A woman accused of faking her death and that of her son before crossing the border into the United States has pleaded not guilty to the charges she faces in Canada. Dawn Walker, who appeared by phone, told Saskatoon provincial court that she elects to go to trial. Earlier this week, a lawyer for Walker […]
2022 weather stats show a colder than normal and drier than usual year for most of the Saskatchewan grainbelt. Environment Canada meteorologist Terri Lang says Regina, Estevan and Yorkton had temperatures about one degree colder than usual. For moisture, Regina precipitation was 29 percent below normal. She says the eastern grainbelt, notably Estevan, had 9 […]
11 puppies are in need of care and attention after being rescued from a Saskatchewan home by the CC REZQ’S Organization. The dogs were abandoned, left to fend for themselves in the basement of the home. “We received a message from someone who had to abruptly leave their home situation, we found out there were […]
This past summer, the federal government awarded over a quarter of its funding for research infrastructure projects to the University of Saskatchewan. Vice President Research, Baljit Singh notes that there are around 97 universities in the country, so that’s a big piece of the pie. He says USask has an important role to play […]
Today is National Ribbon Skirt Day — a day designated for Canadians to learn more about Indigenous identity and culture. The day is marked on January 4th, a day that saw a young girl returning to her school with community members by her side after she faced ridicule for the simple act of wearing her […]
Grain markets are reflecting some volatility going into 2023. Pro-Market Communications president Errol Anderson says canola was a star in 2022 and prices seem to remain strong for the next few months. He adds wheat prices have fallen but there are many uncertainties, including the war in Ukraine and economic growth this year. Anderson […]
The Canadian Crop Hail Association says the industry set a record 10 billion dollars in hail insurance coverage this past year. President Scott McQueen of Saskatoon says farmers purchased record levels of insurance due to rising costs and strong crop prices. He says the 10 billion dollar record is 20 percent higher than the […]
Grain markets were mixed the holiday shortened week of December 30th. P.I. Financial commodity futures advisor Adam Pukalo says canola was up about 8 dollars per metric ton while spring wheat was down 7 cents a bushel. He says wheat has rallied about 30 cents a bushel at Minneapolis in December. He says cold weather […]
Wedding bells aren’t ringing for couples who were planning on destination weddings in January – thanks to Sunwings cancelation of services to Regina and Saskatoon. Saskatchewan couples with destination weddings planned for January received some devastating news yesterday – with air carrier Sunwing announcing that they would not be servicing Regina and Saskatoon until February. […]
Saskatchewan RCMP Sgt. Cliff Joanis knows the children of James Smith Cree Nation well. The First Nation northeast of Saskatoon is a hockey community and he’d cross paths with kids from there during tournaments where his own children were playing. His daughter was even coached by a member. Joanis wanted to help when, in September, […]
