Humboldt

As global trade dynamics shift and tariffs become more of a concern, Canada’s canola industry is looking inward.

Andre Harpe, chair of the Canadian Canola Growers Association and a farmer from Grand Prairie, Alberta, says the industry needs to focus more on renewable fuel as a strategy to support growers and build long-term resilience.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada could deploy military troops to Ukraine as part of an eventual security guarantee against Russia.

Carney made the remarks at a joint news conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a meeting between the two.leaders in Kyiv, where the prime minister made an unannounced stop Sunday.

When asked what kind of security guarantees Canada could provide to Ukraine, Carney said Ukraine's own military must be supported but that more than that will be required.

"I would not exclude the presence of troops," he said.

Employees at the Canada Border Services Agency and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service are the least likely to recommend their office as a great place to work, a survey of federal public servants suggests.

The 2024 Public Service Employee Survey asked federal government employees a range of questions about their satisfaction with their workplace, including about their leadership, well-being and compensation.

One question asked public servants if they would recommend their department or agency as a "great place to work."

Eligible Saskatchewan communities can now submit applications for funding under the Provincial-Territorial stream of the Canadian Housing Infrastructure Fund (CHIF), the government announced Thursday. Applications are due by Nov. 28, 2025.

CHIF provides financial support to help communities build or improve critical infrastructure, including drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste systems, which in turn supports additional housing development across the province.

Saskatchewan's inflation rate saw a slight cooling in July, primarily driven by a significant drop in gasoline prices. According to data released Tuesday morning by Statistics Canada, the Consumer Price Index for the province rose by 1.4 per cent on a year-over-year basis, down from the 1.7 per cent rate recorded in June. 

The outbreak of measles provincially and nationally has the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) issuing exposure alerts and taking measures to limit the spread. However, Medical Health officer for the region, Dr. Stanley Enebeli acknowledges the effective response observed in our communities, saying the region has seen little transmission. 

As the heat beats down on the southeast, many will be going for cold treats like ice cream but may find prices raised. That's similarly reported for other foods, as the most recent Consumer Price Index numbers from Statistics Canada showed a 3.17 per cent increase year-over-year in food prices.

Sylvain Charlebois, an Agri-Food Professor at Dalhousie University, talks about some of the factors influencing some of the cool treats this summer.

The 2025 Harvest edition of Meal of the Field with Bolt FM & Discover Humboldt got underway on Thursday with a visit to the lucky winners of Week 1, Al & Lana Dyok who farm near Quill Lake.  

Lana was the one who entered the Dyok family in the sweepstakes and they were rewarded with a delicious meal courtesy of Boston Pizza.  

This year, the Dyok farm has seeded green and yellow peas, wheat and new this year, fava beans.  

It will be the toughest test so far in the 2025 Canadian Football League on Saturday for the Saskatchewan Roughriders as they meet the Calgary Stampeders. 

The only blemish on the Roughriders record was a 24-10 loss to the Stampeders on July 12, in a game that was postponed for a day due to poor air quality from the northern wildfires.  

Saskatchewan's financial fortunes this year have taken a dramatic hit.

The province had budgeted a $12-million surplus this fiscal year, but a first-quarter update issued Friday announced that the modest surplus is now on track to be a $349-million deficit.

It's tying the reversal to a $172-million drop in revenues, most of it from its Crown agency, SaskPower.