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With just a day left before the Legislative session for the current term ends, the opposition New Democrats launched fresh attacks on the Sask Party over ethics and conflict of interest issues. Opposition members hammered the Sask Party on a host of ethics complaints. Among the items raised: Ethics and Democracy Critic Meara Conway called […]

Saskatchewan’s agri-food exports to the Indo-Pacific region in 2023 were $7.28 billion, according to the provincial government. The Indo-Pacific region includes China, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and India.  Top agri-food exports to the region were canola seed, non-durum wheat, dry peas, lentils, and barley. The province noted the total value of agri-food exports increased […]

Rapid seeding progressed across Manitoba this past week and is now at 30% complete. Producers have focused on planting corn (60% complete), cereals (58% complete) and peas (72% complete). Canola planting has just started with 6% of the acres being planted. Producers are planting a variety of crops based on soil and weather conditions. Soil […]

The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation announced that negotiations for a new provincial collective agreement will resume Wednesday and Thursday. The Teachers’ Bargaining Committee and Government-Trustee Bargaining Committee have both agreed to return to the bargaining table following discussions held Monday and Tuesday between their chairpersons.  Beginning Wednesday morning and continuing until Thursday at 6 p.m., teachers are […]

Rebecca Strong is now $1 million richer after being crowned the winner of Citytv’s “Canada’s Got Talent” Season 3. The Indigenous singer from Prince Albert, Sask., claimed the reality competition’s first million-dollar prize in a two-hour finale featuring eight finalists. Viewers across Canada voted to determine the winner of what Citytv’s parent company, Rogers, billed as the […]

Thousands of people in Western Canada remain displaced from their homes as wildfires threaten their communities, triggering evacuation orders and alerts. In British Columbia, a widening area around the northeastern community of Fort Nelson is under evacuation, with the Parker Lake wildfire burning close by and the larger Patry Creek wildfire raging to the northwest. […]

REGINA – RCMP are seeking people to come forward with more information about any sexual offences committed by Richard Dyke. Dyke, 47, was arrested in Assiniboia last November and now faces 60 charges in connection to historic sexual assaults. He is charged with 14 counts, sexual assault; 14 counts sexual interference; nine counts voyeurism; and […]

Provincial exports of various products globally in 2022 and 2023 were valued at a combined $101.9-billion, according to numbers released by the provincial government on Tuesday. The new figure represents a 52.2 percent increase compared to the two previous years of 2020 and 2021, when exports were valued at $66.9-billion. Exports to the United Kingdom […]

Today, federal Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Lawrence MacAulay and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit announced $5 million over five years for the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI).  This funding, delivered over the five years of the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) agreement, will be used for project development, delivery, knowledge transfer and training, ensuring […]

Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and oilseed and grain, fell 1.1 per cent to $81.4 billion in March.  The agency says the overall decline came as sales were down in three of the seven subsectors it tracks. The motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories subsector posted the largest […]