The federal budget released on Tuesday has drawn a muted reaction in Saskatchewan.

The budget tabled Tuesday prioritized capital project spending over programs and services and projects a $78.3-billion total deficit — the amount of money spent by the government beyond its revenues — for this fiscal year. The figure would steadily decrease to $56.6-billion by 2029-30.

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‘Agriculture seems to be taking a back seat’

Bill Prybylski, head of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) said he was somewhat disappointed that agr

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