Once again, the SaskPower Shand Greenhouse program, in partnership with Tourism Yorkton’s Canada Day committee, is providing free seedling trees for the public. There are 4 thousand of them, and can be picked up at the Tourism Yorkton information centre starting Monday on a first come-first served basis. The seedlings will also be […]
The Melfort area received up to 90 mm of rain and the Goodeve area 77 mm recently, and that’s good news for farmers. The weekly crop report is out, and Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Cory Jacobs says it came at the right time for crop development. Cropland topsoil moisture across the province is rated as […]
Guilty pleas have been entered by one of three suspects arrested in connection with a violent home invasion in Yorkton. RCMP say three people forcibly entered a residence on March 17th, and assaulted two people inside. In Yorkton Provincial Court today (Thu), 18-year-old Terran Finlay admitted to Break and Enter, and Wearing a Disguise to Commit an Offence. After receiving credit for time […]
A 39-year-old Balcarres-area man, facing multiple charges, stemming from a police operation in Regina last month, has made another court appearance. On May 16th, Regina police were watching a man, known to be the subject of arrest warrants, in the six-hundred block of Montague Street. Around 1 a.m. the next morning, after hours of negotiating, the suspect came out of […]
A Swan River man accused of a homicide in that town earlier this year, has appeared in court again. 30-year-old Tyler Brass was in Swan River yesterday (Wed) on a charge of Second Degree Murder, and was remanded in custody for a Preliminary Inquiry on September 6th. On January 18th, Mounties were called to a report of a stabbing at a […]
A decrease in Saskatchewan exports to the U-S is no surprise to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. A Statistics Canada report states provincial exports across the border into the U-S are down over 20-percent. CFIB Saskatchewan’s Marilyn Braun-Pollon blames border costs over and above tariffs and feels they point to the need for strong […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Washington, D.C for high level meetings. Trudeau will meet President Donald Trump, and likely discuss how to finalize the new North American trade deal. Mexico ratified it last night. Trudeau will also meet U.S House Speaker, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, and Republican Senator Mitch McConnell.
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has followed through on hints that he’d call an election well ahead of the fixed date of October 2020. Pallister has announced Manitobans will go to the polls on September 10th — just weeks after his Progressive Conservative government cuts the provincial sales tax by one percentage point to seven per […]
A Regina man has been sentenced to more jail time, after escaping lawful custody in Yorkton. It happened at about 4:30 yesterday (Tue) afternoon, while 25-year-old Joey Tataquason was being transported from Prince Albert to Winnipeg. Court was told Tataquason escaped from the vehicle he was in, while stopped at a red light. Police eventually […]
The federal and Saskatchewan governments have announced joint measures to address the dry conditions in the province. Farmers will be able to seed any cereal green feed crop and have it covered through Saskatchewan Crop Insurance, as they have extended their deadline to July 15th. As well, cattle producers are able to purchase […]
