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Farmers have been experiencing some rain delays, but seeding is still ahead of the five-year average of 59 per cent complete.

Alberta's latest crop report shows provincially 73 per cent of the 2025 crop is now in the ground. 

The South is furthest ahead at 87 per cent seeded, followed by the Central, North West, and North East regions. The Peace Region is now at  61 per cent seeded up from 27 per cent last week.

An agricultural ecologist makes the case for building the supply managed model rather than losing it in trade talks.

A Canadian agricultural ecologist says the supply management model is one worth building on, not destroying.

Claude Caldwell, professor emeritus at Dalhousie University and a former federal researcher, said regional and rural-urban divides have developed that send mixed messages to politicians and negotiators, and he worries about upcoming trade negotiations.

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Alberta's livestock producers will benefit from increased funding for the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine Diagnostic Services Unit. 

Agriculture and Irrigation Minister RJ Sigurdson says the government is investing $9.5 million over three years, with $3.5 million being allotted each year. The funding is earmarked for the continued development of a full-service veterinary diagnostic laboratory in Calgary. 

He says the province has been supporting this project since 2020 and has been closely monitoring its impact as it continues to grow. 

Candle Lake Emergency Services is increasing wildfire preparedness. There is a news conference this morning after the SPSA moved their Incident Command Centre previously located at Lower Fishing Lake, to the Resort Village community grounds. This took place between 1:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. this morning.

The Fire Chief Jim Arnold, in the Resort Village of Candle Lake, says that the Camp and Shoe fires escalated and forced the move of the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency personnel.  Over 125 people are working in the SPSA Incident Command Centre.

The persistent dry and windy conditions in the province have prompted the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency to expand its provincial fire ban. The ban now includes all Crown land, provincial parks located within the provincial forest, and the provincial forest itself, including the entire Northern Saskatchewan Administrative District.  

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Prime Minister Mark Carney's vision for nation-building and economic growth is expected to form the main thrust of the throne speech when King Charles reads it today in the Canadian Senate.

The Rural Municipality of Kelvington No 366 has issued a fire ban effective as of 3:00 pm on Monday, May 26.  

In the opinion of the Rural Municipality of Kelvington No. 366, an extreme fire hazard condition exists within the municipality.  

*Update Tuesday May 27*

Calvin Paquachan has been located safe. The investigation continues

Rose Valley RCMP are trying to locate a potential occupant of a rolled vehicle on Grid Road 2121 at the Pipestone Creek Bridge about 7 kms north of Highway #49. 

Elizabeth Jean (Schmidt) Lengyel
November 14, 1927 - May 24, 2025

It is with great sadness that the family

of Elizabeth Jean (nee Schmidt) Lengyel “Betty” 97 years

of Diamond House Personal Care Home in Warman,

announce her passing on Saturday, May 24. 2025 with her family by her side.

Elizabeth Jean (Schmidt) Lengyel

Born in Laird, Saskatchewan November 14, 1927.

Attended Springfield School near Waldheim, Saskatchewan.