This is Food Waste Action Week and the federal minister of Agriculture says over half of Canada’s food supply is wasted. Marie-Claude Bibeau says the wastage happens at every stage of the food supply chain, harvesting, storage, processing, transport, distribution, retail and at home. She says if food waste were a country, it would […]
The latest figures show continued disappointing results with prairie grain movement by rail this winter. Milt Poirier with QGI Consulting says CN Rail has supplied less than half the hopper cars ordered by grain companies in the past 8 weeks, and CP Rail is not much better. He says CP Rail has supplied less than […]
The latest SaskWheat outlook says the Russian invasion of Ukraine has had a major impact on grain markets this past week. Market analyst Marlene Boersch with Mercantile Consulting says a best case scenario sees Ukraine and Russia out of the export market for months. The two countries account for close to one third of […]
One in four Regina kids is currently living in poverty. A fact that is only being exasperated buy the increase in the cost of living. Families are increasingly feeling the pinch of costs on everything from energy, transportation to food and shelter. This impact is being seen locally as the number of cases Regina’s Anti-Poverty […]
The latest outlook from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says the agriculture and construction equipment industries faces some obstacles in the months ahead. The latest outlook says the global economy expanded a robust 5.1 percent last year. This year’s growth is expected at 3.3 percent, due to the lingering effects of the pandemic, supply […]
A 65 year old man was killed in a collision with a train this past weekend. Police responded to a report of a accident between a train and a motor vehicle on March 6th, on highway #9 east of Waldron. The man was traveling with three youths who were also injured – no official report on […]
Once again, Saskatchewan opened its heart for TeleMiracle. The 46th edition of the charity fundraiser set a new record for donations, when all was said an done Sunday Afternoon. The total board read “$8,002,722”. “Saskatchewan people are known for their generosity and this year, they came together to set an all-time TeleMiracle record,” says TeleMiracle […]
It looks like March is going to come in like a lion, as Environment Canada predicts another winter blast for the city. Regina could see as much as 10 cm of snow from Thursday through to Friday this week – something city crews are prepared for. Even though most Regina citizens – undoubtedly are not. […]
The University of Regina is returning to in person learning effective March 1st. This marks the first full return to in person learning since December. University of Regina President Jeff Keshen says many are excited about the move. “We’re going to have our students back in numbers that make the campus a place of dynamism, […]
It has been said that the first casualty of any war – is the truth. In the last 5 years the concept of deception from the “main stream media” has become a hot topic both online and in real time around coffee row and the water cooler. Misinformation circulates about everything from the pandemic, to […]
