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Listen: COVID-19 impacting meat supply and beef producers
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...
Apr 14, 2020 ID 89030342 © Auremar Dreamstime.com
What'sHappeningNOW April 14, 2020
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

Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday April 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)

Sask. nanny in New York City reflects on life in a pandemic
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)

Meteorologist says spring weather still weeks away
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)

La Ronge doctor calls threats of legal action in COVID-19 exposure 'disappointing and disturbing'
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)

Farmers, food processors to receive millions to help foreign workers isolate
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 ...
Apr 13, 2020 ID 158009246 © Randy Fletcher Dreamstime.com

Pregnant nurse concerned about risk of COVID-19
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)

FSIN want more measures for healthcare professionals after COVID-19 case in Northern Sask.
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling on the province to put better measures in place for healthcare professionals servicing First Nations.The FSIN said in a news release Sa...
Apr 13, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)

Sask. small businesses can begin applying today for provincial aid
Saskatchewan businesses impacted by COVID-19 can begin applying for provincial aid today.Saskatchewan Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison told Gormley on Monday the government will s...
Apr 13, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)