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Sask. RCMP handed out 2,100 tickets during safe driving week
The Saskatchewan RCMP has released the results of its officers' work during National Safe Driving Week.Between Dec. 1 and Dec. 7, RCMP officers in the province stopped 10,441 vehicles and laid 2,137 r...
Dec 20, 2019 (980 CJME file photo)
Crop insurance workers secure tentative agreement
SGEU's bargaining committee at the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) have reached a tentative agreement.SCIC bargaining committee chair Alan Evans said the bargaining unit had been withou...
Dec 20, 2019 ID 150423560 © Gligatron Dreamstime.com
Listen: India impedes import of peas
India is tightening pulse crop import quotas. Pulse Canada has confirmed the news.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Mac Ross the director of market access and trade policy with Pulse Canada. ali...
Dec 20, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Agriculture Roundup for Friday December 20, 2019
The Democratic-led U.S. House gave President Donald Trump an overwhelming bipartisan victory on a renegotiated trade agreement with Canada and Mexico.Passage comes one day after the House impeached th...
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Sask. privacy commissioner looking into LifeLabs breach
The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Saskatchewan is launching an investigation into the cyberattack on LifeLabs.In a media release Thursday, Ronald J. Kruzeniski said the health-care informati...
Dec 19, 2019
Canadian government to invest $2.5M in First Nations youth wellness programs
On Thursday, the Canadian government announced funding to address the suicide crises that many Saskatchewan First Nations communities are currently facing.Federal Minister of Indigenous Services, Marc...
Dec 19, 2019 Ochapowace Chief, Margaret Bear, takes a moment before her emotional address of the suicide crisis her community has been facing, during a press conference at the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations building in Saskatoon on Thursday, December 19, 2019. (Harrison Brooks/650 CKOM)
Scientist receives canola award
The canola industry honoured a man who has left an indelible mark on the oilseed sector.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to Wilf Keller who was presented with the Canola Influencer Award at the re...
Dec 19, 2019 Wilf Keller (left) receives the Canola Influencer Award from Canola Growers Chair Bernie McClean (submitted photo/SaskCanola)
Agriculture Roundup for Thursday December 19, 2019
A report by the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef said there has been strong growth in its certification program.The group developed its first outcome-based certification program in 2018.Chair ...
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Kawacatoose leader searching for response following Guernsey derailment
Kawacatoose First Nation is looking for answers after the Canadian Pacific (CP) train derailment near Guernsey on December 9.The community's Chief, Council, and band members are concerned following th...
Dec 18, 2019 Crews work to contain burning oil tankers after a CPR train derailed and caught fire near Plunkett on Dec. 9th, 2019. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
Silvernagle declines invitation to Saskatchewan Grand Slam, Dunstone, Muyres accept
The Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling's only Saskatchewan stop of the 2019-20 season won't be featuring any women's teams from the province.The Meridian Canadian Open is scheduled for Jan. 14-19 in Yorkto...
Dec 18, 2019 North Battleford's Team Robyn Silvernagle will not be competing at the Canadian Meridian Open in Yorkton on January 14-19, 2020. (submitted photo/Anil Mungal-Sportsnet)