{"id":90581,"date":"2025-03-18T08:29:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T12:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?p=90581"},"modified":"2025-03-18T08:29:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T12:29:13","slug":"ndp-addresses-hopes-for-new-session-during-prince-albert-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/18\/ndp-addresses-hopes-for-new-session-during-prince-albert-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"NDP addresses hopes for new session during Prince Albert visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince Albert Daily Herald The next session of the Saskatchewan Legislature is set to begin soon and the Official Opposition NDP was in Prince Albert on Saturday to plan for it. NDP MLAs met at the Ches Leach Lounge in the Art Hauser Centre on Saturday ahead of the next session of the Legislature, which begins on Wednesday. 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