Steven Wilson

The Conservative Party of Canada has joined the chorus of calls across the country for the federal government to exempt home heating from the federal carbon tax. Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre introduced a motion for debate on the floor of the House of Commons Thursday, and it will go for a vote Monday.  

Souris-Moose Mountain Conservative MP Robert Kitchen explained what the initial announcement from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau contained, that ignited the whole controversy. 

Since Monday, the nation’s attention has been on Saskatchewan, as Premier Scott Moe announced the government was directing SaskEnergy to, effective January 1st, stop collecting and remitting the federal carbon tax. The move came just days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced there would be a three-year pause on the collection of the carbon tax on home heating oil. He had made the announcement in Atlantic Canada, the region where heating oil is more often seen. 

Since Monday, the nation’s attention has been on Saskatchewan, as Premier Scott Moe announced the government was directing SaskEnergy to, effective January 1st, stop collecting and remitting the federal carbon tax. The move came just days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced there would be a three-year pause on the collection of the carbon tax on home heating oil. He had made the announcement in Atlantic Canada, the region where heating oil is more often seen. 

The question is no longer if the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation will take job action, but when. Last Friday, the results from the vote by the members of the STF were announced - 90 percent of the members cast a ballot, and 95 percent of those were in favour of sanctions. 

Along with the rest of Saskatchewan, there has been a substantial increase in the number of fatal collisions on highways in southeast Saskatchewan. Throughout the province, there have been 22 fatal collisions in the past two months – six of those in southeast Saskatchewan. With the province’s RCMP responding to a fatal collision roughly every 2.5 days since September 1st, this is a sharp increase from the first eight months of the year, where there were a total of 36 fatal collisions.  

Just days after the federal government announced a pause on the carbon tax for home heating oil, as well as higher carbon tax rebates for those living in rural areas, the Premier of Saskatchewan, has fired back about what will happen in Saskatchewan. 

In an address released on social media, Scott Moe called on the federal government to remove the carbon tax on all home heating in Canada, no matter the source. 

Just days after the federal government announced a pause on the carbon tax for home heating oil, as well as higher carbon tax rebates for those living in rural areas, the Premier of Saskatchewan, has fired back about what will happen in Saskatchewan. 

In an address released on social media, Scott Moe called on the federal government to remove the carbon tax on all home heating in Canada, no matter the source. 

Throughout Saskatchewan, arenas are the centre of many communities all year long. They are used to house cabarets and other events during the summer, and in the winter, are where people come together to watch hockey, skate, curl, and more. A number of communities have natural ice rinks, which means no chiller plants, and having to wait until the winter officially settles in before the ice can go in. Others have the facilities needed for the ice to be made on demand.  

The question is no longer if the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation will take job action, but when. Last Friday, the results from the vote by the members of the STF were announced - 90 percent of the members cast a ballot, and 95 percent of those were in favour of sanctions. 

The Central Cyclones managed to put the first points on the board in the Rural South Football League championship game Saturday afternoon, but the Weyburn Comprehensive School Eagles would be the ones soaring by the end of the game, winning 28-8. The win is the third consecutive league title for the Eagles. 

Eagles quarterback Conner Kerr went 8-for-13 through the air, throwing three touchdowns, including a 95-yard strike to Nolan Uhren in the first quarter. Isaiah Sanderson also had two touchdown receptions, including a 42-yard reception and a five-yard major.