Murray Wood: Toasts, not tariffs
Toasts Not Tariffs is the name of a coalition of U.S. liquor companies trying to convince Donald Trump his unprovoked tr...
Tag Archives: Agriculture
No days off: Sask. farmers brace for week of freezing weather
A forecast predicting a week of frigid temperatures leaves Saskatchewan farmer Josef Buttigieg with a sinking feeling. "I'm really hoping that this is the last of the cold of this winter, and it has b...
Feb 11, 2025 Cows and sheep at Josef Buttigieg's farm chow down on feed during the fall of 2023. (Gillian Massie/ 980 CJME)
Amid U.S. tariff threats, a fight may be brewing over Canadian supply management
MONTREAL - The federal government and the Canadian dairy industry are vowing to protect the country's supply management system in the face of threats from the United States. But some observers, and ev...
Feb 05, 2025
Canada presses on with trade diversification strategy in face of Trump's threats
OTTAWA - As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to hold out the threat of steep tariffs on Canadian imports, the federal trade minister is citing new trade deals with Ecuador and other nations as pr...
Feb 04, 2025
Sask. farmers, APAS still concerned after Trump pauses tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to "pause" his proposed tariffs on Canada is good news for farmers in Saskatchewan, but a lot of uncertainty remains. Late on Monday afternoon, Trump said he'd p...
Feb 04, 2025
Which industries will feel the pinch of Trump's tariffs the hardest?
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order Saturday to impose tariffs of 10 per cent on Canadian energy and 25 per cent on everything else beginning on Feb. 4. Statistics Canada says the val...
Feb 01, 2025
A look at Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner
TORONTO - Mike Schreiner has led the Green Party of Ontario since 2009. Born: June 9, 1969. Early years: Schreiner was born in Kansas and raised on his family's grain and cattle farm. His father was a...
Jan 28, 2025
Trump's sweeping pardon of rioters highlights differences in U.S., Canadian systems
OTTAWA - In one of his first acts upon taking office Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump pardoned or moved to dismiss the cases of some 1,500 people charged in the Capitol riots of Jan. 6, 2021. The s...
Jan 25, 2025 President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters as he signs an executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Ben Curtis)
Rail competition pilot may not be renewed amid parliamentary break
MONTREAL - An obscure but hard-fought - and hard-lobbied - battle over railway competition has steamed back to the surface. A pilot project mandating so-called extended interswitching that aims to giv...
Jan 20, 2025
Viterra-Bunge merger means less money for Sask. farmers: Grain Growers
A major agricultural association wants the government to rethink its approval of the Viterra-Bunge merger. The federal government gave the move the green light earlier this week, but Kyle Larkin, exec...
Jan 16, 2025 Kyle Larkin with the Grain Growers of Canada said he’s extremely disappointed with the final decision from the Federal Government and is urging Ottawa to reconsider. (980 CJME file photo)
As fruit buds swell, B.C. farmers hit by 2024 deep freeze hope for better harvest
Peter Simonsen says buds on the peach trees at his farm in Naramata, B.C., are already starting to swell early. But that makes him nervous. "They seem healthy and good, but I'm a little worried, becau...
Jan 15, 2025
OPINION
Sarah Mills: When a DIY project tests your patience
Sarah Mills says couples may have good intentions when starting a home reno project, but time, kids and life get in the ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Tuesday, August 11
On Tuesday's show, Evan talked about public art in Saskatoon, finds out about a Canadian helping rebuild Ukraine, the lo...