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Just as the price of food started to cool in Canada, grocery stores may have to hike their prices to offset lost revenues from the United States. 

Food Professor at Dalhousie University Sylvain Charlebois says currently, produce prices are stable, with veggie prices down from last year and fruit prices only slightly up. He says bread and dairy are also stable, with only the cost of meat on the rise.  

The union representing front-line RCMP members wants the force to ease requirements for foreign applicants to help attract experienced police officers from agencies like the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and counterparts in the United Kingdom and Australia.

The RCMP currently requires that applicants be Canadian citizens or have permanent resident status in Canada. Applicants with permanent resident status must have lived in Canada as a permanent resident for three of the last five years.

Farm groups are asking for federal action on regulation and trade amid mounting financial pressures and tariff fears

Keystone Agricultural Producers and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture want governments to consider agriculture more often when setting priorities.

They are ramping up pressure on governments to prioritize agriculture in trade, regulation and disaster response as farmers face worsening drought and mounting financial strain.

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.

The provincial government recently announced a $1 million investment accessible to Saskatchewan’s Regional Parks for the creation of new seasonal campsites. 

In a release sent by the Government of Saskatchewan, Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Alana Ross highlights the importance of Regional Parks on the province and the communities within it.  

From triathlons to beach bashes and movies under the stars, Saskatchewan’s provincial parks are offering up two weeks of summer fun with free programming and events across the province.

The latest lineup from Discover Sask Parks runs August 6 to 20 and features a mix of active adventures, cultural festivals, and outdoor cinema nights, all included with a valid park entry permit.

The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) will begin a virtual hearing next week to review two major solar power proposals that could bring more than 400 megawatts of renewable energy to eastern Alberta.

The hearing, set to begin Monday, Aug. 11 at 10 a.m., will consider combined applications from UK Solar East Ltd. and UK Solar West Ltd., both subsidiaries of Universal Kraft Canada Renewables Ltd. A test session is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 5 to ensure technical access.

Saskatchewan hunters are being urged to gear up for the 2025-26 season, with the provincial government releasing its annual hunting guide and opening licence sales for the year.

“Hunting in Saskatchewan offers exceptional recreational opportunities, not only for our residents, but also for visitors across the world,” said Environment Minister Travis Keisig in a news release. “Our government values the vital role hunters play as stewards of our natural landscapes and as contributors to local economies through tourism and community engagement.”

As food prices continue to climb across the province, the Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) is calling on the provincial government to scrap what it calls an “unfair road tax” on diesel fuel used to power refrigeration units in truck trailers.

The STA says trucking companies are being forced to pay a 12-cent-per-litre road tax on diesel used to run refrigeration units — equipment that never actually touches the road, while other industries such as agriculture and forestry are permitted to use tax-exempt dyed diesel for similar off-road operations.

Canada's 2025 wildfire season is now the second-worst on record.

The latest figures posted by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre suggest the fires have torn through 72,000 square kilometres, an area roughly the size of New Brunswick.

That surpasses the next worst season in 1989 and is about half the area burned during the record-setting 2023 season, according to a federal database of wildfire seasons dating back to 1972.