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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is set to meet today with federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald, along with industry groups, to discuss the steep Chinese tariff on Canadian canola seed. 

Kody Blois, the parliamentary secretary for Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison are also to attend the meeting in Saskatoon.

A press conference is scheduled following the discussion. 

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to have her first official meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington today amid ongoing tensions in the bilateral relationship.

Anand and Rubio have previously spoken by phone, including in June ahead of the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis.

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc cycled through Washington in July looking for a tariff offramp but instead U.S. President Donald Trump boosted duties on Canada to 35 per cent.

A powerful thunderstorm tore through Brooks and surrounding communities Wednesday evening (Aug. 20), bringing damaging winds, heavy rain and large hail.

Environment Canada had issued a severe thunderstorm warning, with some areas reporting hail as big as golf balls to baseballs.

The storm knocked out power to thousands of FortisAlberta customers and forced road closures, including Highway 36 at Highway 1 because of downed lines and disabled vehicles.

Highway 36 is closed due to severe weather.

According to Brooks RCMP, the highway is closed at Highway 1, with the east and westbound lanes not passable.

"It is suggested that travellers take Highway 876 north and Highway 544 west to get around the city," wrote police. "Do not go southbound on Highway 36 to Highway 1. It is not passable."

There are several vehicles disabled on the highway with downed power lines.

An update will be provided once Highway 36 reopens.

Agriculture Canada modelling expects above average yields for most crops

 Agriculture Canada is predicting solid yields for most crops on the Prairies, based on computer modelling that was done at the end of July.

“At the national level, the CCYF (Canadian Crop Yield Forecaster) model predicts above-average yields per unit area for 11 of the 12 spring-planted crops compared to the average yields of 2020-24,” says an executive summary of the Agriculture Canada predictions, published on a website called Canadian Crop Metrics.

World Humanitarian Day is designated as day to honour people who risk everything to do good.

Being a humanitarian should be the world’s safest job, instead, it has become one of the most dangerous.

From conflict zones to disaster-stricken regions, aid workers face increasing threats, including violence, abduction, and harassment. According to the Aid Worker Security Database, 265 aid workers have died this year so far increasing the likelihood that 2025 will surpass 2024 as the deadliest year on record (383 deaths) for humanitarian workers.

The Federal Government announced the designated and buffer areas for the 2025 Livestock Tax Deferral Program this week.

The Livestock Tax Deferral provision allows livestock producers in prescribed areas, who are forced to sell all or part of their breeding herd due to drought, excess moisture or flooding, to defer a portion of their income from sales until the following tax year.

The Strathmore Municipal Library is searching for volunteers. 

The library reported a need for volunteers for two of its upcoming programs: the LEGO club and the Book Buddies program. 

The LEGO club is designed to foster children's creativity through building with LEGO bricks. 

Book Buddies, set to resume in September, is a free literacy support program for children experiencing difficulty with reading. Volunteers are paired with a child for a 20-minute reading session. 

We are playing Quesada or Nada on the 104.5 More Country morning show tomorrow morning.

Keesyn Glawson will drop a Spanish word and the definition, and you have to text in guessing if that definition matches the word in a 'true-or-false' format.

If you get the answer right, you could win a $25 gift card to Quesada Burritos & Tacos!

Listen for the cue to text at 7:50 a.m.