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On July 17, a Saskatchewan Highway Patrol (SHP) officer conducted a routine inspection on a semi and trailer near Swift Current, leading to the largest tobacco seizure in SHP history. The officer discovered that the semi’s bill of lading was false. A closer inspection of the trailer revealed approximately 8.75 million unstamped cigarettes hidden inside. […]

If you ask grain farmers about their biggest input costs, they are likely to talk about equipment purchases, fertilizer prices or the cost of various crop protection products. One huge cost, grain freight rates are seldom top of mind because producers pay indirectly. Grain buyers pay the huge cost of grain movement by rail and […]

The country’s labour tribunal says services provided by rail employees do not amount to essential work, opening the gate to a full-fledged strike in less than two weeks. In a pair of rulings Friday, the Canada Industrial Relations Board said a work stoppage would not pose a “serious danger” to public health or safety, despite […]

Statistics Canada says students are facing a particularly challenging summer job market, while recent immigrants are disproportionately affected by the weakening labour conditions. The federal agency’s July labour force survey says the jobless rate held steady at 6.4 per cent last month as the economy shed a modest 2,800 jobs. As the Bank of Canada […]

MOOSE JAW — The Government of Canada has confirmed its commitment to the Snowbirds’ aerobatic team and the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) air demonstration mission after concerns were raised about the team’s future. Ottawa had announced that it was considering eliminating some older military equipment — including the Snowbirds’ 20 CT-114 Tutor jets — […]

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Ministry for Emergencies on Friday declared the situation in the Kursk region a “federal level” emergency, four days after hundreds of Ukrainian troops poured over the border in what appeared to be Kyiv’s biggest attack on Russian soil since the war began. “The operational situation in the Kursk region remains difficult,” Kursk acting governor […]

VIENNA (AP) — A third teenager has been arrested in connection with a foiled attack on now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna, Austria’s interior minister said Friday. Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner said an 18-year-old was taken into custody Thursday evening in Vienna after allegedly being in contact with the main suspect. Karner announced the arrest during […]

Two agricultural groups say the uncertainty around a possible a strike of workers from CPKC and CN Rail is negatively affecting Canada’s reputation as a reliable exporter, and if workers walk off the job, it would come at a time when harvest is in the very early stages. Executive Director of the Western Grain Elevator […]

Harvest is officially underway in Saskatchewan. The provincial crop report has harvest at 2 per cent complete, in line with the five and ten year averages. The southwest is leading the way at four per cent done, followed by the southeast and east-central regions at one per cent. Producers in other regions are getting equipment […]

OUTLOOK – Will Hardy and his brother were like two peas in a pod. They were inseparable. Growing up in Outlook, the pair were securely linked in whatever they did. Wherever Will was, there was usually his older brother ‘Bud’ (real name Winton), and vice versa. There was only a one-year age difference between the […]