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Provincial Agriculture Minister Harrison reflects on issues faced by the ag sector in 2024

Provincial Agriculture Minister Harrison reflects on issues faced by the ag sector in 2024

Dec 23, 2024 | 8:20pm
While the new Provincial Agriculture Minister has only been in the role since early-November, there was plenty to do and plenty to talk about. Following the Provincial Election on October 28, Daryl Harrison was chosen by Premier Scott Moe to be the Agriculture Minister on November 7 – Harrison’s first Cabinet position. Harrison had experience […]
Canada pushes net-zero electricity target to 2050 as Alberta vows legal challenge

Canada pushes net-zero electricity target to 2050 as Alberta vows legal challenge

Dec 18, 2024 | 7:54am
The federal government has pushed its target to achieve a net-zero electricity grid back 15 years to 2050 as part of new clean electricity regulations announced Tuesday — though officials maintain that target date was always the goal. Canada had previously signalled an aim to fully decarbonize electricity grids by 2035. But some provinces, namely […]
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quits cabinet the day of fall economic statement

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quits cabinet the day of fall economic statement

Dec 16, 2024 | 9:53am
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet, the day she is set to present the fall economic statement.  In a resignation letter, she says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered her another role in cabinet Friday, but that the only “honest and viable path” is to leave cabinet.  Freeland says for the past several weeks […]
Fall fiscal update to grapple with Trump presidency, expected to show larger deficit

Fall fiscal update to grapple with Trump presidency, expected to show larger deficit

Dec 15, 2024 | 9:12am
The Liberals’ fall economic statement Monday is expected to show a larger-than-promised deficit and offer details on how the government will tackle the threat of U.S. tariffs ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration in the new year. A senior government official said the fiscal update will include measures to incentivize business investment in Canada. The source, […]
Federal minister asks labour board to intervene in Canada Post strike

Federal minister asks labour board to intervene in Canada Post strike

Dec 13, 2024 | 10:53am
Federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon says he is “calling a timeout” in the Canada Post strike, and asking the Canada Industrial Relations Board to send about 55,000 employees back to work. Mackinnon says the Crown corporation and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers are at an impasse after a nearly month-long work stoppage, and negotiations […]
Alberta to Bolster Border Security with Specialized Sheriff Team

Alberta to Bolster Border Security with Specialized Sheriff Team

Dec 13, 2024 | 8:02am
Alberta Creates Interdiction Patrol Team to Secure U.S. Border Alberta is launching a specialized law enforcement unit to enhance security and crack down on illegal activities along its nearly 300-kilometre border with the United States. The Interdiction Patrol Team (IPT), established within the Alberta Sheriffs, will target drug smuggling, gun trafficking, and illegal border crossings. […]
Weyburn’s ice rinks to stay closed until the New Year, new leak

Weyburn’s ice rinks to stay closed until the New Year, new leak

Dec 11, 2024 | 11:45am
WEYBURN – The City of Weyburn announced that Crescent Point Place and the Tom Zandee Sports Arena will remain closed until the New Year, after a second ammonia leak was found in the ice plant chiller. The chiller had been purchased new and was installed for the 2023-24 season, and had successfully passed pressure testing […]
BoC delivers jumbo interest rate cut, signals slower pace of cuts moving forward

BoC delivers jumbo interest rate cut, signals slower pace of cuts moving forward

Dec 11, 2024 | 11:05am
The Bank of Canada lowered its key interest rate by half a percentage point today but signalled a slower pace of rate cuts moving forward. The decision marked the fifth consecutive reduction since June and brings the central bank’s key rate down to 3.25 per cent. Forecasters were widely expecting the jumbo interest rate cut after the November labour force survey […]
Latest Sask oil & gas Crown land sale brings in $11.39 million

Latest Sask oil & gas Crown land sale brings in $11.39 million

Dec 5, 2024 | 11:17am
REGINA – The Government of Saskatchewan’s Crown oil and natural gas public offering, held on Dec. 3, raised $11,392,502 for the province, with the southeast region generating most of the revenue. Of the 56 parcels in Saskatchewan posted for this offering, 51 received acceptable bids, covering a total of 13,561.384 hectares. The southeast brought in $8,088,540 for […]