Jeremy Simes
@jeremysimes.bsky.social
Saskatchewan Correspondent with The Canadian Press in Regina. Supporter of all things local. Email is [email protected]
This year's Saskatchewan budget is sinking deeper into the red, mainly due to higher health-care expenses and the cost of fighting the summer's wildfires. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #skpoli
Surplus long gone: Sask. government says budget on course for $427M deficit at year's end | CBC News
Finance Minister Jim Reiter, in a midterm update Tuesday, said the projected year-end deficit is expected to be $427 million, a major swing from the $12-million surplus predicted when the budget was i...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This year's Saskatchewan budget is sinking deeper into the red, mainly due to higher health-care expenses and the cost of fighting the summer's wildfires. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #skpoli
Moe says never mind cow patty bingo, we have cow patty policy making by this NDP.
Speaker says we need civil questions and answers.
Moe says we see different positions from the NDP, and the NDP is always part of the problem. #skpoli
Speaker says we need civil questions and answers.
Moe says we see different positions from the NDP, and the NDP is always part of the problem. #skpoli
November 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Moe says never mind cow patty bingo, we have cow patty policy making by this NDP.
Speaker says we need civil questions and answers.
Moe says we see different positions from the NDP, and the NDP is always part of the problem. #skpoli
Speaker says we need civil questions and answers.
Moe says we see different positions from the NDP, and the NDP is always part of the problem. #skpoli
NDP's Trent Wotherspoon is up on the mid year report, and says the gov't is adding $1B to our debt and our deficit is now $500M. He says how can the gov't defend this when the budget was dead wrong? #skpoli
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
NDP's Trent Wotherspoon is up on the mid year report, and says the gov't is adding $1B to our debt and our deficit is now $500M. He says how can the gov't defend this when the budget was dead wrong? #skpoli
Education critic Matt Love says students with additional needs are being sent home because they aren't enough educational assistants. #skpoli
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Education critic Matt Love says students with additional needs are being sent home because they aren't enough educational assistants. #skpoli
Question Period. NDP Leader Carla is up, asking about rent prices and has called for rent control. She wonders if gov't won't move on rent control because of corporate donors.
Speaker doesn't like the mention of corporate donors.
Moe says we won't move on rent control. #skpoli
Speaker doesn't like the mention of corporate donors.
Moe says we won't move on rent control. #skpoli
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Question Period. NDP Leader Carla is up, asking about rent prices and has called for rent control. She wonders if gov't won't move on rent control because of corporate donors.
Speaker doesn't like the mention of corporate donors.
Moe says we won't move on rent control. #skpoli
Speaker doesn't like the mention of corporate donors.
Moe says we won't move on rent control. #skpoli
Saskatchewan's auditor says she plans to look into the preparedness of province's public safety agency responsible for fighting wildfires. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/... #skpoli
Auditor to investigate Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency's wildfire preparedness
REGINA - Saskatchewan's auditor says she plans to look into the preparedness of province's public safety agency responsible for fighting wildfires.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Saskatchewan's auditor says she plans to look into the preparedness of province's public safety agency responsible for fighting wildfires. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/... #skpoli
The Grey Cup champions Saskatchewan Roughriders paraded down the streets of Regina with cheering fans, bringing the CFL's top prize all the way to the legislature. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/sports/not-a...
'Not a dream': Grey Cup champions Saskatchewan Roughriders hold parade in Regina
REGINA - The Grey Cup champions Saskatchewan Roughriders paraded down the streets of Regina with cheering fans, bringing the CFL's top prize all the way to the legislature.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:59 AM
The Grey Cup champions Saskatchewan Roughriders paraded down the streets of Regina with cheering fans, bringing the CFL's top prize all the way to the legislature. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/sports/not-a...
Saskatchewan Roughriders come home, hoist Grey Cup to cheering fans youtu.be/qSY0vI8Fe5E?...
Saskatchewan Roughriders come home, hoist Grey Cup to cheering fans
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November 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Saskatchewan Roughriders come home, hoist Grey Cup to cheering fans youtu.be/qSY0vI8Fe5E?...
Roughriders’ Grey Cup Win Sparks Joy in Regina and Winnipeg, Heartbreak for Alouettes Fans www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr0p...
Roughriders’ Grey Cup Win Sparks Joy in Regina and Winnipeg, Heartbreak for Alouettes Fans
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November 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Roughriders’ Grey Cup Win Sparks Joy in Regina and Winnipeg, Heartbreak for Alouettes Fans www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr0p...
Saskatchewan's government has signed its first contracts with nurse practitioners to expand primary care. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/sas... #skpoli
Saskatchewan signs first contracts with nurse practitioners to expand primary care
REGINA - Saskatchewan's government has signed its first contracts with nurse practitioners to expand primary care.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Saskatchewan's government has signed its first contracts with nurse practitioners to expand primary care. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/sas... #skpoli
The father of a teen who was stabbed in the heart during a fight at a nighttime campground party in Saskatchewan almost two decades ago says justice has been served. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
Saskatchewan man found guilty of second-degree murder in 2006 bush party stabbing
REGINA - The father of a teen who was stabbed in the heart during a fight at a nighttime campground party in Saskatchewan almost two decades ago says justice has
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November 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The father of a teen who was stabbed in the heart during a fight at a nighttime campground party in Saskatchewan almost two decades ago says justice has been served. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
A man accused in the shooting death of a woman on a rural Saskatchewan highway is having his charge upgraded to second-degree murder. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
Man accused in Saskatchewan highway shooting now faces second-degree murder charge
REGINA - A man accused in the shooting death of a woman on a rural Saskatchewan highway is having his charge upgraded to second-degree murder.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A man accused in the shooting death of a woman on a rural Saskatchewan highway is having his charge upgraded to second-degree murder. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/...
