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As Saskatchewan's oil and gas sector waits to hear what kind of help it will receive from Ottawa, the province is announcing some relief measures for the time being.Energy and Resources Minister Bronw...
Apr 14, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
The Agricultural Producer's Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) released the results from its latest weekly survey.The pandemic continues to challenge producers on a number of fronts.APAS President Tod...
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Beef processing has been reduced at a number of facilities in Canada and the U.S., including a temporary reduction at a Cargill plant in High River, Alta.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access says farm leade...
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Senior Reporter Nigel Maxwell speaks with battlefordsNOW reporter Josh Ryan about hundreds of people who were lined up down Highway 15 to support Colby Cave.
Apr 14, 2020
Cattle feedlots are facing challenges with news Cargill is moving to a single shift at its High River, Alta. facility.The plant is one of the two major beef processors in western Canada and employs ro...
Apr 14, 2020 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
After finishing her degree, Kendall Nestor packed up to make the exciting move from Rouleau, Saskatchewan to New York City in January to work as a nanny in Manhattan.Instead of fulfilling a lifelong d...
Apr 14, 2020 Kendall Nestor from Rouleau, SK is currently working as a live-in nanny in New York City and blogging about the experience at EveryNewYorkNookandNanny.com. (Facebook)
Farmers are waiting for the weather to warm up so they can pull the last pieces of equipment out of the snowbanks.If they're looking for a quick turnaround it's not going to happen, according to World...
Apr 13, 2020 Sunshine and warmer temperatures are need to melt snow in this northeast Saskatchewan field. (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
A La Ronge doctor is critical of statements released by the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN), which mentioned the provincial government or health care workers could be held liable for...
Apr 13, 2020 Some residents of Stony Rapids are in isolation after coming in contact with a nurse with COVID-19. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
The federal government will offer funding to employers to implement the 14-day isolation periods for temporary foreign workers.Farmers, fish harvesters, and all food production and processing sectors ...
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A pregnant nurse in Regina is raising concerns about the risk of being exposed to COVID-19 on the job and what she feels is a lack of accommodations to protect her.The woman requested her identity be ...
Apr 13, 2020 (CJME News Staff)