Donald James Atchison is a Canadian politician who was Mayor of Saskatoon,the largest city in the central Canadian province of Saskatchewan,from 2003 to 2016. Atchison was elected mayor four times,tied for the most after mayoral terms were extended beyond one year in 1954. When he lost his bid for a fifth term in 2016,he left office as the longest-serving mayor in the city's history at 13 years.
SaskTel Centre is an arena located in Saskatoon,Saskatchewan,Canada. The facility opened in February 1988 and is currently the home venue of the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League,the Saskatchewan Rattlers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League,and the Saskatchewan Rush of the National Lacrosse League,with the arena being referred to as Co-op Field at SaskTel Centre during Rush games.
The Canada Saskatchewan Production Studios are located in Regina,Saskatchewan at the corner of College Avenue and Broad Street. Built in 1913,the structure has served as a normal school,military training facility,and fine arts building for the University of Regina. It was internally gutted and reconstructed as a movie and television studio facility in 2002.
Ken Cheveldayoff is a Canadian provincial politician. He is the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (MLA) for the constituency of Saskatoon Willowgrove. First elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2003,Cheveldayoff has been a cabinet minister in the governments of both Brad Wall and Scott Moe.
The Politics of Saskatchewan relate to the Canadian federal political system,along with the other Canadian provinces. Saskatchewan has a lieutenant-governor,who is the representative of the Crown in right of Saskatchewan;a premier—currently Scott Moe—leading the cabinet;and a legislative assembly. As of the most recent provincial election in 2024,the province is divided into 61 electoral districts,each of which elects a representative to the legislature,who becomes their member,or MLA. In 2024,Moe's Saskatchewan Party was elected to a majority government. Regina is the provincial capital.
Sports in Saskatchewan consist of a wide variety of team and individual games,and include summer,winter,indoor,and outdoor games. Saskatchewan's cold winter climate has ensured the popularity of sports including its official sport,curling,as well as ice hockey,ice skating,and cross-country skiing. The province also has warm summers and popular summer sports include baseball,football,soccer,basketball,track and field,rodeo,horse-racing,and golf.
Randall Percival Weekes is a Canadian politician. He was a Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1999 until 2024,representing the constituencies of Redberry Lake,Biggar,and Biggar-Sask Valley. He served as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 2020 until 2024.
Glenn Joseph Hagel is a Canadian provincial and municipal politician. He was a Saskatchewan New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1986 to 2007,representing the constituencies of Moose Jaw North or Moose Jaw Palliser at different times during his career. He also served as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 1999.
Christine Tell is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Regina Wascana Plains in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 2007 to 2024 as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.
Trent Wotherspoon is a Canadian politician and former interim leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP). He was elected to represent the electoral district of Regina Rosemont in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2007 election,and was re-elected in the 2011 election,and 2016 election. Wotherspoon was a candidate for the party's leadership in 2013. In 2016,the NDP caucus elected Wotherspoon to serve as Leader of the Opposition following the defeat of Cam Broten in the 2016 provincial election and the party's provincial council elected him interim leader.
The 2011 Saskatchewan general election was held on November 7,2011,to elect 58 members of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (MLAs). The election was called on October 10 by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan,on the advice of Premier Brad Wall. Wall's Saskatchewan Party government was re-elected with an increased majority of 49 seats,the third-largest majority government in the province's history. The opposition New Democratic Party was cut down to only nine ridings,its worst showing in almost 30 years.
Gordon S. Wyant,KC is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan with the Saskatchewan Party for the constituency of Saskatoon Northwest from 2010 to 2024. Wyant served in the cabinets of both Brad Wall and Scott Moe,including two stints as Attorney General. Prior to entering provincial politics,Wyant served on Saskatoon City Council from 2003 to 2010.
Scott Moe is a Canadian politician serving as the 15th and current premier of Saskatchewan since February 2,2018. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the riding of Rosthern-Shellbrook,first elected in 2011. He served in the Saskatchewan Party cabinet from 2014 to 2017 under the premiership of Brad Wall,twice as minister of environment and also as minister of advanced education. In January 2018 he was chosen to succeed Wall as leader of the Saskatchewan Party. He led the party to a fifth consecutive majority government in the 2024 provincial election.
Queen City Pride is an LGBT pride festival,held annually in Regina,Saskatchewan,Canada. The event is held mid-June each year,normally in the week following Saskatoon Pride. The festival is administered by Regina Pride Inc.,a non-profit corporation in the province of Saskatchewan.
David Buckingham is a Canadian politician,who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 2016 to 2024,representing the district of Saskatoon Westview as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.
Carla Beck is a Canadian politician who has served as leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party and Saskatchewan's Official Opposition since 2022. Beck was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the district of Regina Lakeview in the 2016 provincial election. Beck is the first elected female leader of the Saskatchewan NDP.
Chad Aaron Novak is a Regina,Saskatchewan–based accountant and local political activist.
Aleana Young is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2020 Saskatchewan general election. She represents the electoral district of Regina South Albert as a member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party caucus.
Matt Love is a Canadian politician serving as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan (MLA). Love was elected in the 2020 Saskatchewan general election and represents the electoral district of Saskatoon Eastview. Love is as a member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) caucus.
Sandra Masters is a Canadian politician who was the 35th mayor of Regina,Saskatchewan,holding the role from 2020 to 2024. Masters was the first elected female mayor of either of Saskatchewan's major cities.
