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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
Bill C-234 Gets Sidetracked by Amendment
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...
Dec 06, 2023
Saskatchewan auditor reports longer waits for neurosurgeries; more homelessness
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 ...
Dec 06, 2023
Norman Lear, producer of TV's 'All in the Family' has died at 101
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 ...
Dec 06, 2023
New farm equipment sales expected to be slow in 2024: FCC Report
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...
Dec 05, 2023