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Tracy Robinson, the president and CEO of Canadian National Railway, is making a visit to Regina, and its a homecoming of sorts. Robinson was born in Bethune, and went to Lumsden High School. After attending USask in Saskatoon, Robinson began work with what was then, Canadian Pacific Rail. After working with TC Pipeline, she returned […]

Last year’s Canadian Western Agribition created lots of positive economic activity for the province. Agribition shared stats from an economic impact study conducted by Praxis Consulting. It showed the 2023 event generated $116.5 million of economic activity in Saskatchewan, including $69.6 million to the provincial GDP. The total economic activity represents a nearly 21 per […]

Canada’s organic farming sector is the focus of recent federal funding. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced $6.8-million of funding for the Organic Federation of Canada (OFC) over five years through the AgriScience Program – Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. According to AAFC in a news release, the funding will allow […]

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 77% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 8, a slight deterioration from the 85% order fulfillment performance seen in week 7.  In supplying 85% of cars ordered by shippers in week 8, CN performance saw a modest decline from the 88% order fulfillment performance seen the prior […]

An economic development agency in northeast Saskatchewan wants to get regular grain shipments moving through Churchill once again. The Arctic Gateway Group, which owns the port and the lengthy Hudson Bay Railway, has signed a five-year memorandum of understanding with Invest Tisdale to develop new business opportunities. It has been several years since any grain […]