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Agriculture Roundup for Friday February 28, 2020
The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) said action is needed as the anniversary of the Chinese ban on canola seed approaches.The council called on Ottawa to resolve the dispute and to support industry div...
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Listen: Oat processing to increase in Saskatchewan
Oat processing is expanding in Saskatchewan.Alice McFarlane with Ag Access has more on the construction of a new oat plant.-alice.mcfarlane@jpbg.caOn Twitter: @AliceMcF
Feb 27, 2020 ID 147130662 © Andrew Norton Dreamstime.com

Province offers advice to travellers regarding coronavirus
Saskatchewan doesn't have any confirmed cases of coronavirus, but the province still is updating its guidelines for travellers."The number of countries that have confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to ...
Feb 27, 2020 Dr. Saqib Shahab, the province’s chief medical health officer.(file photo/CKOM News Staff)

Kindersley mother charged with second degree murder of infant daughter
A 28-year-old woman from Kindersley has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of her infant daughter.The case dates back to Sept. 27, 2018 when Kindersley RCMP responded to a report of a...
Feb 27, 2020 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

The Weather Network comes out with Spring prediction for Central Saskatchewan
Following a winter that lacked consistent cold, Central Saskatchewan residents are getting a glimpse at what is to come in the next three months.The Weather Network released its weather predictions fo...
Feb 27, 2020 (Ronald Quaroni/paNOW Staff)

Commodity groups upset with seed variety pilot
A new pilot project will see participating farmers pay a trailing royalty to the seed developer on three new varieties.The project is called the Seed Variety Use Agreement and was announced Tuesday af...
Feb 27, 2020 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Agriculture Roundup for Thursday February 27, 2020
A pilot program has been launched to test how a new seed use agreement will work in the real world.At the Prairie Grain Development Committee meetings in Winnipeg, the Canadian Plant Technology Agency...
Feb 27, 2020 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)

Overnight hockey celebrity David Ayres to appear at Blades-Pats game in Saskatoon
Zamboni driver-turned-goalie hero David Ayres is coming to Saskatoon.The 42-year-old Toronto man will be joining the Saskatoon Blades for their March 6 home game against the Regina Pats, coinciding wi...
Feb 27, 2020 (Carolina Hurricanes/Twitter)

‘Classroom complexity’ a complex issue in negotiations
Saskatchewan's classrooms look a lot different now than they did years ago - and the change goes far beyond technology.Gone are the days of chalkboards and typewriters, which have been replaced by sma...
Feb 27, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)

Number of distracted driving tickets drops again
For the third straight month, the number of distracted driving offences recorded in Saskatchewan decreased.According to SGI, Saskatchewan police officers issued 509 tickets for distracted driving in J...
Feb 26, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)