politics

After almost two weeks since it began, there may finally be some movement in the west coast port strike. Federal labour minister Seamus O’Regan says the strike has dragged on long enough, as he sent a letter to the lead federal negotiator in the strike to come up with a set of recommendations for a […]

The CEO of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association is in the nation’s capital this week, focused on two pieces of federal legislation. Grant McLellan says one of the bills is C-282, a private member’s bill that he says makes it illegal for the federal government to discuss supply managed sectors during trade negotiations; the other is […]

The Saskatchewan Alliance for Water Sustainability (SAWS) and the Sask. NDP Critic for the Water Security Agency, raised concerns Monday of the WSA’s Agricultural Water Stewardship Policy. SAWS says the policy lacks, among other things, requirements to restore drained wetlands, and “no explicit plan to improve water quality already damaged by wetland drainage and other […]

Saskatchewan Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison is leading a delegation on a trade trip to Germany this week. Harrison’s visit is to officially open the province’s latest trade office in Berlin, as well as explore further trade opportunities. “Germany is a manufacturing powerhouse and the fourth largest economy in the world,” Harrison said […]

There is relief for now as a deal to increase the U.S. Debt Ceiling was struck between U.S. President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday. Ranulf Glanville, a Chief Market Analyst with GrainFox, says the deal prevents the United States from defaulting, meaning they wouldn’t be able to pay its bills. However, […]