Scott Boulton

The federal and provincial governments have announced that the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation will be implementing extraordinary measures for support during the current dry season.

Additional acres of low-yielding cereal and pulse crops will now be able to be diverted to feed. Crop producers will be able to make timely decisions to make additional feed available to graze, bale, or silage.

With plenty of driving going on this summer as people go from place to place, it's inevitable that some people will end up with chips and cracks in their windshields.

These may not seem like a big deal for some people, but police officers do have the authority to issue tickets based on the damage.

How they determine when a windshield is too damaged is explained by SGI spokesperson Tyler McMurchy.

Canadian farmers reported planting more wheat, canola, barley, corn for grain, and soybeans, but fewer acres of oats, lentils, and dry peas, according to the June 2023 Field Crop Survey.

Favourable conditions across Western Canada allowed producers to complete seeding in a timely manner. In Alberta, seeding was nearly complete by the end of May, just ahead of the average, owing to warm and dry conditions. Planting in Saskatchewan and Manitoba was slightly behind the 5- and 10-year averages because of excess moisture in some areas.

With plenty of driving going on this summer as people go from place to place, it's inevitable that some people will end up with chips and cracks in their windshields.

These may not seem like a big deal for some people, but police officers do have the authority to issue tickets based on the damage.

How they determine when a windshield is too damaged is explained by SGI spokesperson Tyler McMurchy.

SaskEnergy is applying to the Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel for adjustments to its commodity and delivery service rates.

Today, SaskEnergy will submit a proposal to the SRRP for a 22.1 per cent decrease in the commodity rate, dropping it from $4.20 to $3.30 per gigajoule.

At the same time, SaskEnergy will also bring forward a proposal for the SRRP to consider a five per cent delivery service rate increase.

Provincial crews are working on the current goal of seal coating the highways around the province, including in the southeast.

The province pledged $776 million towards seal coating across the province, hoping to get everything it can out of existing surfaces, without having to repave.

To that end, they've been working on projects in the southeast including Highway 39, Highway 6, and west of Lampman.

After three ATV fatalities were reported in Manitoba and Saskatchewan a couple of weeks ago during a single weekend, riders are looking to see how they can improve safety.

John Meed, the General Manager of the Saskatchewan All Terrain Vehicle Association, says current rules aren't enough.

The Government of Saskatchewan is expanding the scope of some healthcare professionals, giving them the option to provide additional services, optimize their skills, and improve patient care throughout the province.

The Government of Saskatchewan is expanding the scope of some healthcare professionals, giving them the option to provide additional services, optimize their skills, and improve patient care throughout the province.

New online tools are now available for people looking to solve disputes between businesses and customers.

The Consumer Rights Pathway is part of a new project by the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority to help ease some of the stress caused by those disputes.

The pathway takes users through a series of questions in order to guide them through a problem, including what rights customers have and what obligations are needed from a business.