Reading Time: < 1 minute Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe says prime minister Mark Carney’s engagement with China has alleviated some of the challenges the province’s agriculture sector faces.
Progress in China pleases Saskatchewan premier
Provincial leaders united in face of Trump tariffs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian federal and provincial governments are presenting a united front to make sure threatened U.S. tariffs don’t go forward
Saskatchewan Party retains power in provincial election
Reading Time: < 1 minute Premier Scott Moe's right-of-center Saskatchewan Party is extending its hold on power in the province after winning a small majority in Monday's election, preliminary results showed on Tuesday.
Saskatchewan highways minister moves to ag file
Reading Time: < 1 minute Saskatchewan’s highways and infrastructure minister is going off-road in his next cabinet assignment as minister of agriculture. David Marit, the MLA for the southwestern riding of Wood River since 2016, was named Wednesday by Premier Scott Moe to pick up the ag portfolio from Lyle Stewart. Stewart, the MLA for the south-central riding of Lumsden-Morse, […] Read more
Saskatchewan ag minister to exit cabinet
Reading Time: < 1 minute Saskatchewan’s premier expects to name a new minister of agriculture within days, as the incumbent minister steps aside to focus on cancer treatments. Lyle Stewart announced Thursday he will remain as ag minister until Premier Scott Moe names a new minister, a decision to be announced sometime this week. “I was recently diagnosed with colorectal […] Read more
Saskatchewan pulls sales tax off farm insurance
Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatchewan’s provincial government has reinstated a provincial sales tax (PST) exemption for agriculture, health and life insurance premiums. Premier Scott Moe on Monday announced the exemption will take effect retroactive to Aug. 1 last year, when the PST was first applied to insurance. The province said the exemption will include PST on premiums paid for […] Read more
Saskatchewan adds new secretary for farm irrigation
Reading Time: < 1 minute A rookie MLA in the Saskatchewan Party caucus has been promoted to a legislative secretary post with responsibility for expansion of the province’s farm irrigation systems. Premier Brad Wall on Tuesday named Warren Kaeding, the MLA for Melville-Saltcoats since April, as legislative secretary to the minister of agriculture, for irrigation expansion. Kaeding was previously a […] Read more
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