Scott Boulton

As the heat beats down on the southeast, many will be going for cold treats like ice cream but may find prices raised. That's similarly reported for other foods, as the most recent Consumer Price Index numbers from Statistics Canada showed a 3.17 per cent increase year-over-year in food prices.

Sylvain Charlebois, an Agri-Food Professor at Dalhousie University, talks about some of the factors influencing some of the cool treats this summer.

As the heat beats down on the southeast, many will be going for cold treats like ice cream but may find prices raised. That's similarly reported for other foods, as the most recent Consumer Price Index numbers from Statistics Canada showed a 3.17 per cent increase year-over-year in food prices.

Sylvain Charlebois, an Agri-Food Professor at Dalhousie University, talks about some of the factors influencing some of the cool treats this summer.

The Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) has a new chair, elected into the position earlier this year. Scott Hepworth, who farms near Assiniboia with his farmer, moved into the role after the previous chair stepped away from the position.

Having previously been the vice chair at the GGC and currently a director with Sask Wheat, Hepworth is confident they'll be able to meet some of the goals he wants to solve.

China hit Canada with a new round of canola tariffs, threatening one of Western Canada's biggest cash crops and causing potential issues for farmers looking to sell their crops. The tariffs were announced overnight Monday in China, meaning that people watching the agriculture markets were in for quite the shock Tuesday morning.

Chuck Penner, founder of Left Field Commodity Research, was watching the markets and says much of the agriculture sector saw this coming.

As the summer continues, SGI is taking the time this month to remind people about the risks of impaired driving, even when they're not in a car this summer season. Their August Traffic Safety Spotlight looks at some of the other vehicles that impaired driving can impact and ways to make sure you stay safe over the summer.

Manager of Media Relations Heather Hubic says that impaired driving can affect people regardless of what they're moving.

The province of Saskatchewan has launched its official guide to the 2025-26 hunting season, as many are getting ready for the return of the season this fall. The guide includes multiple reminders for hunters about how to safely enjoy the hunting season this year.

As the summer continues, SGI is taking the time this month to remind people about the risks of impaired driving, even when they're not in a car this summer season. Their August Traffic Safety Spotlight looks at some of the other vehicles that impaired driving can impact and ways to make sure you stay safe over the summer.

Manager of Media Relations Heather Hubic says that impaired driving can affect people regardless of what they're moving.

The province has received a legal challenge for their continued use of coal power plants past the 2030 federal mandate, coming from some community groups and individuals in the province.

The Saskatchewan Environmental Society (SES) launched its own announcement, calling on the province to reverse its decision.

They're joined by the Citizens for Public Justice (CPJ) and three private citizens from Saskatchewan and Manitoba who want the province to stop coal production by the federal government's mandated timeframe.

As the summer continues, SGI is taking the time this month to remind people about the risks of impaired driving, even when they're not in a car this summer season. Their August Traffic Safety Spotlight looks at some of the other vehicles that impaired driving can impact and ways to make sure you stay safe over the summer.

Manager of Media Relations Heather Hubic says that impaired driving can affect people regardless of what they're moving.

Saskatchewan is the top province for mining investment, according to the latest data taken from an annual report on the mining industry in the country. Fraser Institute's Annual Survey of Mining Companies ranked Saskatchewan first, taking in responses from 350 companies rating 82 jurisdictions around the world. 

The 2024 report also placed Saskatchewan in seventh place globally, saying that policy and regulatory perception carried it to its spot.