Strike action continues across the province this week – with some form of job action planned for all 5 days. Teachers will not come to the bargaining table unless the provincial government agrees to bargain over “class size, and class complexity”. So far, the Sask Party Government has refused to give its negotiators that mandate. […]

Weather Forecast Temperature Chance Precip Today     Partly to mostly sunny   Wind: SE 15-25 km/h High:  -11°   Wind Chill -24° 0% Tonight Partly cloudy   Wind: SE 15-30 km/h Low: -14°     20% Thursday Mix of cloud and sun   Wind: E-SE 15-30 km/h High:  3°   20% Thursday night Partly cloudy   […]

It is such a sick feeling when one drops their phone into the water. All of a sudden there’s a mad scramble to retrieve the phone before significant damage is done because we depend so much on our smartphones. They act as our photo albums, our password holders, our note takers, our address book, our […]

Thanks Curl Canada – we have a Saskatchewan Day, Sunday March 3 at the Brandt Centre. It is the beginning of the Montana’s BBQ & Bar Brier Friday at the Brandt Centre. An evening draw gets you in the mood, then a pop over to the Viterra International Trade Centre for the Reklaws as they […]

The feeder market in Saskatchewan remained strong last week, according to the latest Cattle Market Update from Canfax. The update for the week ending February 23 showed prices for all feeder steer categories, and all but one feeder heifer category, week-over-week increases. Steer prices ranged from $313 per cwt in the 800-900 lb category to […]

The Canadian cattle herd has fallen to its lowest level in more than 30 years. Statistics Canada reports on January 1st, there were 11.1 million cattle and calves on farms, down 2.1 percent from the previous year. That is the lowest number since 1989. Drought conditions and tight feed supplies, along with good prices, resulted […]

Durum                          403.17 Feed barley                  222.58 Canola                          545.42 Chickpeas                     1168.44 Flax                              […]

The industry group representing Canada’s oil and gas producers says capital investment in the sector will edge slightly higher in 2024. The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers is forecasting capital expenditures for the upstream oil and natural gas sector will reach $40.6 billion this year, a small increase from the $39 billion invested by companies […]

Wendy’s is looking to test having the prices of its menu items fluctuate throughout the day based on demand, implementing a strategy that has already taken hold with ride-sharing companies and ticket sellers. During a conference call earlier this month, Wendy’s CEO Kirk Tanner said that the Dublin, Ohio-based burger chain will start testing dynamic pricing, also known as surge pricing, as […]

The Saskatchewan Roughriders have added another potential piece to the roster. The club announced it has signed former NFL receiver Dazz Newsome to a contract. Newsome was drafted by the NFL’s Chicago Bears in 2021. He played in three games picking up three receptions for 23 yards, and six punt returns for 75 yards. He […]