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The latest Saskatchewan Crop Report paints a familiar but sobering picture for farmers: some rain has helped, but heat and dry conditions are taking a toll — especially in the south and northwest.

“Crop conditions are rated as fair to good,” said Kim Stonehouse, a crops extension specialist with the Ministry of Agriculture.

“There’s a small number rated as excellent, and a few, of course, poor. The crops are showing slight improvement over conditions we saw two weeks ago.”

A tip for how to actually save money while dealing with them is not something you typically get from an electrical company. But maybe RJ Electric of Avonlea, SK isn’t your regular utility business.

With persistent wildfire smoke blanketing much of Saskatchewan each summer, outdoor gardens are showing signs of stress — and according to Moose Jaw horticulturalist Leslie Cornell, the situation is only getting tougher for backyard growers.

“When you have clouds with a lot of particulates, you're blocking sunlight — which, you know, plants also need to eat,” said Cornell. “They also don’t breathe properly. They just are not functioning properly by any means.”

Road deaths in Saskatchewan RCMP jurisdiction reached a six-year high in 2024 — and the trend in 2025 is already looking worse.

Last year, Saskatchewan RCMP responded to 77 fatal collisions that resulted in 88 deaths, the highest toll since 2018. Serious injuries also rose sharply, with 271 collisions resulting in 321 people seriously hurt — a 48 per cent increase from 2023.

“First off, we want to send our condolences to all the families affected by these tragedies,” said Superintendent Grant St. Germaine, officer in charge of RCMP Traffic Services.

Unionized workers at Canada Post are entering their final day to vote on the Crown corporation's latest contract offer.

Voting is set to wrap up today at 5 p.m., with results expected to be shared shortly after.

The offer includes wage hikes of about 13 per cent over four years but also adds part-time workers that Canada Post has said are necessary to keep the postal service afloat.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has urged the roughly 55,000 postal service workers it represents to reject the proposal.

Canada was hit with 35 per cent tariffs on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump followed through on his threat to increase the duties if Ottawa didn't make a trade deal.

The White House has said the tariffs would not affect goods compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, commonly known as CUSMA.

Prime Minister Mark Carney had tempered expectations of an agreement by Friday, saying Ottawa will only agree to a deal "if there's one on the table that is in the best interests of Canadians."

The Assiniboia RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in finding a 40-year-old missing man from Mossbank.

Philippe Beaulieu, who also goes by "Phil", was last seen on July 16 at 8 a.m. in Mossbank. RCMP have been checking places Beaulieu is known to visit and following up on information received.

He is described as six-foot-two, 210 pounds, grey eyes, short blond hair, a diamond tattoo on his cheek and a nose piercing. It is unknown what he was wearing at the time he went missing.

The subject of what the City of Moose Jaw should do to find a location for its new solid waste facility came up once again at the city council meeting on July 28.

The city is pursuing three options:

It's official: the controversial Storm Water Utility—which was recently passed by city council—comes into effect tomorrow, Aug. 1, 2025.

Saskatchewan residents are being warned by the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) of a new round of impersonation scams on social media.

Using Premier Scott Moe's likeness and fake social media posts, these scams claim that the Premier endorses online investment platforms. As a result, the FCAA reminds Saskatchewan investors that the Premier does not endorse or advertise for any investment platforms.