Saskatchewan’s 2025 political landscape was shaped by a new relationship with the federal government, a devastating fire season and tumultuous tariff threats from the United States. With the year now coming to an end, provincial politicians from all stripes are reflecting on the highlights and challenges of the last year. 

Today, we feature CBC provincial affairs reporter Alexander Quon’s year-end interview with Premier Scott Moe. Next week, This is Saskatchewan will drop CBC’s interview with provincial NDP Leader Carla Beck into the feed.

We wanted to meet people who take the holiday season very, very seriously. And look who we found: A retiree in Milestone making fruit cakes for the masses and a collector with nativity scenes on display in every nook and cranny of his two-bedroom Regina apartment. If you need a lift this holiday season, these stories will leave you merry to the max.

Three-hundred and sixty-five days of political decisions that affect you. What stories led the headlines in 2025 and how might they continue to shape the year ahead? Our political panelists Murray Mandryk and Alexander Quon look back at Saskatchewan's biggest political stories of the last year and they make some predictions for 2026.

Some Saskatchewan newcomers face deportation as the country tightens its immigration policies. We take you to Lloydminster where one restaurant owner says her business will fold if her two chefs are forced to leave the country. Meanwhile, refugee claims in the province have jumped by 98 per cent as people desperately look for ways to stay in Saskatchewan.

There are several new cabinet members taking up fresh posts just before the holidays and already they have additional tariff threats to tackle from the U.S. President. How will this cohort fare, especially when some are new to politics? Our political panelists Alexander Quon and Murray Mandryk sort through the shuffle.

Imagine being at Shoppers Drug Mart to mail some parcels when a masked man enters the store with a weapon, yelling at the clerk to open the till. A Saskatoon woman shares her eye-witness account just as Saskatoon police launch their quarterly “retail blitz” to target increasingly violent shoplifters, who often use knives, bear spray and bats to steal items.

The government is on the hook for $194 million after it ordered SaskPower to stop collecting the carbon tax. The Official Opposition is concerned rate payers will be forced to foot the bill to make up for the loss. Political panelists Murray Mandryk and Alexander Quon take stock of our provincial finances as the fall legislative sitting wraps up.

Tiny homes, modular apartments, ready to move duplexes, and more. Regina is one of only a few communities in the country that’s changed zoning rules to allow manufactured homes in all neighbourhoods. Proponents say this will help address our housing shortage. Critics say this could change the character of neighbourhoods.

A memorandum of understanding is getting a thumbs up from Saskatchewan’s Premier. But what are the politics of the pipeline plan? Our political panelists Murray Mandryk and Jeremy Simes weigh in.

If you ride the bus, is it a choice or a necessity? Many riders told us they would rather drive because it’s faster and warmer. And yet, ridership continues to grow in Saskatoon. With some big changes on the horizon for Saskatoon Transit, might attitudes about taking the bus start to change?