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Report finds 40% of farm operators will retire by 2033
By Scott Boulton A recent report by RBC says that in 2033, 40 per cent of Canadian farm operators will retire, placing agriculture on the cusp of one of the biggest labour and leadership transitions i...
Apr 12, 2023
Saskatchewan police take in 268 guns during three-week gun amnesty
Nearly 270 guns were turned in to Saskatchewan police forces during the 2023 Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police gun amnesty. In a media release Wednesday, the association said 268 guns were ...
Apr 12, 2023 (Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police/Submitted)
Prairie provinces join forces on transport corridor agreement
The prairie provinces are working together to get their products to market in a safe, reliable and sustainable way. Highways ministers from Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba are signing a memorandum ...
Apr 11, 2023
Province seeing payoff in policing investments
The province is touting investments in policing initiatives as contributing to public safety in Saskatchewan. Statistics from January and February this year offer proof, according to the province, of ...
Apr 10, 2023 Items seized in North Battleford by the RCMP CRT in 2020. (Submitted/Sask RCMP)
Saskatoon lawyer joins provincial court bench
A new judge has been appointed to the provincial court bench in Saskatoon. Lisa Watson has spent 14 years working in the legal realm, receiving her law degree from the Saskatchewan College of Law in 2...
Apr 10, 2023 (650 CKOM file photo)
Friendly Calls Program helps older adults with isolation and loneliness
There's a program that can help people who are struggling with isolation in Saskatchewan. The Canadian Red Cross Friendly Calls Program connects trained volunteers with older adults who are experienci...
Apr 08, 2023
More job offers issued to Filipino nurses, but few currently on the job
As the Saskatchewan government does what it can to shore up the struggling health-care system and its worker shortage, it's again looking outside the province for solutions. The government sent a seco...
Apr 06, 2023
More than 8,800 inactive oil and gas wells closed in Sask. since 2020
Saskatchewan’s Accelerated Site Closure Program has been productive. According to the provincial government, more than 8,800 abandoned oil and gas wells have been capped or closed since the prog...
Apr 06, 2023
Temperature records fall as April cold spell lingers
It's April 5 and Saskatchewan's still in the grip of Jack Frost. According to Environment Canada, several communities across the province broke temperature records Wednesday morning as wind chills dip...
Apr 05, 2023 Saskatoon's riverbank during a frigid cold snap, pictured on Jan. 24, 2021. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Delayed spring could cause trouble during calving season, rancher says
Just when people thought they might be free from the cold grasp of winter, another round of snow and cold weather hit southwestern Saskatchewan over the weekend. While producers in the province usuall...
Apr 04, 2023
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