TOPIC: SASK VOTES 2024
Sask. NDP MLA says his trans children were the target of premier's proposed change room policy
Premier Scott Moe described the proposed policy as his 'first order of business' if re-elected but backed away from the plan after securing another majority government.
Sask. NDP wins all but 1 seat in Regina and Saskatoon after final votes counted
The final election results are in for the 2024 Saskatchewan election, which received a higher vote turnout than 2020. The NDP's April ChiefCalf won Saskatoon-Westview. And Saskatchewan Party’s Ken Cheveldayoff was re-elected in Saskatoon-Willowgrove.
Premier Scott Moe unveils new, smaller Sask. cabinet and says change room policy no longer 1st priority
Scott Moe said he should have stated his first priorities were to meet with the lieutenant-governor, form a cabinet and set a legislative agenda.
Carla Beck energized by larger Sask. NDP caucus, despite election defeat
The leader of Saskatchewan's Opposition says she's ready to take on Premier Scott Moe in the legislature after her party lost Monday's election, but significantly grew its ranks.
Sask. hits milestone with more than 30% of projected MLAs being women
Equal Voice, a charity dedicated to improving gender representation in Canadian politics, says the 2024 election marks a transformative moment for Saskatchewan, especially since the progress toward gender equity in the province's politics has been gradual.
NDP picks up 4 new projected seats, Sask. Party gets 1, after early mail-in vote count
CBC is projecting four more seats for the Saskatchewan NDP and one more for the Saskatchewan Party after the first round of mail-in ballots were counted on Wednesday.
'Spicy grandma' among new projected NDP MLAs excited to tackle health care, education
The Saskatchewan Party is going back to the legislature with yet another majority. And while the Saskatchewan NDP fell short of returning to power for the first time since 2007, it is projected to make significant gains with only mail-in ballots left to count.
3 key takeaways from the Saskatchewan provincial election
The Saskatchewan Party won its fifth consecutive majority government Monday, CBC has projected, but the legislature will look significantly different this time around.
Saskatchewan Party wins 5th consecutive majority government
The Saskatchewan Party will remain the governing party of the Prairie province it is named after, with Scott Moe continuing at its helm.
When will we see results in the Saskatchewan ridings too close to call on election night?
The Sask. Party is leading or projected to be elected in 32 ridings — clearing its way to a majority government — but the full results of the 2024 provincial election in Saskatchewan may not be known for a few more days.
What the Sask. Party's win could mean for you
Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party is projected to win a fifth-straight majority government, something that hasn't been achieved since Tommy Douglas' run that began in the '40s.
SASK VOTES 2024
How to watch results on Saskatchewan election night 2024
Election day is almost here. Stay informed about the 2024 Saskatchewan election by tuning into CBC Saskatchewan.
First Person
My first real act as a Canadian citizen was to vote, and nothing could be more meaningful
Elections in India are a spectacle while Canadian elections are a more understated affair, according to Anusuya Datta. After getting her citizenship in August, she says she felt truly Canadian after voting in her first provincial election.
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Party leaders take questions from Sask. public as election approaches
With the Saskatchewan election coming Oct. 28, CBC's Blue Sky invited the leader of each provincial party to answer questions live on air.
79 Shercom employees laid off in wake of California company's monopoly over Sask. tire recycling
Saskatoon tire processing company Shercom Industries has informed the Ministry of Labour Relations that it has to lay off 79 employees as of Dec. 2.
Representation, strategy or both? Sask. election sees increase in racialized immigrant candidates
Saskatchewan's current provincial election features an increase of racialized immigrant candidates. One expert says it makes strategic sense.
Moe, Beck say they'll work with federal government on homeless supports
NDP Leader Carla Beck told reporters Saskatchewan should be working with the federal government and municipalities on ways to support homeless people.
Police say they never told Sask. Party that property damage at campaign office was gunshots
Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe appears to have described property damage at a campaign office in Regina this week as gunshots well ahead of any police investigation.
From getting to polls to marking an X, voters with disabilities face extra hurdles
In Saskatchewan, close to 30 per cent of people identify as having a disability. Some of them say they need to do additional planning to make sure their vote counts.
Outgoing Sask. Party MLA who violated conflict of interest law denies wrongdoing
In a written decision released Tuesday, conflict of interest commissioner Maurice Herauf found Gary Grewal breached the province's conflict of interest law by accepting clients from the Ministry of Social Services at his motels.
Sask. Indigenous leaders want members to vote; others say they shouldn't in colonial systems
First Nations people in Canada weren't allowed to vote in provincial and federal elections until 1960 — a little over 60 years ago. While many now exercise that right, others choose not to take part in what they consider colonial systems.
Regina police investigating property damage report at Sask. Party candidate's campaign office
Regina police confirmed they are investigating a report of property damage that came in round 7:30 p.m. CST on Monday. Police said the caller reported finding "two small holes in two separate windows" at a business on the 1600 block of Dewdney Avenue East.
This is Saskatchewan
The Sask. Party has had a solid rural base for 17 years. Could health care be a disruptive force?
Access to rural health care has been a political football thrown back and forth between the Saskatchewan Party and the NDP, which has served as the province's Official Opposition since the Sask. Party toppled it in 2007.
Conflict commissioner finds former Sask. Party MLA broke rules as motel owner
Saskatchewan's conflict of interest commissioner has ruled that outgoing Saskatchewan Party MLA Gary Grewal breached rules by owning motels that profited from government contracts.
Sask.'s public debt — almost $20B and growing — nearly absent from election campaign spotlight
One issue nearly absent from the campaign trail in the lead-up to the Oct. 28 Saskatchewan election is the recent trend toward deficit budgets and the province's rapidly-growing debt. The debt has more than tripled in the past decade, to nearly $20 billion from $5.4 billion.