Karen Briere

The Saskatchewan SPCA last week removed 14 animals from a farm near Findlater, about 80 kilometres northwest of Regina. The animals, 13 horses and one pig, were taken to the Johnstone Auction Mart near Moose Jaw. Frances Wach, executive director of the SSPCA, said the organization acted Oct. 7 after receiving a complaint that the […] Read more

Last-minute candidate changes and a campaign that pit two former city mayors against a former city police chief had all the makings of an exciting race. But in the end, it wasn’t particularly close and the result was the same. The Saskatchewan riding of Palliser, left without its incumbent MP after Dave Batters withdrew for […] Read more

Prairie voters cut the Liberal presence in half Oct. 14, re-electing Ralph Goodale in Saskatchewan but returning just one of three MPs in Manitoba. Anita Neville was re-elected in the safe Winnipeg South Centre seat, but Tina Keeper and Raymond Simard were defeated in Churchill and Saint Boniface, respectively. Goodale is the lone Liberal in […] Read more

The union that represents Canada’s food inspectors say another listeriosis outbreak is likely because inspectors are prevented from properly doing their jobs. The Agriculture Union of the Public Service Alliance of Canada issued a News release news Oct. 6 saying it should be notified when tests results for listeria and other bacteria in a meat […] Read more

A review of Saskatchewan crop insurance has resulted in 16 recommendations for improvement but contains no estimate of what those might cost or which should be done first. Agriculture minister Bob Bjornerud released the report Oct. 6, saying the province doesn’t know what the changes would cost, together or individually, but cannot afford to implement […] Read more

A poll last month found few candiare using on-line tools like Facebook, but voters are using the technology to have their say. The poll for the Dominion Institute, conducted by Innovative Research Group, showed only nine percent of young respondents had been engaged in the campaign through e-mail, text messaging, Facebook, MySpace or Twitter. However, […] Read more

Canada, Australia and the United States should all work together to release genetically modified wheat at the same time, says an American industry official. Daren Coppock, chief executive officer of the National Association of Wheat Growers, said steadily declining wheat acreage proves the case for GM wheat. He told a national biotechnology week reception in […] Read more

SCOUT LAKE, Sask. – Rick Maddess sits on a five-gallon pail and Randy Clark leans against a wall stud. The office is far from ready, but the end is in sight for the general manager and board member of Rolling Hills Feedlot. The pens are built, feed is arriving and electricians and welders are putting […] Read more