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Arbitrator upholds CFL’s suspension against Ticats’ linebacker Lawrence
TORONTO - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats will be without linebacker Simoni Lawrence for two games.Arbitrator William Kaplan rejected Lawrence's appeal Tuesday of the two-game suspension levied against him la...
Jul 16, 2019 (Submitted photo/CKOM News)
Agriculture Roundup for Tuesday July 16, 2019
Ag in Motion (AIM) is underway near Langham.Over the next three days, 30,000 people are expected to visit the show. There are a record 552 exhibits and 30 food vendors on site.The site itself is 100 a...
Jul 16, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Listen: online producer survey on seed royalties
Prairie farm groups want to hear from producers on the sensitive subject of seed royalties.The federal government's two proposed options have not been well received by farmers and APAS wants more inpu...
Jul 15, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Ag in Motion grows in its fifth year
Saskatchewan's biggest outdoor show opens tomorrow northwest of Saskatoon.Ag in Motion is celebrating its fifth anniversary this year.General manager Rob O'Connor said the show continues to grow and t...
Jul 15, 2019 (Twitter/@AginMotion)
Agriculture Roundup for Monday July 15, 2019
Saskatchewan's largest outdoor farm show will kick off this afternoon with an appearance by the federal agriculture minister.Marie-Claude Bibeau will bring greetings at an Ag In Motion (AIM) reception...
Jul 15, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)
Tom Molloy remembered at state memorial service
Tom Molloy's greatest asset might not have been his sharp wit, his impactful negotiating or his leadership.According to friends and family at his public state memorial service at Merlis Belsher Place ...
Jul 13, 2019 Tom Molloy, the 22nd lieutenant-governor of Saskatchewan, died of pancreatic cancer on July 2. (Supplied photo/Government of Saskatchewan)
Three tornadoes touch down in southern Saskatchewan
Environment Canada confirms three tornadoes touched down during a stormy afternoon across southern Saskatchewan on Friday.The first was a waterspout tornado over Old Wives Lake near Moose Jaw around 1...
Jul 13, 2019 Screen grab from a video of a tornado near Rockglen on July 12, 2019 (Jared Mysko/YouTube)
Listen: keep it clean
Canada's grain and oilseed products are coming under increased scrutiny from foreign buyers.Export customers are testing shipments with highly sensitive equipment for levels of pesticide residues and ...
Jul 12, 2019 (file photo/farmnewsNOW Staff)
4-H Pledge Goes Global
4-H members across Canada will use an updated pledge that includes the words "...and my world" at the end.The idea to update the 4-H pledge began at the 2017 Global 4-H Network Summit by 4-H youth mem...
Jul 12, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Agriculture Roundup for Friday July 12, 2019
A Quill Lakes area farmer said crop development varies from field to field and crop to crop.Norm Hall said canola starting blooming the first part of July which is normal but there are plants that are...
Jul 12, 2019 (Alice McFarlane/farmnewsNOW Staff)