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Record Alberta fires changed forests for decades and destroyed rare habitat: report
EDMONTON - Last year's record wildfires in Alberta destroyed habitat for threatened species and will change the makeup of the province's forests for decades to come, says a new report. And the assessm...
Apr 04, 2024
Saskatchewan farmers looking to new growing season
Saskatchewan farmers are cautiously optimistic as they look to the future. They were forced to deal with a drought last year, and now, with a lack of snow and a warmer-than-usual winter, that could be...
Mar 25, 2024
Federal cannabis review calls for look at tax structure among 54 recommendations
A group convened by the federal government to study the legislation that made cannabis legal is recommending the country review one of the industry's biggest gripes: excise taxes charged to pot produc...
Mar 21, 2024
What you need to know about Saskatchewan's provincial budget
The Government of Saskatchewan tabled its provincial budget Wednesday afternoon, outlining its revenue, spending and priorities for the year ahead. Here's what you need to know: Classrooms Thanks to a...
Mar 20, 2024 The government says this year's budget is focused on three areas: Classrooms, health care and communities. (Lisa Schick/980 CJME)
Sour grapes: N.S. pauses subsidy to wine bottlers that drew ire of wineries
HALIFAX - Following weeks of criticism, the Nova Scotia government is backing away from a contentious subsidy for wine bottlers that the province's wineries said undercut their operations. Premier Tim...
Mar 19, 2024
Saskatchewan government to start work on $1.15B irrigation project
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is set to begin work on a $1.15-billion project to expand irrigation, a move Premier Scott Moe says will help fulfil a dream not fully realized. Moe announced Thur...
Mar 14, 2024
Saskatchewan farmers look back on not-so-snowy winter
After an anything-but-normal winter, Saskatchewan farmers are beginning to look at what comes next. The latest runoff report from the Water Security Agency says some parts of the province are expected...
Mar 13, 2024 "We are a lot better off with an April rain than we are with a whole bunch of snow, but we do need snow for runoff," Ian Boxall said. (Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation/Twitter)
Politicians want more competition but supply management still a 'sacred cow'
OTTAWA - There aren't many issues that garner support across party lines in Ottawa these days. But when it comes to the supply management system for egg, poultry and dairy products - the mechanism tha...
Mar 13, 2024
'Old MacDonald went broke': Technology helps grain farmers confront weather woes
British Columbia grain farmer Malcolm Odermatt says all he can do is pray for rain this spring after repeated droughts sabotaged his harvest last year. Odermatt, who is also the president of the BC Gr...
Mar 13, 2024
Snowfall brightens runoff forecast in some parts of Sask., but more moisture needed
The recent storm that dropped more than a foot of snow on parts of Saskatchewan has improved the spring runoff forecast in some areas. But despite the increased optimism in the forecast, the Water Sec...
Mar 12, 2024 A young man shovels snow after a storm in Saskatoon. (Lara Fominoff/650 CKOM)
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