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In the news today: BoC set to announce interest rate cut today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Bank of Canada set to announce third consecutive interest rate cut today The Bank of Canada will announce its ...
Sep 04, 2024
Diet, demographics behind late-summer wasp outbreak on Prairies
EDMONTON - Audric Moses has seen a few late-summer wasp outbreaks around his Edmonton home over the past seven years, but nothing like what he saw last week. "My wife said, 'Hey, come on out here. You...
Sep 04, 2024
Jansen potash mine ahead of schedule, more growth planned
Stage 1 of BHP's multi-billion dollar Jansen potash mine project is halfway complete and ahead of schedule, the company announced last week. The project is being built just outside of Humboldt, and wi...
Sep 03, 2024
'A huge issue': Sask producers watching canola retaliation
Worries mounted for some Canadian canola producers Tuesday as China took aim at canola for retaliation over EV tariffs. On Tuesday, China announced it would launch an anti-dumping investigation into C...
Sep 03, 2024 APAS president Ian Boxall says China keeps targeting canola for retaliation, showing how important it is to Canadian trade. (980 CJME file photo)
China retaliates with anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola imports
OTTAWA - China has announced an anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola imports in response to Canada planning to impose tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, steel and aluminum. In a new...
Sep 03, 2024 In a news release on Tuesday, China's Ministry of Commerce says it is launching an anti-discrimination investigation into the tariffs and an anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola imports as well as certain chemical products. (The Canadian Press)
Summer ends but Regina construction season continues
Once the snow melts, construction season in Saskatchewan appears as quickly as the weeds, and this summer was no exception. The City of Regina recently announced that construction in the city had only...
Sep 03, 2024 A collection of traffic pylons sit alongside a busy road. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
In the news today: Concerns raised after Via Rail passengers stranded
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Concerns raised after Via Rail passengers stranded A tourist visiting Canada is questioning the safety of Via ...
Sep 03, 2024
Alberta to pursue legislation this fall on opt-in sex education in schools
EDMONTON - The Alberta government says it's moving ahead this fall with legislation that would require parents to proactively sign up to have their children opt-in, rather than the usual practice of o...
Sep 03, 2024
PHOTOS: Northern lights dazzle across Saskatchewan
The northern lights were dazzling all across Saskatchewan this weekend. The lights, or aurora borealis, are caused when the Sun blasts charged particles (electrons and protons) into space, which is ca...
Sep 02, 2024 The northern lights over Saskatoon on Sept. 1, 2024. (Dr. Shaden Rislan Bani Yaseen/Submitted)
Dewdney construction causing challenges for businesses
Construction season doesn't just cause delays and traffic jams, it's also affecting local businesses. The Dewdney Avenue Corridor Revitalization Project is well underway. While the outcome of the proj...
Sep 02, 2024 "We've even had some customers phone and ask if we were still open during the construction, which, of course, we certainly are," said Grant Frew. (Nicole Garn/980 CJME)
OPINION
Sarah Mills: World Cup dreams are made
The score may not have been ideal, but Sarah Mills says the World Cup experience was everything she hoped it would be.
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, June 26
8:30 - Another school year has wrapped up, and report cards are out! Everett Hindley, Saskatchewan's Minister of Educati...