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Government rebates ‘good start,’ says electric vehicle advocate
You have to look pretty hard to find an electric vehicle in Saskatchewan.According to SGI data, there were barely more than 100 on the road as of February.Jason Cruickshank, founder of the advocacy gr...
May 02, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Critics speak out on cash advance plan
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association (WCWGA) says most farmers are not happy with the announcement of changes to the cash advance program.The Advance Payment Program limit will be increased ...
May 02, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
China suspends export permits from two Canadian pork plants, says Ottawa
TORONTO - The federal government says it has been notified that China has suspended the export permits of two Canadian pork exporters. A spokeswoman for Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says a...
May 02, 2019
Administrators of cash advance await details
The group that administers the cash advance program will be ready to help farmers once the information is finalized.A series of enhancements to the Advance Payments Program (APP) that support farmers ...
May 01, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW)
Health Canada to usher in plain packaging, new strict rules on tobacco products
Health Canada has unveiled its new rules for cigarettes and tobacco product packaging in an effort to reduce the appeal of tobacco products, which remain the leading cause of preventable death and dis...
May 01, 2019 New plain packaging rules and strict regulations on cigarettes will soon come into force in Canada. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
As Ottawa boosts loans for farmers, Sask. producer optimistic China will soon lift ban
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe appreciates the changes made for canola farmers and supports the federal government getting back to the table with China.Moe spoke Wednesday morning, shortly after the f...
May 01, 2019 Help is on the way for canola farmers impacted by China's ban on Canadian product. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Canola farmers receive support amidst trade issues
Additional supports were announced for farmers as market access issues continue to block canola exports to China.The Advance Payment Program limit will be increased to one million dollars for all farm...
May 01, 2019 Marie-Claude Bibeau. (Twitter/@mclaudebibeau)
Big game draw set to open
Hunters can soon start taking steps to prepare for the upcoming season.Starting Wednesday, hunters in Saskatchewan will have the opportunity to put their names forward for the province's big game draw...
May 01, 2019 The big game draw is set to open Wednesday. (submitted photography/Government of Saskatchewan)
Sask. court’s carbon tax decision expected Friday
Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal is to render its decision Friday into the province's challenge of the federal government's carbon tax.Saskatchewan has questioned the constitutionality of the tax, which...
Apr 30, 2019 (file photo/CKOM News Staff)
Wildfire relief fund coming for Biggar area ranchers
The Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGA) has launched a relief fund to help Biggar-area ranchers affected by last week's wildfire.SSGA President Bill Huber said the fire started Monday and wa...
Apr 29, 2019