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1 in 9 Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID infection, StatCan says
About one in nine Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID-19 infection, according to a Statistics Canada report issued Friday. That amounts to 3.5 million Canadians, it said. Almost 80 ...
Dec 08, 2023
SaskPower bills set to increase 0.5 per cent due to federal carbon tax rate rider
SaskPower announced that the federal carbon tax rate rider on customers' bills will increase by an average of 0.5 per cent starting in the new year. This comes as the federal carbon tax applied to cro...
Dec 08, 2023
Regina Man Charged with Murder
Police have charged 38 year old Gregory David Keepness with second degree murder in the death of 36 year old Jessica Anne Matechuck on October 8th, 2023. That night, the Regina Police Service was call...
Dec 07, 2023
Farm groups disappointed in amendment to Bill C-234
Extreme disappointment is the reaction around the agriculture community, as Bill C-234 was amended to remove the carbon tax exemption for natural gas and propane used to heat & cool barns and othe...
Dec 07, 2023
New Attendance Benchmark set at Canadian Western Agribition
This year's Canadian Western Agribition recorded the highest attendance since 2005. There were 142,807 people who came to the 2023 show, a 19 percent increase from 2022, and event CEO Shaun Kindopp is...
Dec 07, 2023
Mueller embracing family ties and pressure as Rider's new OC
The Saskatchewan Roughriders announced Marc Mueller as the new Offensive Coordinator. Born and raised in Regina, Mueller returns to his home province with a decade of CFL coaching experience after beg...
Dec 07, 2023
City of Regina predicting year-end deficit of $1.6 million
The City of Regina is predicting a year-end deficit of $1.6 million. That is according to a third-quarter forecast report that highlighted an overall increase over budget in revenues of $7.6 million, ...
Dec 07, 2023
2024 to bring slower food inflation as prices continue to moderate: report
Food prices will keep rising in 2024, though at a slower pace, according to the latest Food Price Report. The 14th annual report by Dalhousie University, the University of British Columbia, the Univer...
Dec 07, 2023
Defence expected to present case in murder trial of Saskatchewan Mountie
Defence lawyers are expected to present their case today in the murder trial of a former Saskatchewan Mountie. Bernie Herman, who is 55, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder i...
Dec 07, 2023
Farm equipment costs have gone up in recent years
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...
Dec 06, 2023