what changes have been announced?
Saskatchewan's tax structure discourages growth
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