Humboldt

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.

Team Saskatchewan’s Men’s Baseball team is one win away from earning a medal at the 2025 Canada Summer Games in St. John’s, Newfoundland.  

On Wednesday, Saskatchewan defeated Quebec 8-7 in a thrilling contest.  

After being tied 6-6 following the 7th inning, Quebec scored a run in the top of the 8th to move ahead.  

The Saskatoon Berries ran out of juice on Tuesday night as their season came to an end with a 6-2 loss to Regina Red Sox in the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) East Final.  

Regina claimed the best of three series 2-1.  

Muenster’s Merek Yeager got the start in the crucial matchup, he ended up taking the loss. Yeager pitched four innings, allowing three runs on five hits. He also had three strikeouts.  

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.

This weekend, the Little Manitou Art Gallery is set to host an inspiring celebration of literary and musical creativity with the Wonder of Words Festival, a full-day event showcasing the talents of poets, writers, and storytellers from across Saskatchewan. 

Chalk Art Day is back in Humboldt on Friday, August 22, during StreetFest.

Two talented local artists are taking over the street between the Museum and Gallery from 4pm to 7pm on the Friday of StreetFest. Dylan Burton and Anthony Ross will be creating their own unique pieces of chalk art on the street.

We need everyone’s help to create a beautiful border around their pieces! Drop by between 4pm and 7pm and colour in part of the frame. All chalk is provided!

Stretching away from the farmyard of Lane Kapeluck and family north of Clair, SK, fields of canola and cereals are ripening after recent rains as area farmers get set for harvest. A harvest kickoff event in the farmyard welcomed Saskatchewan’s Minister of Agriculture Daryl Harrison and Kelvington-Wadena MLA Chris Beaudry, who farms near St. Front. 

Air Canada says it will begin a gradual suspension of flights to allow an orderly shutdown as it faces a potential work stoppage by its flight attendants on Saturday.

The airline says the first flights will be cancelled Thursday, with more on Friday and a complete cessation of flying by Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge by the weekend.

Air Canada Express flights operated by Jazz and PAL Airlines will continue to operate as normal. 

Air Canada says customers whose flights are cancelled will be notified and they will be eligible for a full refund.