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The Falk Fehr Foundation, facilitated by the Winkler Community Foundation, presented $60,000 in donations following its annual golf tournament earlier this summer. 

The Winkler Police Service received a report from the manager of a local community garden on August 15th regarding multiple crop thefts that have taken place over the summer. 

Winkler Police Chief Ryan Hunt shared, “They reported that an entire crop of corn had been stolen during the night of August 14th... They also advised us that there have been quite a few thefts from the garden over the summer”. 

Originally from Winnipeg, Love & the Outcome, a husband-and-wife musical duo, has made waves in the Christian music scene. 

The pair, now based in Nashville, has released a handful of albums since it was first signed to Curb | Word Entertainment in 2013. Over the years, songs such as “You got this” and “I’m not lucky — I’m blessed” have defined the sound of the group.

The dates are set Premier Scott Moe's trade mission to Asia runs September 6th to 12th.

It's a very important region for the province ... In 2024, Saskatchewan exported over $10 billion to Asia—$4.4 billion to China, $929 million to Japan and 162 million to South Korea.

The goal is to reinforce future trade opportunities and engage with China on their temporary duties on peas and canola.

The Premier has invited Prime Minister Mark Carney and any other federal ministers  to join the trade mission.

Alberta Agriculture's latest crop report shows two per cent of the crop has been combined. That's down from the 5-year average of eight per cent and the 10-year average of six per cent.

Warm, dry conditions in the Southern part of the province are helping with the harvest, while the cooler temperatures in the North West, North East, and Peace regions are slowing crop maturity and delaying harvest.

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association (SUMA) are calling for swift action to address ongoing trade tariffs that continue to impact farmers.

APAS met with Kody Blois, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister when he was in Saskatoon for last week's canola meeting. 

APAS President Bill Prybylski emphasized the urgency of resolving tariff disputes with China and the United States, which have disrupted normal trade flows and hurt our agricultural economy.

The Alberta government is streamlining its process for restoring watersheds.

The province is removing the requirement to have a temporary diversion licence as part of a riparian restoration project.

The government said it expects the change to cut red tape, keep plants alive and ensure that the time and money put into watershed restoration projects are not wasted.

“Freedom to water is about cutting through the clutter of bureaucracy so real work can happen,” provincial environment minister Rebecca Schulz said in a press release.

Canada’s declining productivity, supply chain woes and political decisions all affect trade with its neighbour

As vexing as the current trade environment might be, Canada has to recognize there were issues long before U.S. president Donald Trump and his on-again, off-again tariffs came along, said panelists at a policy summit last month.

“We’re not really in a different place,” said Cal Bricker, chief executive officer of Spirits Canada.

“[There are] always mixed feelings —  a little bit of apprehension about what to expect,  who's going to be in your class, your new teacher, a new building sometimes — so feeling nervous and a little bit anxious is part of back to school.” 

These are the words of Tara Routhier, a guidance counsellor at École Morden Middle School who has been involved in the system in one way or another since she was five years old. 

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