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Listen: Playing it safe during harvest
Recent rain has slowed harvest progress. It may be a good time to get some rest or take a second look at safety procedures.Alice McFarlane spoke with Rob Gobiel, the agricultural health and safety spe...
Sep 03, 2019 Father and little son looking on canola field on summer day
Police investigate alleged voyeurism at Saskatoon gas station
Saskatoon police are investigating a troubling incident that occurred at a gas station over the weekend.Officers were called to the 400 block of Circle Drive East around noon Sunday after a 29-year-ol...
Sep 03, 2019 Photo of the Fas Gas on Circle Drive in Saskatoon (Gabby Starr/Facebook)
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday September 3, 2019
September started off with a general rain that has essentially halted harvest operations.Hudson Bay had more than 35 millimeters of rain yesterday. Melfort received 18 mm, Prince Albert reported 12 mm...
Sep 03, 2019 ID 11239775 © Charles Brutlag Dreamstime.com
Labour Day long weekend spells unofficial end to the Sask. camping season
Saskatchewan's short camping season is unofficially coming to an end this Labour Day weekend.While campers can continue to use the provincial parks, many amenities will be shut off on Tuesday.Southwes...
Sep 02, 2019 (File Photo/CJME News Staff)
Drugs valued at $750K, weapons seized after search in North Battleford
Charges are pending after RCMP executed a search warrant in North Battleford Sunday at a home on 12 Ave. and 107 St.Officers first attended the home on Saturday, and after investigating, were able to ...
Sep 02, 2019 Weapons seized from a home in North Battleford on Sunday. (supplied RCMP)
Northeast farmers begin harvest
Farmers across the region are starting their harvest and reflecting on the past season.Leonard Blocka and his brother grow close to five thousand acres of canola, wheat, barley and oats six miles sout...
Sep 01, 2019 (File photo/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Provincial government has advice for livestock producers following deaths
The Government of Saskatchewan is recommending cattle producers take some steps after a case of anthrax was reported in the province's southeast.Wendy Wilkins, disease surveillance veterinarian with t...
Aug 31, 2019 Seven cattle recently died in the southeast of the province due to anthrax poisoning. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Ranchers urged to check animals after anthrax report
The general manager of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association was reminding ranchers in the area to monitor their stock after a report of anthrax in the province."If people are in the general area...
Aug 30, 2019 (file photo/CJME News Staff)
More electric car chargers in Sask. give owners more chance to roam
Saskatchewan is a land of straight highways and wide empty spaces - not exactly a paradise for electric vehicles - but as chargers get more common, it's opening up possibilities.Petro-Canada recently ...
Aug 30, 2019 Petro-Canada recently opened its new EV Fast Charge stations at its store on Coleman Crescent in Regina. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Agriculture Roundup for Friday August 30, 2019
Harvest is still way behind in our province. Farmers are at six per cent combined, and the five-year average is 16 per cent combined. Poor weather early in the growing season put everything behind for...
Aug 30, 2019 (File photo/farmnewsNOW staff)