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HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the creation of a new advisory committee to help promote apprenticeships and skilled trades across Canada. Trudeau made the announcement toda...

The pay for members of the upper management of Saskatchewan's Crown corporations fell by nearly 18 per cent over the past year.According to the Crown Investments Corporation's 2018-19 Payee Disclosure...

The Liberal government is delivering $1.75 billion in compensation for dairy producers impacted by the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and the Comprehensive and...

Dairy producers in Saskatchewan are happy with the federal government's $1.75 billion support program outlined today. Alice McFarlane with Ag Access talked to Joy Smith with Sask Milk.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is hitting pause on developing an anonymous whistleblower hotline.In an emailed statement, the SHA's Lisa Thomson said the authority is withdrawing a request fo...

The federal government has announced a significant contribution to research on two canola diseases.SaskCanola will receive roughly $3.4 million to study Blackleg in canola and understand more about th...

It wasn't the end to the peaceful family evening Grant Moore was expecting.His house shook and chairs rocked as an earthquake hit the Esterhazy area Thursday night.It was confirmed by the United State...

Despite rain delays, producers have started combining with just one per cent of the crop in the bin. The latest crop report indicates this is slightly behind the five year average. Looking at the numb...

Producers will soon have more time to repay cash advances.Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced a Stay of Default for the 2018-19 Advance Payments Program (APP) affecting farmers ...

Beef still has an important role to play in a healthy diet. Registered dietician Carol Harrison made the comments to the Canadian Beef Industry conference in Calgary.alice.mcfarlane@jpbg.caOn Twitter:...