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In Loreburn, Saskatchewan, a grain elevator fire kept firefighters from Loreburn, Elbow, and Davidson Volunteer Fire Departments busy on Sunday. The Davidson Volunteer Fire Department credited calm winds for preventing the fire from spreading beyond the elevator. The structure’s unique burning pattern, referred to as “candling,” allowed for better containment. Elbow Volunteer Fire Department joined […]

Parents were again making alternate arrangements for child care, as teachers in Saskatchewan are staging a province wide strike for one day only. Teachers held a one day strike last week. The biggest issue at the table is “class size and complexity”, an issue which the provincial government has absolutely refused to discuss in these […]

The province is expected to provide information about how it responded to a mass stabbing on a Saskatchewan First Nation as a coroner’s inquest enters its second week.  The inquest is scheduled to hear information today about the Saskatchewan Health Authority and the province’s warrant suppression team. Myles Sanderson killed 11 people and injured 17 others on James Smith […]

Some family members say they don’t have faith in a coroner’s inquest as Mounties who responded to a stabbing rampage on a Saskatchewan First Nation testified they found people bleeding and others dead.  “The justice system has never, ever been kind to us native people,” said Darryl Burns, whose sister, Gloria Burns, was among those […]

Canada’s annual inflation rate rose 3.4 per cent in December, largely reflecting a sharper decline in gasoline prices a year ago compared to last month. The federal agency released its consumer price index report Tuesday, showing inflation ticked up from 3.1 per cent in November. Economists were widely expecting this rise due to a base year effect, which refers […]

Canadian shippers are starting to feel the strain of attacks on cargo vessels in the Red Sea, as container rates rise and boats are late to arrive. Port data shows that two-thirds of the 43 ships slated to berth at the Port of Halifax in the second half of this month are now expected to […]

It was another great day at the Western Canadian Crop Production Show 2024. Here is some of the content we created with some of the businesses at the show in Saskatoon. Don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel “Sask Ag Today” so you can keep up to date with everything ag!