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Testing practices and staffing levels big concerns for SUN in northern Saskatchewan

Many nurses working in northern Saskatchewan are extremely concerned right now. With a large COVID-19 outbreak declared in La Loche, and other outbreaks in hospitals in Lloydminster, Meadow Lake and P...

May 07, 2020 Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN) president Tracy Zambory at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon on April 9, 2019. (650 CKOM)

Moe says fall election will happen under the ‘new normal’

Predicting what's going to happen just a couple of weeks from now can be difficult, let alone what might happen in six months due to COVID-19.But planning still is underway for the fall provincial ele...

May 07, 2020 (CJME News Staff)

Agriculture Roundup for Thursday May 7, 2020

A $7.5 billion infrastructure recovery program announced by the provincial government is being welcomed by the rural groups.Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) president Ray Orb sa...

May 07, 2020 (File photo/farmnewsNOW Staff)

No need to worry about ‘murder hornets’ in Sask.: U of S assistant prof

An assistant professor of plant sciences at the University of Saskatchewan says living in this province, residents shouldn't have to worry about the giant Asian hornets everyone seems to be panicking ...

May 06, 2020 (YouTube)

‘We don’t support it:’ Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation reacts to federal gun ban

The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) isn't pleased with the federal decision Friday to ban certain firearms.The ban covers 1,500 models and variants of what the federal government considers 'ass...

May 06, 2020 (Saskatchewan Firearms Safety Training/Facebook)

APAS makes recommendations for livestock support

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) has created a list of policy recommendations to help livestock producers through COVID-19.APAS President Todd Lewis said producers are uns...

May 06, 2020 (file photo/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Prince Albert business reimagines the door handle

Necessity is the mother of invention, and a local locksmith shop has created a device that allows people to open doors in a new way.Manager at Prince Albert based Accra Lock Burgess Vatamaniuck, expla...

May 06, 2020 A Prince Albert locksmith shop is offering a new product to its customers to help reduce contact with others. (Accra Lock/ Facebook)

Many farmers wait to start seeding

It's still a little too cool for seeding to start in central and northern areas of Saskatchewan.The bulk of the activity has been in southern regions.Rosetown area farmer Jim Wickett said only a handf...

May 06, 2020 (file photo/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday May 6, 2020

Canada's grain farmers are disappointed with the federal relief package announced yesterday.Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) chair Jeff Nielson said the funding fails to address the long-term issues in a...

May 06, 2020 (File photo/farmnewsNOW Staff)

'It's a drop in the bucket': Farm groups respond to federal aid package

Farms groups have been quick to respond to the $252 million federal funding announcement for agriculture and the agri-food industry. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used this morning's media briefing to...