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There’s more evidence of just how quickly farm equipment costs have escalated.  Manitoba Agriculture updates its Farm Machinery Guide every two years. To come up with custom and rental rates for equipment, they need the new price values of all the various pieces of equipment. A new Farm Machinery Guide has just been generated with much […]

An amendment to remove barn and greenhouse heating and cooling from a bill that would exempt propane and natural gas from the carbon price was passed yesterday in the Senate by a narrow margin. The amendment, put forward by Senator Pierre Dalphond, passed by one vote–40 Senators voted yes, 39 voted no, and none abstained. It amends Bill […]

Saskatchewan’s auditor says wait times have spiked for people needing brain and spine surgeries, and there has been a sharp increase in detox clients reporting they are homeless. Tara Clemett said in her report tabled Wednesday there are 722 people in Saskatchewan waiting for a neurosurgeon, with one third waiting more than a year. She said the […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Norman Lear, the writer, director and producer who revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as “All in the Family” and “Maude” and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms, has died. He was 101. Lear died Tuesday night in his sleep, surrounded by family at […]

Farm Credit Canada is projecting new farm equipment sales in 2024 to slow down, based on a variety of factors. In FCC’s Canadian Farm Equipment Market Outlook, the conclusion is based on high interest rates, increased equipment prices, a decline in commodity prices, drought in Western Canada, and tighter revenues in the livestock sectors. A […]

The weekly Cattle Market Update issued by Canfax shows prices for feeder steer and heifers in Saskatchewan were mixed once again. For the week ending December 1st, feeder steer prices in the 500-600, 600-700, and 800-900lb categories were down week-over-week, while the 300-400 and 400-500lb categories were up. The 700-800lb category was unchanged at $327.50 per hundred […]

A special meeting of the Assembly of First Nationskicked off in Ottawa on Tuesday, as chiefs get ready to elect a new leader. Hundreds of delegates flocked to a downtown Ottawa convention centre, where candidates for national chief were getting ready to plead their final case to those preparing to decide their fate. The election […]

Around the globe – governments are pushing to lower emissions and reduce the impact that fossil fuels are having on climate change.  That same urgency – does not seem to be present in Western Canada.  Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe in 2022- while speaking at a conference in Prince Albert said, “A lot of folks will […]

Saskatchewan’s surgical system has achieved a remarkable milestone, reporting the highest volumes ever recorded in the first half of the fiscal year, from April 1 to September 30. A total of 47,748 procedures were performed during this period, showcasing a substantial 10.4% increase over the same timeframe in 2022. Health Minister Everett Hindley expressed his […]

Crown prosecutors say they expect to call five witnesses today during the first-degree murder trial of a former Saskatchewan Mountie. Bernie Herman is on trial for the 2021 death of 26-year-old Braden Herman.  The two are not related.  Braden Herman’s body was found in an isolated area of Little Red River Park, on the outskirts of Prince […]