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A new novel grounded in Moose Jaw’s skies is turning heads with a fictional twist on real prairie danger.

Paul Grant’s Astraphobia is set entirely in and around Moose Jaw — he calls the novel “a love song” to his wife’s hometown — one of the lightning capitals of North America. The book, released by BWL Publishing as part of its Paranormal Canadiana series, follows three generations of a Saskatchewan family plagued by what they call the McKenzie Curse: a supernatural link to lightning.

Judge David Chow granted an application for a psychiatric assessment of a 17-year-old boy charged with attempted murder during Moose Jaw provincial court on Tuesday. 

The boy cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. 

Starting today China is implementing a 75.8 per cent duty on Canadian canola seed imports.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced the preliminary ruling regarding their anti-dumping investigation earlier this week. 

The latest tariff on canola seed is in addition to the 100 per cent tariff implemented on Canadian oil and meal back in March 2025.

President and CEO of the Canola Council of Canada, Chris Davison, says China is a highly valued and important market for us, noting they were disappointed with the preliminary ruling.

Five-year survival rates for people with lung cancer have doubled since the 1990s, but the disease still kills more patients than any other type of cancer, a Statistics Canada report said on Wednesday.

The report said the number of people living five years after they were diagnosed jumped from 13 per cent to 27 per cent between 1992 and 2021.

Lung cancer is still responsible for almost a quarter of all cancer deaths in Canada, it said.

Farmer Bill Prybylski says China’s planned tariff on canola seed wasn’t factored into his business equations this year.

The president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan says the 75.8 per cent preliminary duty, announced Tuesday, has already caused canola prices to fall by $1 per bushel.

That translates to a loss of about $200,000 for his farm. 

“That’s a pretty significant financial hit,” said Prybylski, who farms northeast of Regina near Yorkton.

Hundreds of Moose Javians stopped by the radio station today for our fourth Taste of Summer Charity BBQ, presented by Fountain Tire.

Volunteers were out serving lunch featuring a hot dog or hamburger with chips and water. In total, $1,013.30 was raised for Joe's Place Youth Centre.

Join us on Wednesday, Aug. 20, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for our next Taste of Summer Charity BBQ, which will benefit Square One Community.

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.

A Moose Jaw neighbourhood group is calling on city officials to halt work at the historic Chez Nous property, citing concerns over safety standards, zoning compliance, and what they describe as an unusually fast and opaque permit approval process.

In a media release issued Tuesday, the Rosemont Neighbourhood for Safe Avenues said a building permit for 1101 Grafton Avenue was issued in just 15 days, with no public consultation and no visible documentation confirming the project meets National Building Code requirements.

The Moose Jaw Police Service deployed a taser yesterday following a 911 call about a person threatening to harm themself.

Police attended a residence around 11:50 p.m. on the 600 block of Caribou Street West. At the scene, officers learned that the person had locked themself inside a room within the residence and was in possession of a knife.

Officers were able to gain entry into the room and found the individual had suffered injuries. Police say the person began to approach police, brandishing a knife.

The Moose Jaw RCMP is looking for assistance in locating a male suspected of committing fraud in Caronport.

The incident occurred at approximately 9:50 p.m. on June 10, when the victim purchased a fraudulent antivirus subscription for their family computer. An individual claiming to be an employee from a popular antivirus company contacted the victim shortly after, demanding a large sum of money from the victim. 

The victim was instructed to deliver the money, in person, to another individual going by the name of 'Sam' who also claimed to represent the antivirus company.