Murray Wood: Arrest in 2001 Saskatoon assault case should make perpetrators worried
A 52-year-old man has been charged in connection with a 2001 sexual assault allegation in Saskatoon. Murray Wood says he...
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Businesses welcome latest canola crushing plant announcement
Southeastern Saskatchewan is set to join in on the canola crushing business. Ceres Global Ag has announced it plans to build a $350-million canola crushing plant southeast of Estevan, with constructio...
May 26, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
'It's a billion-dollar rain:' The moisture's financial implications for producers
Saskatchewan was dry heading into the May long weekend. Now, on Tuesday, we’re in a much different boat. After up to 2 1/2 inches fell in some areas over the multi-day stretch, the rain isn̵...
May 25, 2021
U.S. amping up dispute with Canada over allowed exports of American dairy products
WASHINGTON - The United States is ramping up its dispute with Canada over the sale of American dairy products north of the border - the first significant new trade squabble between the two countries o...
May 25, 2021
$350M canola processing facility to be built in southeast Saskatchewan
A $350-million integrated canola processing facility is planned for southeast Saskatchewan with construction to start next year. Ceres Global Ag, which is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., is behin...
May 25, 2021
Canada has key role to play in U.S. economic recovery, Ng tells free-trade meeting
WASHINGTON - Canada needs to be a central player in American efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, Mary Ng said Tuesday as North America's trade emissaries sat down to work out the fine point...
May 18, 2021
Canada, U.S. air trade grievances in advance of trilateral meeting to talk USMCA
WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States have put their respective grievances on the table in advance of a key meeting about the new North American trade deal. International Trade Minister Mary Ng me...
May 17, 2021
Canada, U.S., Mexico to talk trade at first USMCA Free Trade Commission meeting
WASHINGTON - Senior officials from Canada, the United States and Mexico will meet virtually next week for the first Free Trade Commission meeting of the USMCA era. International Trade Minister Mary Ng...
May 14, 2021
'Eternal optimists': Farmers hopeful for rain as seeding continues
Farmers in Saskatchewan are hoping to soak in some rain rather than sun in the near future. "There's pockets that are good and pockets that are dry. I think in the next week we will be dry in most of ...
May 13, 2021 (SaskOrganics/Twitter)
Study suggests neonic pesticides harming monarch butterfly eggs
A recently published study suggests that one of the world's most common pesticides may be contributing to the decline of one of its most-loved butterflies. University of Guelph researcher Ryan Norris ...
May 13, 2021
Southeast Sask. farmer desperate for rain in early stages of seeding season
Many farmers across Saskatchewan need rain. In the latest crop report, the province reported that 58 per cent of farmers don't have enough moisture in the early days of seeding season. Winston van Sta...
May 10, 2021 Winston van Staveren at his family farm near Creelman on May 7, 2021. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
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Sarah Mills: Let's hope lessons are learned this construction season
Major projects in Saskatoon and Regina must get done, but Sarah Mills says changes are needed to lessen the impact on tr...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, April 6
8:30 - Saskatchewan Ministers have been given a warning from the House Speaker about increased heckling, interruptions a...