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Trudeau promises $1 billion to help provinces cope with coronavirus cases

The federal government is rolling out a $1-billion funding package to help provincial health-care systems cope with the increasing number of new coronavirus cases and to help Canadian workers who are ...

Mar 11, 2020 (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand)

Agriculture Roundup for Wednesday March 11, 2020

Saskatchewan alpaca breeders hope a new mill in Hafford will lead to expanded sales of alpaca fibre.Saskatchewan Alpaca Breeders Network treasurer Carol Poole said the Polytechnic Innovative Manufactu...

Mar 11, 2020 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Meili calling for postponed budget in wake of coronavirus-related market drop

With markets and oil prices taking a plunge in reaction to coronavirus in countries around the world, the leader of Saskatchewan's NDP wants the government to postpone the budget and take another look...

Mar 10, 2020 Sask. NDP Leader Ryan Meili (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)

Listen: CN Rail shares impact of rail blockades

There is a lot of western Canadian grain waiting to get to port positions.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to railways officials who believe clearing the backlog will be a process that could take ...

Mar 10, 2020 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Petroleum analyst predicting even bigger drop in gas prices

Gas prices are expected to drop significantly in the coming days.Dan McTeague is a petroleum analyst and is part of a group called Canadians for Affordable Energy. He told Gormley that another drop of...

Mar 10, 2020 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)

Monitoring pigs during COVID-19 outbreak

There's no reason to believe the new human coronavirus, COVID-19 will affect pigs but the manager of the Canada West Swine Health Intelligence Network (CWSHIN) said it's always prudent to protect pigs...

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Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday March 10, 2020

Grain movement backlog and the carbon tax will be among the issues raised at the annual meeting of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) this week in Regina.SARM president Ray Or...

‘It’ll just keep us hungrier:’ Dunstone reflects on 2020 Brier

Even though the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier didn't end the way they wanted, Matt Dunstone and the members of his Regina-based rink are still happy about their performance at the Canadian men's curling cham...

Mar 09, 2020 Saskatchewan skip Matt Dunstone throws a rock during the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier. (Curling Canada/Twitter)

R.M. reps prepare possible election questions, as SARM convention gets underway

Roads, crime, flooding and beavers are all on the agenda this week at the annual Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) convention in Regina. And with a provincial election looming al...

Mar 09, 2020 One of the resolutions at this week's SARM convention has to do directly with where Crime Watch signs can be posted in relation to provincial highways. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Listen: Rural municipalities tackle key issues

Representatives from rural municipalities meet in Regina this week with several concerns weighing heavily on their minds.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to the Saskatchewan Association of Rural M...

Mar 09, 2020 SARM President Ray Orb. (Twitter/@SARM_Voice 2)