• Saskatchewan Monthly Construction Update - October 2026 Edition

  Source: Saskatchewan - Government News
  Date: 2026-10-28 20:00:00.0
  Tags: [Saskatchewan, Infrastructure, Healthcare, Education, Seniors]

  The Government of Saskatchewan released its October 2026 Monthly Construction Update, highlighting progress on major provincial infrastructure projects including the Regina Specialized Long-Term Care Home, the newly completed Weyburn General Hospital, and renovations to Saskatchewan Polytechnic's Regina campus. The 30 per cent completion milestone was celebrated for the Regina Specialized Long-Term Care Home—a 240-bed, five-story facility spanning nearly 22,000 square metres scheduled for completion in fall 2028. Additionally, a ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the completion of the Weyburn General Hospital to begin welcoming patients on November 1, 2026, while Saskatchewan Polytechnic completed eighth-floor renovations to house a new high-fidelity simulation laboratory for nursing education.

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• Saskatchewan Launches New Respiratory Therapy Training Program

  Source: Saskatchewan - Government News
  Date: 2026-10-27 02:00:00.0
  Tags: [Saskatchewan, Healthcare, Education, Labour]

  The Government of Saskatchewan has invested over $8 million to develop and launch the province's first-ever Respiratory Therapy Advanced Diploma program at Saskatchewan Polytechnic's Regina campus. The funding supported renovations to create two new specialized laboratories and purchase modern equipment for the facility. The inaugural cohort welcomed its full capacity of 25 students this fall, who will complete a two-and-a-half-year program including hands-on clinical placements within Saskatchewan health care settings. This initiative is part of the broader Health Human Resource Action Plan and Patients First Health Care Plan to address provincial workforce shortages.

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• Advocates plea for feds to call inquiry into Alberta, Sask. trans laws

  Source: Global News Politics
  Date: 2026-09-28 21:01:30.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Saskatchewan, National, Education, Healthcare, Social Services, Justice]

  LGBTQ+ advocates are petitioning the federal government in Ottawa to call a formal national inquiry into provincial legislation enacted in Alberta and Saskatchewan. The contested laws include parental consent mandates for students under 16 altering their names or pronouns at school, bans on transgender athletes aged 12 and older participating in competitive female sports, and restrictions on gender-affirming medical care for youth. Both Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe utilized the notwithstanding clause to protect these legislative measures from judicial review.

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• Saskatchewan Welcomes First Students to New Occupational Therapy and Speech Language Pathology Programs

  Source: Saskatchewan - Government News
  Date: 2026-08-28 00:00:00.0
  Tags: [Saskatchewan, Healthcare, Education]

  The Government of Saskatchewan invested $37 million to establish the province's first-ever Master of Occupational Therapy and Master of Speech-Language Pathology programs at the University of Saskatchewan. Housed within the School of Rehabilitation Science in the College of Medicine, the new programs welcome their first cohort of 80 total students (40 in each program) this fall. This expansion significantly increases training capacity beyond the 50 seats previously available through interprovincial agreements, supporting the province's Health Human Resource Action Plan and Patients First Health Care Plan.

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