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Avery Shenfeld doesn't think the Bank of Canada will cut its benchmark interest rate at its decision on Wednesday, but if it does, he said it will be a "pleasant surprise."

"There's always a chance that they'll surprise with the rate cut," the chief economist of CIBC said.

Most economists are also expecting the Bank of Canada will hold its policy rate steady at 2.75 per cent for a third consecutive decision later this week.

The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed a request to hear an appeal from Achter Land and Cattle regarding an earlier court decision that found a thumbs-up emoji served as an agreement to a grain contract. South West Terminal launched a claim for damages after Achter Land and Cattle failed to deliver on the contract.

800 CHAB, Country 100, and Mix 103 broadcasted live from the Western Development Museum for BricksPO, the ultimate LEGO® fan event in Moose Jaw! Families from across the province packed the museum to explore original LEGO® creations from builders across Western Canada. From sci-fi and medieval displays to celebrity portraits, the creativity was endless. Visitors also took in live Exhibitor Challenges, Brick Talks, and the ever-popular Wacky Races.

Saskatchewan producers will benefit from major enhancements to the AgriStability program for the 2025 program year, aimed at strengthening support amid trade uncertainty and ongoing drought conditions.

Federal, provincial, and territorial agriculture ministers met virtually last week and agreed to increase the compensation rate from 80 per cent to 90 per cent, and doubled the maximum payment cap from $3 million to $6 million per operation.

Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison announced the changes yesterday on a farm at Rush Lake.

After months of progress, with a member's vote capping the uncertainty last month, three credit unions have now laid out their foundation for a merger into a single entity. Conexus, Cornerstone, and Synergy Credit Unions have been working on the merger since before the start of the year, and following months of work, they've now decided on a name and a new CEO.

The board of Directors for the new entity have announced that the combined branch will be known as Conexus Credit Union, taking the name from one of the credit unions that is merging together.

Saskatchewan's upstream oil and gas sector saw its fifth-straight year of reductions in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in 2024, according to some new data from the Ministry of Energy and Resources' Oil and Gas Emissions Management Regulations' (OGEMR) Annual Report. The data from the report shows that provincial emissions from venting and flaring at upstream oil facilities fell by 71 per cent compared to 2015 levels, and by 13 per cent compared to 2023 levels.

The lawyer for Stewart Valley's Chris Barber requested an absolute discharge for her client at the first day of his sentencing hearing in Ottawa.

Barber and fellow "Freedom Conoy" leader Tamara Lich were convicted in April of mischief for their role in the 2022 demonstration.

With the proliferation of AI technology and the use of farms, a new meaning is coming to the phrase “smart farming”. Technology is becoming more and more part of the work for producers, with many of the latest innovations on display at farm shows, such as Ag In Motion last week. While there aren’t any autonomous operations in place that he knows of, Weyburn-area farmer Dale Paslawski knows that the embracing of more technology in the field is inevitable. 

The Saskatchewan government has announced a slate of new appointments and reappointments to the boards of the province’s commercial Crown corporations.

Of the 66 total board members across the Crown sector, 15 are new appointees, five are existing members moving to new Crowns, and 24 have been reappointed to their current roles.

Saskatchewan continues to outpace the rest of the country in housing construction, with new data showing the province led all others in urban housing start growth for the first half of 2025.

Figures released this week by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) reveal that urban housing starts in Saskatchewan surged by 84.1 per cent between January and June compared to the same period last year, the highest percentage increase nationwide.