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A bus and truck which are part of singer Shania Twain’s tour, crashed on Highway One this morning, near Wolseley. This happened just after 7 am in difficult road conditions. According to Twain’s Management, several people were injured and taken to local hospitals. The information we have right now indicates all of the injuries were […]

Premier Scott Moe and his counterpart from Nova Scotia say Canada’s need for housing is too complex for provinces not to be at the table when Ottawa strikes housing deals with municipalities. The issue was a prominent part of the communiqué released Monday following a meeting of provincial premiers and territorial leaders in Halifax. At […]

Plenty of support programs are available to grain and livestock producers, but it can hard to keep track of all of them. That’s where the Lower Souris Watershed Committee comes in; they’re organizing a pair of meetings in Redvers and Whitewood this week to show support programs that producers may find helpful. “We have a […]

Prices for feeder steers in Saskatchewan were mostly up, while prices for feeder heifers were mixed, according to the latest Cattle Market Update issued by Canfax for the week ending November 3. The only price decline for steers was in the 700-800lb category at $1.66 per hundred weight (per cwt) week-over-week. Prices for steers ranged from $494.20 in […]

There are numerous career opportunities within the agriculture sector. That’s the message from Agriculture in the Classroom Canada to high school students as part of Career Month in Canada. Ag in the Classroom recently partnered with McCain Foods and to kick off Career Month held a virtural panel event featuring 4 McCain employees, who shared […]

The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association wants to hear thoughts from members about the proposed merger between Viterra and Bunge. The merger, announced earlier this year, is currently under review from the federal government as well as the Competition Bureau. President of the Wheat Growers Gunter Jochum says the survey – sent to members by email […]

Senators voted yesterday (Thurs) to send Bill C-234 to third and final reading — without any changes. That’s a 180 from the amendment that had been given the green light — which would have not allowed natural gas and propane used to heat barns — to be exempt from the carbon tax. During debate, Independent Senator Colin […]

I got to speak with Katie Munshaw of Dizzy ahead of their show tonight (Nov. 3) at Commonwealth. She opened up wide about her love of quilting and how that played into the creation of their latest record, the big decision to be masked on the cover of the latest record and Katie agreed I […]

Canada’s unemployment rate rose to 5.7 per cent last month as job opportunities became less plentiful in an economy weighed down by high interest rates. Statistics Canada released its October labour force survey Friday, which showed the economy added a modest 18,000 jobs. The gain was not enough to keep the unemployment rate from rising […]

Young farmers across Canada looking to sharpen their skills while making connections have an opportunity to attend a series of events hosted by Farm Credit Canada. The FCC Young Farmers Summit, which is free to attend, has a total of 7 events scheduled — 6 in-person and 1 virtual — for late November into mid-February. Jason Fiske, […]