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Canada Post customers may face delays as tens of thousands of workers swear off overtime shifts, though a much bigger disruption was averted after the union backed down from a strike threat.

Nonetheless, the possibility of escalating job action could continue to scare off customers who pulled their shipments over the past couple of weeks, draining more business from the cash-strapped organization.

“I’m scared for the future,” said Edmonton mail carrier Dustin Ellis, who recently went on leave to study for a new career in social work.

Top officials at the Canada Revenue Agency say mounting job cuts will impact how the agency is able to deliver services.

Commissioner Bob Hamilton and deputy commissioner Jean-François Fortin said in a message to staff Thursday that up to 280 employees will lose their jobs at the agency.

The agency has been examining its operating budget for more than two years to meet a demand from the government to find savings. 

The Saskatchewan government is launching a new bursary to support young business owners across the province. Trade and Export Development Minister Warren Kaeding announced the Young Entrepreneur Bursary on Tuesday alongside Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce CEO Prabha Ramaswamy.

The bursary will provide up to 57 entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35 with $5,000 each to support business development. Applicants must have been in operation for 10 years or less. The province is committing $285,000 annually for three years, plus administrative costs, to fund the program.

Drake Meats has announced a significant expansion with the construction of a new federally inspected plant in Saskatoon. This marks the first major expansion for the company, which has been operating out of its original plant in Drake, Saskatchewan.

A special celebration is in the works at Moose Jaw’s Zion United Church, one that will bring together a pair of Saskatchewan musicians for a unique performance at the church’s concert hall this weekend.  

Rev. Lorne Calvert, Former Premier of Saskatchewan and United Church minister says that all are welcome to attend. 

The Moose Jaw Police Service are investigating what appeared to be a stabbing downtown.

Police responded to a report of an assault on the 700 block of Main Street North at approximately 4 p.m. Friday afternoon.

Officers found a person suffering from a stab wound not far away. The individual was treated and released from hospital.

Police continue to investigate and will release more information as it becomes available.

Crop would be eligible for biofuel tax credit under recent budget proposals in Congress

U.S. President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” could contain some beautiful news for Canada’s canola growers.

The U.S. House of Representatives’ ways and means committee has released its draft proposals for the U.S. budget reconciliation bill.

The proposals include provisions to amend the controversial 45Z clean fuel production tax credit so that canola oil-based biodiesel and renewable diesel would be eligible for the credit.

Construction is underway at the University of Saskatchewan that will see critical facility improvements within the College of Agriculture and Bioresources.

Two new facilities are being built - the Harrington Plant Growth Facility and the Soil Science Field Facility - while a portion of the Crop Science Field Lab is being renovated to provide additional workspace for the Crop Development Centre. 

A 76-year-old man from the RM of Craik has died after a collision near Davidson on Thursday afternoon.

Craik RCMP received reports of a collision on Highway 11 about two kilometres north of Davidson on May 22 at around 4:20 p.m.

An investigation by officers determined that a cube van and a pick-up truck collided.

EMS declared the driver of the pick-up truck dead at the scene. A woman passenger was taken to hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening.

The driver of the cube van was treated at the scene by EMS.

800 CHAB, Country 100, and Silver Star Salvage & Recycling are fuelling local farms with Farmer Appreciation — Seeding Edition.

Enter HERE by sharing your farm story. You could win lunch from Déjà Vu Café and Canadian Tire cash for you and another deserving farm.

All entries are also eligible for the grand prize — $1,000 worth of FMC Express SG.