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- Saskatchewan Party wins majority government
- Only 10 years into its existence as a political force, the Saskatchewan Party will form a majority government and its leader Brad Wall will be the new premier.
- NDP had a 'good run in government'
- A desire for change pushed the NDP out of 16 years of rule in Saskatchewan, but leader Lorne Calvert said the party has no regrets.
- Liberals fail again to elect single MLA
- The third time was not a charm for Liberal Leader David Karwacki, as voters in Saskatoon Meewasin rebuffed his efforts for elected office.
- Shift in urban vote handed seats to Sask. Party
- The seeds of victory were sown in Regina and Saskatoon, where the Saskatchewan Party picked up five seats — but there were gains in other urban areas, too, that helped seal the election win.
- NDP holds on in Regina, but loses 3 seats
- Fortress Regina continued to stand for the NDP when the dust of Wednesday's election had settled, though its foundation was shaken by a trio of Saskatchewan Party wins.
- 15 cabinet ministers re-elected, 3 defeated
- They will be sitting on the opposite side of the legislature, but most members of the NDP cabinet will be returning despite a Saskatchewan Party majority.
- Saskatchewan Party gains 2 seats in Saskatoon
- The Saskatchewan Party made a strong offensive in Saskatoon, taking two seats from the NDP and further expanding its support in the city.
- Alternative parties barely register with 2.4% of votes
- The Green Party of Saskatchewan made modest gains, but did not find the substantial support its counterparts in other provinces have managed.
- Close constituencies: some safe, most nail-biters
- There were a number of seats that the New Democrats and the Saskatchewan Party considered safe, but many turned out to be nail-biters.
- Calvert recaptures home constituency
- His party may have been relegated to opposition status for the first time in 16 years, but Lorne Calvert easily won in Saskatoon Riversdale, what's considered the NDP's safest seat.
- Wall wins in Swift Current
- Saskatchewan Party Leader Brad Wall has been elected in his Swift Current riding.
- Polls close, ballot counting starts
- The polls have closed in Saskatchewan and the vote counting on election day 2007 has begun.
- Sask. party leaders wrap up campaigns in cities
- After four weeks of door knocking, a televised debate and a blizzard of promises, Saskatchewan's election campaign is wrapping up.
- With election 2 days away, advance polls busy
- If the advance polls are any indication, the crowds could be heavy on election day Wednesday.
- Sask. Party has big lead: newspaper poll
- A new election poll conducted by the Regina Leader-Post and the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix suggests the Saskatchewan Party has a significant lead over the NDP as the province heads to the election next week.
- Politicians shouldn't meddle with tuition, U of S president says
- Although the campaign trail has been littered with promises to help post-secondary students, the president of the University of Saskatchewan says politicians need to stay away from promising tuition cuts.
- Don't be spooked by NDP tactics, Sask. Party says
- Halloween themes dominated as the New Democrat and Saskatchewan Party leaders took shots at each other Wednesday, the morning after a televised debate.
- Sask. political leaders pump up the volume at debate
- While Saskatchewan's political leaders kept their fingers on hot-button issues, viewers of Tueday's debate might have been excused for keeping theirs on the volume button.
- Privacy concerns raised about voters lists
- With an election a week away, some Saskatchewan voters are voicing privacy concerns about the enumeration process.
- Agriculture not a priority in election: U of S professor
- Saskatchewan might be the breadbasket of Canada, but agricultural issues have taken a low profile in the election campaign so far.
- Sask. Party candidate quits over allegations of inappropriate comments
- The Saskatchewan Party's candidate in Regina Walsh Acres has stepped down at the request of the party's leader after allegations that he made inappropriate comments.
- Liberal platform talks schools, tax cut, accountability
- The Liberals unveiled their detailed election platform Friday in Saskatoon - a four-year, $1.4-billion plan centred on schools, a tax cut and accountability.
- Sask. Green party calls for royalty hikes
- The leader of the Saskatchewan Green Party is on side with Alberta's Conservative government when it comes to oil and gas royalties.
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- Saskatchewan Party wins majority government
- Only 10 years into its existence as a political force, the Saskatchewan Party will form a majority government and its leader Brad Wall will be the new premier.
- NDP had a 'good run in government'
- A desire for change pushed the NDP out of 16 years of rule in Saskatchewan, but leader Lorne Calvert said the party has no regrets.
- Liberals fail again to elect single MLA
- The third time was not a charm for Liberal Leader David Karwacki, as voters in Saskatoon Meewasin rebuffed his efforts for elected office.
- Shift in urban vote handed seats to Sask. Party
- The seeds of victory were sown in Regina and Saskatoon, where the Saskatchewan Party picked up five seats — but there were gains in other urban areas, too, that helped seal the election win.
- NDP holds on in Regina, but loses 3 seats
- Fortress Regina continued to stand for the NDP when the dust of Wednesday's election had settled, though its foundation was shaken by a trio of Saskatchewan Party wins.
