By CBC News, June 7, 2016 Canadian dollar rises to highest level in two weeks on oil’s resurgent strength The North American benchmark oil price rose above $50 Tuesday, pushing the Canadian dollar higher along with it. Oil gained 59 cents to trade back above $50 a barrel at $50.28 US in early trading on… Continue reading Oil price rises to over $50, loonie rallies above 78 cents
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Significant Investment For Kindersley Area
By SaskatoonHompage.ca, June 6, 2016 The Kindersley region is going to benefit from a company that has its eyes set on Saskatchewan. Raging River Exploration plans on investing three billion dollars in the province over the next 10 years with a majority of that investment coming in the Kindersley region. President and CEO Neil Roszell… Continue reading Significant Investment For Kindersley Area
SaskPower offering free tree seedlings for Environment Week
By CBC News, June 6, 2016 SaskPower’s Shand Greenhouse has cultivated more than 10 million shrubs, trees since ’92 People wanting to make the province even greener can turn to SaskPower this week. The Crown corporation is offering residents free green ash tree seedlings until June 11, while supplies last. It’s an annual initiative SaskPower… Continue reading SaskPower offering free tree seedlings for Environment Week
Drone causes stir at Regina airport
By CBC News, June 7, 2016 Aiport wasn’t able to contact drone operator as plane was coming in for a landing A Regina company that uses a drone got into some hot water with aviation officials recently. Java Post, which does aerial photography and post production work, caused a problem last week at the Regina International Airport. A… Continue reading Drone causes stir at Regina airport
'Uneven playing field': Sask. government makes liquor changes
By CBC News, June 7, 2016 Government of Saskatchewan introduced the Liquor Retail Modernization Act on June 6 The Saskatchewan government is once again announcing more changes for how alcohol is sold in the province. On Monday, the government announced it had introduced the Liquor Retail Modernization Act. It said the new act will create… Continue reading 'Uneven playing field': Sask. government makes liquor changes
Snowmobiler helps find missing plane, passengers on a B.C. glacier
By Nick Wells, CTV News, June 7, 2016 A snowmobiler armed with a camera helped search and rescue crews track down a missing plane and its three occupants on a glacier near Whistler, B.C. on Monday afternoon. The single engine plane, with the three men onboard, had taken off from Pitt Meadows Airport on Sunday… Continue reading Snowmobiler helps find missing plane, passengers on a B.C. glacier
Fort McMurray apartment complex goes up in flames
By CBC News, June 6, 2016 Just as residents settle into their new lives in beleaguered city, fire strikes once again Cassia Manor at Franklin Landing, an apartment complex in Fort McMurray, erupted in flames on Monday night just days after the first residents returned home to the beleaguered city. The complex is located downtown, near Prairie Loop Boulevard and Franklin… Continue reading Fort McMurray apartment complex goes up in flames
Vaccinating young calves: what works, what may not
By John Campbell, The Western Producer, June 2, 2016 Studies show young calves can benefit from vaccines that help prime the immune system. Getting a young beef or dairy calf off to a good start always involves ensuring adequate colostral intake. The calf has few antibodies in its blood stream at birth, and this first… Continue reading Vaccinating young calves: what works, what may not
Conditional pesticide registrations no longer possible
By Robert Arnason, The Western Producer, June 3, 2016 Only about one percent of all pesticides in Canada have conditional registrations, but the Health Canada practice became controversial because many neonicotinoids, a class of insecticides linked to bee deaths and colony losses, have conditional registrations Canada’s Health Minister has followed through on her promise to… Continue reading Conditional pesticide registrations no longer possible
D-Day: Debunking the myths of the Normandy landings
By James Holland, CNN, June 6, 2016 (CNN) – Anniversaries are useful moments to pause and reflect. For the anniversary of D-Day — June 6, 1944 — and subsequent campaign in northern France, it is also an opportunity to look at the past in detail and ask how much of what we think we know is… Continue reading D-Day: Debunking the myths of the Normandy landings