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India is continuing to allow Canadian yellow peas to come into the country restriction-free from October 31st to December 31st this year. India’s Directorate of Foreign Trade published the order on Friday.  The Indian government originally lifted the duties on pea imports in December 2023 until it expired this spring. However, that was extended to […]

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is advising cattle producers to not travel to the United States for upcoming agricultural shows, or participate in them, due to the risk of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) south of the border. Multiple states have reported outbreaks of HPAI among dairy cattle since March of this year. To […]

MOOSOMIN – The Government of Saskatchewan and the Moosomin region have come together to celebrate the completion of a brand-new runway located at the Moosomin Airport. According to a government news release, with the project complete, this runway now allows the local airport to land fixed-wing air ambulances and better positions the southeast of the […]

Damage is still being tallied after a fire broke out in a garage on Retallack Street. Regina Fire and Protective Services were called out to the 2800 block of Retallack around 1:40am this morning. Firefighters say the garage was fully engulfed in flames on arrival, and it was extending to a neighbouring garage. No one […]

PILOT BUTTE – The Saskatchewan Party government touted a growing economy on Monday as they released an update to ‘Saskatchewan’s Growth Plan: The Next Decade of Growth.’ Provincial ministers were in Pilot Butte at Dutch Industries on Monday, whose plant has been undergoing expansion. Cabinet ministers including Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison, Energy […]

REGINA – A memorandum of understanding was signed Monday marking a first step towards more affordable home ownership options in Regina’s North Central neighbourhood. The MOU is between the Government of Saskatchewan, the City of Regina, and Silver Sage Housing Corporation to guide collaboration towards an affordable rent-to-own program in that area of the city. […]

REGINA – The Saskatchewan Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit has charged a Regina man with child exploitation offences. In August, 2024, the Sask ICE Unit commenced an online investigation relating to online luring. On Sept. 12, 2024, the Saskatchewan ICE Unit conducted a search warrant at a home in Regina. Electronic devices were examined on […]

REGINA – The Saskatchewan United Party have announced that two former Saskatchewan Party MLAs will instead be running for their own party in the 2024 election. In a news release, Sask United states that former Arm River MLA , who held that seat for 21 years until retiring in 2020, will run in Saskatoon Southeast in 2024 […]

This year saw more tornado activity compared to the yearly average for Saskatchewan. Environment Canada Meteorologist Terri Lang says there were 17 tornadoes recorded compared to one in 2023, above the yearly average of 14. She noted two tornadoes were considered an EF-1 and the rest were EF-0’s. “I think if you asked people on […]

Rosthern-born pilot Ernest Archibald (PeeWee) McNab was flying over southern England with other Canadian pilots on Aug. 15, 1940, when he saw a flight of German bombers below and pounced on them. The 34-year-old squadron leader — the son of Saskatchewan’s then-lieutenant governor, Archibald Peter McNab — latched onto a twin-engine Dornier bomber and put […]