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Tag Archives: Agriculture
Saskatchewan set to be drenched over first full weekend of summer
It may be the first full weekend of summer, but it'll feel like early spring in many parts of Saskatchewan. Environment Canada says rain is expected to start overnight on Friday and fall until Monday ...
2h ago Environment Canada said about 30 to 40 millimetres of rain is expected to fall in central and southern Saskatchewan over the weekend. (Sheena Roszell/650 CKOM)
Small grocers embrace Ottawa's national food security strategy
Independent grocers and industry stakeholders are welcoming the federal government's national food security strategy, aimed at boosting competition among grocers, growing local produce year-round and ...
Jun 12, 2026
Carney announces national food security strategy meant to expand choice, lower prices
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has announced a national food security strategy aimed at giving Canadians more access to locally produced fruit, vegetables and other fresh items at lower prices. The p...
Jun 11, 2026
'Can you imagine the stress?': Protest against high-speed rail project hits Ottawa
OTTAWA - Protesters chanted "No Alto!" as they marched past the Prime Minister's Office on Parliament Hill Wednesday to register their opposition to the Alto high-speed rail project. Farmers and other...
Jun 10, 2026
Farm groups urge review of Alto rail project, citing costs and impacts
MONTREAL - Farm organizations from Quebec, Ontario and across Canada are calling on Ottawa to revisit the proposed high-speed rail line between Quebec City and Toronto, saying the project could cost f...
Jun 08, 2026
New World screwworm find leads to Canada blocking livestock from Texas
OTTAWA - Canada is temporarily restricting the import of livestock from Texas over concerns about a parasitic fly with flesh-eating larvae. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said animals that are fr...
Jun 06, 2026 A ranch worker drives cattle to a corral for inspection for New World screwworm at a ranch in Cintalapa, Chiapas, Mexico, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, amid an infestation that led the U.S. to suspend cattle imports over fears the pest could reach the border. (AP Photo/Isabel Mateos)
Agriculture minister reappoints Canadian Dairy Commission CEO Benoit Basillais
OTTAWA - Federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald says Benoit Basillais has been reappointed as CEO of the Canadian Dairy Commission. Basillais will serve an additional three-year term effective J...
Jun 01, 2026
'Just be amazed:' Alberta is seeing a cyclical outbreak of caterpillars
EDMONTON - Forest tent caterpillars are not entomologist Ken Fry's favourite insect but the black-coloured critters with vibrant blue-and-yellow marks do have a soft spot in his heart. They're why his...
Jun 01, 2026
Premier Moe says new trade deal with India would benefit Saskatchewan despite tariffs
REGINA - As Ottawa appears to inch closer to a trade deal with India, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he hopes the agreement addresses punishing tariffs on pulse crops. But Moe says if the deal do...
May 29, 2026
Opposition, unions fear federal cuts could undermine food security
OTTAWA - New Democrats and several unions are warning that federal job cuts and research facility closures will put food safety and security at risk. The federal government's website says it's plannin...
May 20, 2026
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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TODAY ON EVAN BRAY
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...