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Heat, lack of moisture continue to hinder crops in Saskatchewan
The hot, dry weather continues to take its toll on crops in Saskatchewan. In its weekly report, the Ministry of Agriculture said crops throughout the province “will have their yields and quality...
Jul 15, 2021
Province providing added supports for ag sector amid drought conditions
Agriculture Minister David Marit announced changes to Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation operations Wednesday to help producers cope with dry conditions plaguing most of the province. They're cha...
Jul 14, 2021 Agriculture Minister David Marit announced changes aimed at helping farmers and ranchers struggling with dry conditions on July 14, 2021. (Government of Saskatchewan/Facebook)
RCMP issues 370 tickets for driving offences in 4 days; one driver ticketed nearly $2,000
During traffic enforcement last week, one Saskatchewan driver received fines totalling almost $2,000 and another received two speeding tickets within six minutes of each other. The Saskatchewan RCMP s...
Jul 14, 2021 (File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan RCMP)
'It's open season': Lifting of public health orders changes isolation legalities
The lifting of the public health orders in Saskatchewan on Sunday has eliminated any incentive to self-isolate - even if you test positive for COVID-19. Saskatchewan criminal lawyer Brian Pfefferle sa...
Jul 14, 2021
Number of wildfires in Sask. continues to grow
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency said Wednesday only eight of 127 active wildfires in the province are considered contained. During a conference call with the media, SPSA vice-president of operat...
Jul 14, 2021 (File photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment)
Latest COVID update July 14: 18 new cases, 363 active cases
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan fell for a fourth straight day Wednesday. The Ministry of Health reported 18 new infections and 30 recoveries, dropping the active caseload to 363. ...
Jul 14, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
'A collective sigh of relief': Shahab reflects on end of COVID measures
Things were different for Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer when he went to work Monday. The last of the COVID-19 public health measures Dr. Saqib Shahab had recommended over the previ...
Jul 14, 2021
Upgrades coming to some provincial parks in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is perking up some of its provincial parks. More than $7.7 million is being invested in facility and infrastructure improvements in several central and northern provincial parks in 2021-2...
Jul 14, 2021
Moe 'baffled' by feds' decision to deny Sask. carbon pricing plan
Less than a day after finding out the province's carbon pricing plan was being rejected by the federal government, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe still couldn't understand why. "We view this as a very...
Jul 13, 2021 Scott Moe speaks to reporters about the province’s denied submission for a made-in-Saskatchewan carbon pricing plan on July 13, 2021. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
Sask. RCMP officer charged with unauthorized possession of restricted firearm
A Saskatchewan RCMP officer has been charged with unauthorized possession of a restricted firearm. The charge was laid after Saskatchewan RCMP received information in late January that led the Mountie...
Jul 13, 2021 (650 CKOM file photo)
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