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Saskatoon sees a spike in drug overdoses
Paramedics with Medavie Health Services responded to twice the normal number of overdose calls last week.Since weekly reporting began in September of 2019, paramedics typically have responded to an av...
May 05, 2020 (650 CKOM)
Global Institute for Food Security donates equipment to SHA to support COVID-19 diagnostic testing
A pricey and important piece of equipment has been loaned to the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) by a University of Saskatchewan agricultural research institute.CEO of the Global Institute for Foo...
May 05, 2020 A scientist at GIFS uses the KingFisher . Photo Courtesy: Global Institute for Food Security
ParticipACTION App
Right now, many of us are balancing working from home with the added stress of caring for loved ones. The first step to a happier & healthier workday starts with you! The free ParticipACTION app o...
May 05, 2020
$252 million for agriculture and agri-food sector
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a $252-million aid package for Canada's agriculture and agri-food industries to help deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.There are three parts to the announceme...
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Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday May 5, 2020
It's not something we hear about during hard timesThe Rural Municipality of Edenwold announced a 15 per cent reduction in 2020 taxation rates for all farm, residential, industrial and commercial prope...
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Ceremony planned for service members killed in helicopter crash
OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is planning to hold a ramp ceremony Wednesday to honour the six service members who went down with a military helicopter that crashed off the coast of Greece, even t...
May 04, 2020 Crew members aboard HMCS Fredericton pay their respects to the fallen during the vigil for the deceased members of the CH-148 Cyclone accident on May 1, 2020 in this handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Canadian Armed Forces, Able Seaman Madison Cross
COVID-19 testing Canada's food processing sector
The latest update from Farm Credit Canada (FCC) shows Canada's food processing outlook has become clouded by uncertainty.FCC Chief Agricultural Economist J.P. Gervais said prior to the pandemic Canada...
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Moe hopeful as Saskatchewan begins Phase 1 of reopening plan
The first step towards normality - whatever that may be following the COVID-19 pandemic - is being taken by Saskatchewan on Monday.Phase 1 of the province's five-phase plan to reopen the economy gets ...
May 04, 2020 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Listen: 2020 Regional 4-H shows cancelled due to COVID-19
4-H members will have to find another way to sell their steers with the news two regional beef shows will not go ahead this year.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talks to show organizer Carla Borsa.-ali...
May 04, 2020 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Phase One of Re-Open Saskatchewan Begins May 4
Today we begin cautiously and gradually re-opening some services to Saskatchewan residents but we should remember to continue practicing physical distancing and sanitary measures to reduce the spread ...
May 04, 2020