QUILL LAKES / HUDSON BAY / SWAN RIVERBROADVIEW / MOOSOMIN / INDIAN HEADYORKTON / MELVILLE / ROBLIN / RUSSELL REGIONS  TODAY… PARTLY SUNNY WITH A 30% CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.. WIND W/NW 10-20… HIGH 19TONIGHT… A 50% CHANCE OF EARLY EVENING SHOWERS THEN CLEARING OFF… WIND W/NW 20-35…  LOW 11 TOMORROW… PARTLY TO MAINLY SUNNY…WIND W/NW 20-40… HIGH 24…..OVERNIGHT LOW […]

The wheat harvest is at different stages around the world. In Canada, the spring wheat harvest is in the early stages. Saskatchewan is 4 per cent complete as of August 19, Alberta is 5 per cent complete, and Manitoba is 3 per cent complete. Durum harvest in Saskatchewan is about 14 per cent complete as […]

Statistics Canada released model-based projections of production of various crops for each province on Wednesday morning. In Saskatchewan, they expect more canola, durum, lentils, oats, dry peas, and flaxseed to be produced, but less spring wheat, barley, and mustard seed. Production for canola is anticipated to be 10.6 million tonnes this year; spring wheat 11 […]

The Canadian Grain Commission has revoked the grain dealer licence and primary elevator licences of Purely Canada Foods Corp. in Avonlea, Kindersley and Lajord. According to sources in the grain trade, Purely Canada has been struggling to pay its bills for quite some time and there are many farmers unpaid for grain deliveries, particularly pulse […]

A Winnipeg judge has sentenced a serial killer to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years after he was convicted of murdering four Indigenous women. During the sentencing of Jeremy Skibicki, the victims’ families and supporters delivered emotional impact statements. Donna Bartlett, the grandmother of Marcedes Myran, one of the victims, […]

Harvest continues in winter cereals, spring cereals, and peas. A limited number of canola fields have been harvested, mostly in the Central and Eastern regions. Yield reports range from 40-110 bu/acre for fall rye and winter wheat, 25-90 bu/acre in spring wheat, 80-180 bu/acre in oat, and 90-115 bu/acre in barley. Reported pea yields range […]

CANOLA NOV  595.80  down 3.20CANOLA JAN  606.30  down 3.00MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT SEP  5.54 1/2  up 8 1/4KANSAS CITY WHEAT SEP  5.44 3/4  up 6CHICAGO WHEAT SEP  5.14 1/4  up 6CORN SEP  3.65 1/4  down 2               SOYBEANS SEP  9.58 1/2  down 9OATS SEP  3.40 1/4  up 16 1/4LIVE CATTLE OCT  178.62  […]

A new school year is upon us and soon school zones will be busy. It is an exciting time for students but unfortunately, congested school zones can be dangerous. According to the latest CAA survey, speeding and distracted driving are the top two hazardous behaviours performed by motorists. The report also points out, students often […]

MACKLIN — The Macklin Fire Department says Logan Sieben, 25, arrested and charged by Unity RCMP in connection to recent hay bale fires in Unity/Macklin, was a member of the department. “After weeks of working hand in hand with the RCMP, our worst suspicions were confirmed and a person of interest was taken into custody. It is […]

QUILL LAKES / HUDSON BAY / SWAN RIVERBROADVIEW / MOOSOMIN / INDIAN HEADYORKTON / MELVILLE / ROBLIN / RUSSELL REGIONS  THIS AFTERNOON.. MIX OF SUN & CLOUD.. WIND SE 20-35 WITH GUSTS TO 45.. HIGH 24TONIGHT… A 50% CHANCE OF EVENING SHOWERS THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY… WIND SW 15-25 AND DIMINISHING…  LOW 8 TOMORROW… A 60% CHANCE OF SHOWERS RE-DEVELOPING DURING […]