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he sympathizes with a rural community tormented by a cult and will help where he can, but it’s ultimately an issue that needs to be solved locally. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/moe... #skpoli
Moe says province will do what it can for village dealing with cult aftermath
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he sympathizes with a rural community tormented by a cult and will help where he can, but it’s ultimately an issue that needs to be
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November 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he sympathizes with a rural community tormented by a cult and will help where he can, but it’s ultimately an issue that needs to be solved locally. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/moe... #skpoli
Saskatchewan is expanding the list of people convicted of serious crimes who will not be allowed to legally change their names. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/... #skpoli
Saskatchewan to expand law preventing criminals from changing their names
REGINA - Saskatchewan is expanding the list of people convicted of serious crimes who will not be allowed to legally change their names.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Saskatchewan is expanding the list of people convicted of serious crimes who will not be allowed to legally change their names. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/prairies_bc/... #skpoli
NDP's Brittney Senger is up, and says we have two people here from Richmound, invaded by the Kingdom of Canada cult. Residents were antagonized, she says, and this gov't and local MLA abandoned them. Why did the Sask. Party do nothing to help the people of Richmound? #skpoli
November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
NDP's Brittney Senger is up, and says we have two people here from Richmound, invaded by the Kingdom of Canada cult. Residents were antagonized, she says, and this gov't and local MLA abandoned them. Why did the Sask. Party do nothing to help the people of Richmound? #skpoli
Jared Clarke is up, and says this gov't is finally reporting on emergency room closures. This gov't has driven this province to dead last in the country- why has the minister done so little? #skpoli
November 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Jared Clarke is up, and says this gov't is finally reporting on emergency room closures. This gov't has driven this province to dead last in the country- why has the minister done so little? #skpoli
QP. NDP House Leader Nicole Sarauer is up. She says jobs are down and the gov't is failing. She asks why is this government bad at creating good paying jobs? #skpoli
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
QP. NDP House Leader Nicole Sarauer is up. She says jobs are down and the gov't is failing. She asks why is this government bad at creating good paying jobs? #skpoli
Premier Scott Moe has received an approval rating of more than 80 per cent at his Saskatchewan Party's convention. Organizers have not provided Moe's exact approval rating percentage. #skpoli
November 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Premier Scott Moe has received an approval rating of more than 80 per cent at his Saskatchewan Party's convention. Organizers have not provided Moe's exact approval rating percentage. #skpoli
Premier Scott Moe says he's owning up for his Saskatchewan Party's losses in the province's two major cities during the last election. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/moe... #skpoli
Moe says he's responsible for city losses ahead Saskatchewan Party convention vote
SASKATOON - Premier Scott Moe says he takes responsibility for his Saskatchewan Party's losses in the province's two major cities.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Premier Scott Moe says he's owning up for his Saskatchewan Party's losses in the province's two major cities during the last election. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/moe... #skpoli
Saskatchewan's governing party is hoping to regain support from the province's two major cities as members prepare to meet at its biennial convention this weekend. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/gov...
Governing Saskatchewan Party looks to rebuild in cities ahead of weekend convention
REGINA - Saskatchewan's governing party is hoping to regain support from the province's two major cities as members prepare to meet at its biennial convention this weekend.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Saskatchewan's governing party is hoping to regain support from the province's two major cities as members prepare to meet at its biennial convention this weekend. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/gov...
Saskatchewan's premier is teaming up with the province’s largest, most-huggable rodent to cheer on the Green Riders in the CFL’s Western final this weekend.
Watch the video. It made me smile.
Watch the video. It made me smile.
Premier Moe and Gainer the Gopher join forces to support CFL's Saskatchewan Roughriders
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe teamed up with the province’s largest, most-huggable rodent to cheer on the Roughriders in the Western final this weekend. Moe, with mascot Gainer the Gopher, also
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November 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Saskatchewan's premier is teaming up with the province’s largest, most-huggable rodent to cheer on the Green Riders in the CFL’s Western final this weekend.
Watch the video. It made me smile.
Watch the video. It made me smile.
The Supreme Court of Canada granted leave Thursday to hear appeals in a challenge of Saskatchewan's school pronoun law and the notwithstanding clause that underpins it. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/quebec/supre... #skpoli
Supreme Court agrees to weigh in on Saskatchewan's school pronoun case
REGINA - The Supreme Court of Canada granted leave Thursday to hear appeals in a challenge of Saskatchewan's school pronoun law and the notwithstanding clause that underpins it.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
The Supreme Court of Canada granted leave Thursday to hear appeals in a challenge of Saskatchewan's school pronoun law and the notwithstanding clause that underpins it. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/quebec/supre... #skpoli
Premier Scott Moe is defending a possible move that would allow only Canadian citizens and adults to be voting members of his Saskatchewan Party. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/sas... #skpoli
Saskatchewan Party change would strip voting power from permanent residents, youth
REGINA - Premier Scott Moe is defending a possible move that would allow only Canadian citizens and adults to be voting members of his Saskatchewan Party.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Premier Scott Moe is defending a possible move that would allow only Canadian citizens and adults to be voting members of his Saskatchewan Party. www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/politics/sas... #skpoli