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There's some good news for Canada's pulse sector as industry representatives gather this week in Winnipeg for the Annual Pulse and Special Crops Convention.

India announced late last week that it would once again extend the timeline for duty-free imports of yellow peas until December 31st, 2024.

India originally lifted the duties on pea imports on a temporary basis in December of 2023 and has continued to issue temporary extensions since then, while the import duty exemption on lentils is in place through March 31, 2025.

P&H Milling Group, a division of Parrish & Heimbecker Limited, have started construction on a new, state-of-the-art flour milling facility in Red Deer County. 

A sod-turning event earlier this month marked the start for the $241 million facility which will have the capacity to mill an estimated 750 metric tonnes of wheat daily from Western Canadian farmers.

Landon Miller is the new owner-operator of Speedy Glass in Kindersley. He is also a Red Seal journeyman who’s been installing windshields for 18 years.

More than a dozen soldiers were sent to hospital this afternoon after an accident at a military base in Quebec.

Capt. Hermione Wilson, a public affairs officer with the Canadian Armed Forces, says the accident took place at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier.

Wilson says the accident in the base's training area involved two armoured vehicles.

She says civilian and military emergency services responded immediately to the scene.

Wilson says 16 members of the 5 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has confirmed he will ask the other opposition parties to bring down the Liberal government next week with a non-confidence motion.

A Conservative spokesperson said the motion will simply say the House has no confidence in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government.

Now that the NDP has ended the supply-and-confidence deal with the Liberals, the minority government needs to shore up support from opposition parties on a vote-by-vote basis.

he Kindersley Co-op marked a significant milestone with the grand reopening of its Home Centre on 12th Avenue West this past Saturday. Under sunny skies, hundreds of community members gathered to celebrate the event.

A system developed in Saskatchewan's southern neighbour Montana and is travelling north bringing severe weather to the Saskatchewan Prairies.

Last night brought a variety of severe weather including heavy rainfall with localized flooding, golf ball size hail and even a tornado warning in Southern Saskatchewan near Pontiex and Vanguard

A local group fighting to restore Stewart Valley to its pre-fire state was recently awarded a more than significant grant from the Innovation Federal Credit Union.The

Stinger Strong Community Fire Rebuild Fund received $20,000 through Innovation's Legacy Community Development Grant Fund which will be used to develop and reconstruct a sports area.

Jennie Moen, board member of the Stinger Strong Community Fire Rebuild Fund, was thrilled that the group was approved for such a substantial amount of funding for a project close to the community's hearts.

In a thrilling display of athleticism and sportsmanship, the West Central Senior Golf Tournament took place on Tuesday, September 17, at the Kindersley Regional Park Golf Course. The event, hosted by Kindersley Composite School, brought together young golfers from across the region and highlighted both individual talent and the camaraderie inherent in high school sports. The tournament, a highly anticipated annual event, saw participation from over 40 high school students representing various schools in the Sun West School Division.

Four Provincial grower organizations have announced $13.4 million in funding for the newly launched Gate Capital Campaign.

Led by Cereals Canada, the $102 million Global Agriculture Technology Exchange project (otherwise known as Gate) will be built in downtown Winnipeg.

The new facility will provide office space for Cereals Canada as well as new state-of-the-art technical areas such as analytical labs, pilot processing and research facilities.