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49 emergency room nurses slam Sask. Party in letter

19 Apr 2024

Poor working conditions, favouritism, $300K travel nurse pay at issue
REGINA – Today, the Official Opposition released a letter signed by 49 emergency room nurses in Saskatoon. The letter slams the Sask. Party government for failing to support Saskatch…

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Indigenous leaders call for meaningful Duty to Consult during day of action

19 Apr 2024

REGINA – Today, Official Opposition Critic for First Nations and Métis Relations Betty Nippi-Albright hosted a Day of Action with Indigenous leaders from Nekaneet First Nation, Yellow Quill First Nation, Waterhen Lake First Nation, Onion Lake Cree Nati…

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Firefighters, families, Opposition call for Moose Jaw hyperbaric chamber reopening

19 Apr 2024

MOOSE JAW – Today, the Official Opposition stood with Taylor Enns, president of the Moose Jaw Firefighters Association, and Brayden Dutchak, the son of a cancer survivor. Together, they called on the Sask. Party government to reopen Saskatchewan’s only…

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Moe’s Minister caught lying about dodgy donor deal

11 Apr 2024

Records show former Sask. Party Finance Minister lobbied for Calgary surgery scheme on behalf of a major Sask. Party donor
REGINA – Today, the Official Opposition grilled the Premier and his Minister of Health after the Minister misled the public, clai…

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Parents, Opposition speak out after gov’t fails to recruit gut doctor for kids

11 Apr 2024

Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital short 15 pediatric specialists 
REGINA – Today, the Official Opposition and concerned parents sounded the alarm on Premier Scott Moe’s failing healthcare staffing plan. The Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital is short at l…

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CIHI: Saskatchewan knee, hip waits worst in Canada for 5th year in a row

09 Apr 2024

REGINA – According to new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information, Saskatchewan people face the longest average wait times in Canada for knee and hip procedures for the fifth consecutive year.

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Saskatchewan loses 6,000 jobs in March; unemployment up from 5.0% to 5.4%

09 Apr 2024

Scott Moe retains the worst jobs record in all of Canada since he took office in 2018
REGINA – The latest Statistics Canada report shows that, after six years in office, Premier Scott Moe still has the worst jobs record in all of Canada as the province…

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Saskatchewan NDP urges fuel tax cut as Manitoba budget extends tax holiday

03 Apr 2024

Saskatchewan has the third highest provincial gas tax in Canada
REGINA – Today, the Saskatchewan NDP is calling for fuel tax relief, with Manitoba announcing another fuel tax holiday extension in their latest provincial budget.

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Domestic violence survivor living in squalid conditions after Sask. Party cut housing reno fund

28 Mar 2024

REGINA – Today, the Saskatchewan NDP was joined at the Legislature by Shannon Kay, a single mother caring for seven kids. Shannon is one of the many Saskatchewan people living in squalid conditions after the Sask. Party government cut the housing reno …

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Health worker says conditions, culture driving colleagues out of Saskatchewan

27 Mar 2024

REGINA – Today, the Saskatchewan NDP was joined at the Legislature by Shannon Orell-Bast, a breast cancer patient and medical social worker who helps people navigate Saskatchewan’s health system. She expressed concern over the culture and working condi…

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