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Sask. minimum wage to increase to $11.32 per hour
Saskatchewan's minimum wage will get a 26-cent-per-hour bump on Oct. 1; it's going up to $11.32 per hour.It's currently $11.06 per hour, one of the lowest-such figures in Canada.A media release Friday...
Jun 07, 2019 (file photo/CJME News Staff)
‘NOW’ websites recognized with digital innovation award
A division of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group in Saskatchewan is once again leading the way in innovation and digital design.It recently received the Gold Medal Award for Digital Innovation from the ...
Jun 07, 2019 The new 'NOW' websites, piloted in Saskatchewan, have been recognized with a Digital Innovation Award from the Western Association of Broadcasters. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Unemployment dips nationally, regionally as fewer people look for work: StatsCan
After a surprise surge in April employment, with the nation posting the strongest job growth since 1976, things held steady in May.But a sharp decline in those looking for work pushed the unemployment...
Jun 07, 2019 (file photo/JPBG)
Flea beetles chew through canola
Canola farmers are battling an early season pest. Flea beetles are feasting on young canola plants.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access spoke to Warren Ward, the Canola Council of Canada agronomy specialist...
Jun 06, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Waiting for the million dollar rain
While seeding is wrapped up, many producers are keeping an eye on the sky. Ninety-nine per cent of the crop is in the ground but topsoil moisture conditions continue to deteriorate due to strong winds...
Jun 06, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
From used to useful
A provincial organization is encouraging farmers to play a role in protecting the environment.Saskatchewan Association for Resource Recovery executive director Ethan Richardson said farmers are alread...
Jun 05, 2019 (submitted photo/102725768 © Hildeanna - Dreamstime.com)
Saskatchewan taxpayers sinking millions into uranium mine cleanup
Saskatchewan taxpayers are looking at a massive bill as the provincial and federal governments battle it out over who is responsible for cleaning up an abandoned uranium mine.The Gunnar mine and mill ...
Jun 05, 2019 The Gunnar Mine near Uranium City was once the largest uranium mine in the world. (Chris Carr/CKOM)
‘You get what you put in’: Cannabis consumers greet first outdoor growing season
Moe Brondum lifts the rope that holds the gate to his backyard closed. He gingerly walks through and heads over to a patio table where two chairs sit ready for guests.Birds chirp as he leans back, don...
Jun 05, 2019 Moe Brondum shows off one of his four legal cannabis plants in his backyard in North Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Agriculture featured in Japan, Korea visit
Saskatchewan agri-food products will be front and centre during a trade mission to Japan and South Korea.Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison will be highlighting Saskatchewan agricul...
Jun 04, 2019 (Saksit Choeiklin/Dreamstime.com)
Ranchers struggle with dry pastures, bad hay conditions
The spring of 2019 has proven to be incredibly dry in Saskatchewan.Now the record low moisture has cattle ranchers reassessing their herds as hay conditions deteriorate."There may not be much hay at a...
Jun 04, 2019 (submitted photo/CJME News Staff)