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Election day arrives in Sask., with ballot counting expected to last well into the night [Video]

Saskatchewan voters who haven’t already cast their ballots will be able to do that today, the final day of polling before the province decides which party will form the next government.

Over the past month of campaigning, parties have duelled over issues like health care, safety, education and affordability.

Their jabs and hooks come to a head in Monday’s election, with the Saskatchewan Party looking to form its fifth consecutive government, while the Saskatchewan NDP looks to return to power for the first time since 2007.

Five other parties are also on the ballot: the Buffalo Party of Saskatchewan, the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Green Party, the Saskatchewan Progress Party and the Saskatchewan United Party.

Entering the 2024 election, the governing Saskatchewan Party held 42 of the 61 seats in the legislature, while the Opposition NDP had 14. Three …

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