Category Archives: News
Trump puts tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, spurring trade war as North American allies respond
PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, drawing swift retaliation from the country's Nort...
Feb 01, 2025
RCMP investigating break and enter at Wadena Curling Rink
Wadena RCMP are asking the public's assistance in identifying a male suspect that broke into the Wadena Curling Rink on January 10th. The investigation determined an adult male entered the rink then l...
Jan 31, 2025
Virden RCMP seize drugs and weapons while assisting Animal Control
RCMP has laid several charges in connection with an unrelated animal control call in Virden. Around 9:30 AM last Tuesday, officers attended an address in the town and inside located two females and a ...
Jan 31, 2025
Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - An American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, ...
Jan 30, 2025
$7.2 million of funding to support 30 livestock and forage research projects in Saskatchewan
The federal and provincial governments announced $6.9 million in joint funding to support 30 livestock and forage-related scientific research projects in Saskatchewan this year. Combined with funding ...
Jan 29, 2025
AAFC January Outlook: wheat acreage expected to increase while canola acreage is expected to slip
In its January Outlook for Principal Field Crops, the Market Analysis Group of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has come out with seeded acreage predictions for the upcoming growing season. The Ag Can...
Jan 29, 2025
Bank of Canada cuts key rate by quarter point to 3% as tariffs threat loom
The Bank of Canada delivered another interest rate cut today, reducing its policy rate by a quarter-percentage point to three per cent. It's the central bank's sixth straight cut since June, with infl...
Jan 29, 2025
Watercraft Management Measures announced for Clear Lake in 2025
In 2025, Parks Canada plans to permit watercraft on Clear Lake under a "one boat, one lake" aquatic invasive species prevention program. This program will be similar to the one implemented in 2023. Th...
Jan 28, 2025
"Harvest Academy" will launch at Canada's Farm Show
Farmers attending Canada's Farm Show in March will be able to take advantage of a unique educational opportunity. The Farm Show runs from March 18-20 at REAL District in Regina, and an attraction anno...
Jan 27, 2025
Some or all Saskatchewan and other Peavey Mart locations might be closing
ESTEVAN - Peavey Mart is set to close, according to local sources and other media reports. Its store Estevan introduced a 10 per cent store-wide sale last weekend, and some departments were already lo...
Jan 27, 2025
