Southeast Sask has cicadas too, but they're not like the U.S. ones

There has been a lot of media attention in recent weeks to the coming emergence of cicadas in the United States. The insects in the United States emerge in cycles of 13 or 17 years and this year, what is known as the Great Southern Brood, the largest brood known that emerges every 13 years, and the Northern Illinois Brood, which emerges every 17 years, will emerge at the same time.  

Detailed risk mapping could help Saskatchewan farmers

A project that helps to map the level of risk of fusarium head blight throughout the prairies is looking to gather more data to help create a detailed picture for Saskatchewan. The mapping tool, provided by the University of Manitoba in partnership with several organizations across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, uses weather data such as air temperature, relative humidity, and rainfall to calculate the risk of fusarium head blight and generate maps showing the risk.  

Detailed risk mapping could help Saskatchewan farmers

A project that helps to map the level of risk of fusarium head blight throughout the prairies is looking to gather more data to help create a detailed picture for Saskatchewan. The mapping tool, provided by the University of Manitoba in partnership with several organizations across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, uses weather data such as air temperature, relative humidity, and rainfall to calculate the risk of fusarium head blight and generate maps showing the risk.  

Detailed risk mapping could help Saskatchewan farmers

A project that helps to map the level of risk of fusarium head blight throughout the prairies is looking to gather more data to help create a detailed picture for Saskatchewan. The mapping tool, provided by the University of Manitoba in partnership with several organizations across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, uses weather data such as air temperature, relative humidity, and rainfall to calculate the risk of fusarium head blight and generate maps showing the risk.  

Detailed risk mapping could help Saskatchewan farmers

A project that helps to map the level of risk of fusarium head blight throughout the prairies is looking to gather more data to help create a detailed picture for Saskatchewan. The mapping tool, provided by the University of Manitoba in partnership with several organizations across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, uses weather data such as air temperature, relative humidity, and rainfall to calculate the risk of fusarium head blight and generate maps showing the risk.  

Saskatchewan's population inches up: Latest Statistics Canada report

The latest Statistics Canada population estimates show that Saskatchewan continues to see growth in the population, albeit slowing down slightly compared to the previous quarter.  

The population is currently at 1,225,493 according to Statistics Canada, which is 2.56 percent higher than the 1st quarter of 2023. In the final quarter of 2023, the population growth was 2.64 percent.  

Several factors driving gas prices up

Gas prices are on the rise throughout the province.  

Patrick DeHaan is a petroleum analyst with Gasbuddy.com. He said several factors go into the increase as the summer draws closer and closer.  

“We’ve started the transition over to cleaner, more expensive summer gasoline,” DeHann explained. “Demand for gasoline is going up here as temperatures eventually warm us, and spring break travel happens.” 

Saskatchewan's population inches up: Latest Statistics Canada report

The latest Statistics Canada population estimates were released Wednesday morning, and they show Saskatchewan continues to see growth in the population, albeit slowing down slightly compared to the previous quarter.  

The population is currently at 1,225,493 according to Statistics Canada, which is 2.56 percent higher than the 1st quarter of 2023. In the final quarter of 2023, the population growth was 2.64 percent.