• Twelve New Sober Living Spaces Open in Prince Albert

  Source: Saskatchewan - Government News
  Date: 2026-10-21 21:00:00.0
  Tags: [Saskatchewan, Healthcare, Social Services, Indigenous]

  Mental Health and Addictions Minister Lori Carr announced $556,000 in annual funding to the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) to establish 12 new second-stage sober living spaces housed in two fourplexes in Prince Albert. Client intake began on August 7, 2026, with full operational capacity achieved on October 1, 2026, providing structured, substance-free, and culturally responsive environments for individuals continuing their recovery journeys. This initiative contributes to the Government of Saskatchewan's broader target of adding 500 new addictions recovery spaces across the province under the Action Plan for Mental Health and Addictions, bringing the current total to 414 available spaces out of the 500 goal, backed by a record $674 million investment in the 2026-27 Provincial Budget.

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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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• Province Awards Grants for Suicide Prevention

  Source: Saskatchewan - Government News
  Date: 2026-09-10 23:00:00.0
  Tags: [Saskatchewan, Healthcare, Social Services, Indigenous]

  The Government of Saskatchewan is awarding 44 grants totaling more than $400,000 under the second year of its Suicide Prevention Grant Program, with each successful applicant receiving up to $10,000. Recipients include community-based organizations such as the Afro Tribes Festival Incorporated, Indigenous communities, school divisions, and municipalities. This program forms part of the broader Pillars for Life: The Saskatchewan Suicide Prevention Plan, backed by a provincial investment of $2.3 million specifically for suicide prevention initiatives within a broader $674 million mental health and addictions budget for the year.

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• Province Funds 20 New Sober Living Spaces in Lloydminster

  Source: Saskatchewan - Government News
  Date: 2026-08-27 21:00:00.0
  Tags: [Saskatchewan, Healthcare, Social Services, Housing]

  The Government of Saskatchewan is providing $225,000 in annual funding to Oxford House Saskatchewan to establish 20 new second-stage sober living spaces in Lloydminster, distributed across four residential homes. Client intake for 15 of the spaces began in mid-August 2026, with the remaining five spaces scheduled to open in mid-September 2026. This initiative contributes to the provincial goal of adding 500 addictions recovery spaces under the Saskatchewan Action Plan for Mental Health and Addictions, backed by a record $674 million investment in the 2026-27 Provincial Budget.

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