Canada’s grain farmers say a strike at Metro Vancouver terminals would cripple crop exports if it were allowed to take place. The Grain Growers of Canada say in a statement that it is “deeply concerned” about a potential strike of grain workers in Metro Vancouver, since about 52 per cent of all Canadian-grown grain went […]

From cellphone “hotels” to patchwork policies to recalibrating lesson plans, teachers and schools across Canada are learning to navigate a classroom without cellphones. But some say that despite recent bans and restrictions on the phones, little has changed. A number of provinces, including Saskatchewan, Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta, introduced plans to limit cellphone usage beginning this […]

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REGINA – The opposition New Democrats released another campaign pledge on Monday, pledging to hire more permanent doctors and nurses to the province. At their latest pre-election campaign announcement in Regina, NDP Leader Carla Beck pledged to invest $1.1 billion in critical frontline services to train and retain and hire doctors, nurses and specialists.  Beck […]

Weather Forecast Temperature Chance Precip         Tonight Partly cloudy skies   Wind: NW 20-40 km/h becoming SW 10-20 km/h Low: 7° 20% Tuesday Mostly sunny skies, turning warmer   Wind:  W-SW 15-35 km/h High: 26° 20% Tuesday night Mostly clear skies   Wind:  S-SE 10-20 km/h Low: 11° 0% Wednesday Mostly sunny […]

The union representing workers at terminals in Metro Vancouver issued 72-hour strike notice on Saturday and will be in a position to strike at 7 a.m. local time Tuesday. In a notice to members posted onto its Facebook Page, the Grain Workers Union Local 333 claimed its bargaining committee made the decision to strike after […]

CANDLE LAKE – Despite fire damage to a significant portion of its main building, Candle Lake Golf Resort is still open to play. In a release issued Monday, golfers were invited to visit the resort and support the community reeling from the devastating fire. The 18-hole course is friendly to any skill level, according to […]

Durum                        301.96  Feed barley                 211.57       Canola                         537.72 (down 9.60) Chickpeas                    837.75  Flax        […]

Why do we empower individuals, who don’t fact-check their arguments, by answering them back. By doing so we bring some credibility/legitimacy to their falsehoods with a chance to reiterate their fraudulent truths at the podium of social narrative? This crucial question points to the heart of our digital age, where opinions can spread like wildfire […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 83% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 6, an improvement from the 71% order fulfillment performance seen in week 5.  This represents the third consecutive week of improvement seen on a system basis and is the best week of performance we have seen thus far this grain […]