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Tariffs are set to have a big impact on commodities, with the grain crops across Canada especially feeling the pinch.

With 25 per cent tariffs being put on both sides of the border following the US's original tariffs that came into effect at midnight, prices are expected to rise across the board.

Kyle Larkin, the Executive Director at Grain Growers Canada, says the tariffs will be devastating on both sides of the border.

Tariffs are set to have a big impact on commodities, with the grain crops across Canada especially feeling the pinch.

With 25 per cent tariffs being put on both sides of the border following the US's original tariffs that came into effect at midnight, prices are expected to rise across the board.

Kyle Larkin, the Executive Director at Grain Growers Canada, says the tariffs will be devastating on both sides of the border.

A long-running snack program at Weldon School in Bienfait continues to help students stay fueled throughout the day, thanks to support from the local community and businesses like Southern Plains Co-op.

Principal Nina Lonsberry said the school initially had a breakfast program but expanded its offerings when the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted their ability to provide hot meals. During that time, the school introduced snack bins in every classroom, with the support of the School Community Council (SEC).

Canada's spy agency warns that colliding global developments make the Arctic an "attractive, strategic and vulnerable destination" for foreign adversaries seeking to establish a presence in Canada.

A newly released Canadian Security Intelligence Service assessment flags the environment, critical infrastructure, economic activity and geopolitics as converging factors making the region susceptible to threats from abroad. 

A day into Donald Trump's North American trade war, the U.S. president remained adamant that tariffs would benefit America even as a key member of his team has floated that a compromise could materialize Wednesday.

Trump addressed a joint session of Congress Tuesday night, for the first time since he returned to office in January, by making a case for his massive tariff agenda. 

"We have been ripped off for decades by nearly every country on Earth and we will not let that happen any longer," Trump told lawmakers in Washington.

Saskatchewan's Minister of Education has issued a statement responding to the Arbitration Board's report on the new collective bargaining agreement between the provincial government and the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to escalate the trade war he launched with Canada even further Tuesday, just hours after imposing his first round of punishing import taxes on all Canadian goods.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Trump's imposition of a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian energy and 25 per cent tariffs on all other Canadian goods "dumb" and said Canada is fighting back.

SaskPower is moving forward with plans to select a site for its upcoming Small Modular Reactor (SMR) in the southeast, with a decision expected by 2025. Travis Sandeski, a consultant with SaskPower, confirmed that the focus is on identifying the right site, which will then lead to regulatory processes such as impact assessments and license applications.

February's monthly statistics from Environment Canada were cruising towards a near-record breaking cold, but a last-minute warmup managed to save the month from the record books.

That's what Environment Canada's data tells us as they kept an eye on the southeast and its climate over the past month.

Environment Canada Meteorologist Danielle Desjardins lays out what the area felt on the shortest month of the year.

The Estevan Comprehensive School (ECS) senior girls basketball team won the 14th Annual Victor Elias Memorial "Shoot For A Cure" Pink Senior Girls Basketball Tournament for the first time since 2017, defeating Moose Jaw Peacock 62-56 in the final.

ECS led by 20 points at halftime, but Moose Jaw battled back in the second half, making for an exciting finish. The last time ECS won its home tournament, they also faced Peacock in the final.