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One cannabis store owner in Saskatchewan believes low supply in the months following legalization could be one reason the province's cannabis sales are much lower than in other Canadian jurisdictions....
Feb 27, 2019 Legal cannabis sales are lagging behind in Saskatchewan when compared to other parts of the country. (file photo/CKOM News Staff) : Tyler Marr
Local producers will have the opportunity to network, and learn new information on the industry in two separate workshops coming to the Battlefords and area. The Regional Agriculture Update will featu...
Feb 26, 2019 A workshop for the beef industry is coming to North Battleford on March 20 (file photo/farmnewsNOW) : Brady Lang
Details have been released on the 2019 Crop Insurance program in Saskatchewan.Crop insurance levels are increasing to a record $230 per acre, up from $216 per acre in 2018.Agriculture Minister David M...
Feb 26, 2019 (file photo/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Proposed changes to the laws governing how livestock are transported in Canada, are receiving some mixed reviews from groups representing Saskatchewan producers.The changes released last week by the C...
Feb 25, 2019 (submitted photo/Tim Oleksyn)
While most Canadians can expect an abrupt flip to spring in March, according to The Weather Network, the Prairies are not yet out of the woods. "It looks like a furious finish to winter east of the Ro...
Feb 25, 2019 Geese walk on a frozen pond of water. The prairies are foretasted to have a wild swing into spring. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Tyler Marr
Three days have been set aside this week for a preliminary hearing involving a Prince Albert man, charged in the shooting death of another hunter...Austyn Adamko has been charged with four offences in...
Feb 25, 2019 Jordan Darchuk was shot and killed in September of 2017. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Wind chill values of -40 C are expected to develop as a cold arctic ridge settles over Saskatchewan.Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for the northern half of the province and for ...
Feb 24, 2019 Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold warning for much of the province. (Chris Carr/CKOM) : Teena Monteleone
Premier Scott Moe spent much of this past week nearly 3,000 km from home, but he kept much of his attention right on Saskatchewan's problems.He was part of a delegation of three premiers who attended ...
Feb 23, 2019 Premier Scott Moe was part of a delegation of three premiers who attended the National Governor’s Association meeting in Washington, D.C. this week. (File photo/CKOM) : Teena Monteleone
A snack program at a Melfort school is being expanded thanks to a donation from Corteva Agriscience.The Growing Today, Leading Tomorrow program sent $2,000 to Maude Burke School.In a news release, Cor...
Feb 22, 2019 Maude Burke School (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
As local city councillors look at ways to divert food waste from hitting the landfill, some local grocery stores are already working to put food that can no longer be sold to good use. It's something ...
Feb 22, 2019 Save-On-Foods Store Manager, Warren McGlone, sorts breads for the local food bank. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff).