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Premier Scott Moe has announced changes to the provincial cabinet, with five current ministers switching to different ministries, two new MLAs added t...

Cabinet size remains 18, but five MLAs remain in cabinet with new cabinet portfolios and two MLAs are entering cabinet.

Plans for a new Yorkton Regional Hospital continue to be delayed after the 2022-23 Sask. budget left out any update on the promise of a new build, news that comes as a disappointment to area politicians.

Plans for a new Yorkton Regional Hospital continue to be delayed after the 2022-23 Sask. budget left out any update on the promise of a new build, news that comes as a disappointment to area politicians.

The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses says recent anti-vaccination signs placed on windows and doors at the Yorkton Regional Health Centre are “demoralizing” to healthcare workers.

Ron Kaban and the Yorkton Hyundai staff proudly presented a cheque to 2021 Brayden Ottenbreit Close Cuts for Cancer Local Cancer Initiatives Program on Wednesday morning.

An official ground breaking ceremony for Fromm Manor was held on Friday morning. In response to a needs assessment survey two years ago, this new rental housing project contains 11 bachelor-style units for singles with low to moderate income who are unable to find or maintain housing without support services.

Article content Show us some respect Due to COVID-19, elective surgeries have well over 30,000 people waiting. Before COVID there was about 11,000. I’ve been waiting for two years for a heart procedure and the same amount of time just to see a specialist about another issue. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Letters: People waiting for medical procedures deserve respect Back to video My issue isn’t with the wait time, but with the way doctors...

Seniors and Rural and Remote Health told Yorkton This Week in an interview Friday. “... What we’re doing here is temporary ... The full intention is this is not a permanent situation.”   Hindley said both he, and Minister of Health Paul Merriman have been made keenly aware of local concerns over the change in services by local MLA Greg Ottenbreit, and other MLAs in the region.   Hindley said the shift in services to Regina has been a response to a temporary shortage of Medical Lab...

Greg Ottenbreit, the MLA for Yorkton, said that the deficit is something they felt was needed in this year’s budget. “In these times of COVID, it’s important to not only support but invest in the province,” he said. “What I have been hearing from constituents and province from around the provinces is at this point they are not really worried so much about the deficits; they want to make sure that they are supported, and we are poised to recover and build once we come through the pan...