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With a few notable exceptions, most grains, oilseeds and specialty crops are seeing lower prices than one year ago. Cash prices for canola started 2023 in the $800 a tonne range. There were ups and downs through the year, but overall prices ratcheted lower ending the year barely above $600 a tonne. That’s a move […]

Viterra responded to the 72-hour strike notice issued by the union representing its employees. In a statement, the company says its committed to safety in the workplace and providing its workers with “competitive pay and benefits within a performance-based process.” Both sides have Wednesday and Thursday to negotiate a new deal, and if no progress […]

The union representing Viterra workers has given 72-hour strike notice to the Viterra Canada Inc.  This comes after more than a year of negotiations have stalled between the company and GSU Local 1 (Viterra Country Operations and Maintenance) and Local 2 (Viterra Regina Head Office), and after GSU Local 1 and 2 rejected Viterra’s final […]

Fire crews responded to a housefire on the 100 block of Broad Street around 2:09 pm yesterday. Firefighters managed to contain the blaze to the main floor and thoroughly searched the premises. No one was found and no injuries were suffered in the fire. Authorities are now looking into the cause of the fire.

As one province pauses the gas tax to provide savings at the pumps, another is bringing it back.  The Manitoba government says that starting Monday, motorists won’t have to pay 14 cents per litre in fuel tax for the next six months. The province has said it introduced the measure to help motorists with inflation. […]

The Saskatchewan government says its natural gas utility is to stop collecting the carbon levy as of Monday from residential customers.  The move comes after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau exempted those who use home heating oil from paying the levy, mostly benefiting residents in Atlantic Canada.  Saskatchewan asked for the exemption to cover all other forms of heating, […]

An investigation is underway after a body was found on 4th avenue in Regina. Police were called just after 3:30am Sunday morning to the 100-block of 4th, which is between MacDonald and MacKay. On arrival, police say they located the body and confirmed the person was dead. The Saskatchewan Coroners Service has been called in […]

Canada’s price on pollution is supposed to help battle global warming, but as it nears its fifth anniversary, nothing in Canadian politics is hotter. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has so successfully convinced Canadians the carbon price is to blame for inflation that he even earned begrudging respect for his “axe the tax” campaign from Prime […]

Friends, family and government officials have confirmed that at least seven Canadians were killed when Hamas militants conducted a series of attacks in Israel on Oct. 7. Global Affairs Canada has said an eighthperson who was not a citizen but had deep ties to Canada also died in the ensuing conflict. Another Canadian, who has […]

Several street signs in Moose Jaw fell victim to malicious activity. The Notorious City is appealing to the public for assistance in resolving the matter after the signs were discovered scattered in Elks Field on the west end of Moose Jaw. A service request, submitted through the city’s app on Boxing Day, prompted a city […]