Murray Wood: A star-crossed leader is beset by floor-crossing MPs
Murray Wood says Pierre Poilievre has suffered some bad timing in his career as Conservative leader, but the question is...
Tag Archives: Agriculture
Canada, U.S., Mexico to talk trade at first USMCA Free Trade Commission meeting
WASHINGTON - Senior officials from Canada, the United States and Mexico will meet virtually next week for the first Free Trade Commission meeting of the USMCA era. International Trade Minister Mary Ng...
May 14, 2021
'Eternal optimists': Farmers hopeful for rain as seeding continues
Farmers in Saskatchewan are hoping to soak in some rain rather than sun in the near future. "There's pockets that are good and pockets that are dry. I think in the next week we will be dry in most of ...
May 13, 2021 (SaskOrganics/Twitter)
Study suggests neonic pesticides harming monarch butterfly eggs
A recently published study suggests that one of the world's most common pesticides may be contributing to the decline of one of its most-loved butterflies. University of Guelph researcher Ryan Norris ...
May 13, 2021
Southeast Sask. farmer desperate for rain in early stages of seeding season
Many farmers across Saskatchewan need rain. In the latest crop report, the province reported that 58 per cent of farmers don't have enough moisture in the early days of seeding season. Winston van Sta...
May 10, 2021 Winston van Staveren at his family farm near Creelman on May 7, 2021. (Dominick Lucyk/980 CJME)
Saskatchewan farmers find dry conditions as seeding of 2021 crop begins
The moisture level in the topsoil is below normal in most parts of the province as many Saskatchewan farmers began seeding last week. About nine per cent of the crop has been seeded, which the weekly ...
May 06, 2021 (Jake Leguee/Submitted)
'Like a flash fire:' Rabbit owners warned about outbreak of deadly disease in Alberta
CALGARY - Janice Romick could see it coming. The rabbit breeder for 40 years in Cold Lake, Alta., says she saw the writing on the wall before a deadly rabbit virus appeared last month in the southern ...
May 05, 2021
Viterra planning canola crush facility in Regina
Grain-handling giant Viterra has announced it plans to build a canola crushing facility in Regina, one the company promises to be the "world's largest integrated canola crush facility." In a news rele...
Apr 26, 2021 (Lisa Schick/980 CJME file photo)
Cargill announces $350M canola processing facility for Regina
A $350-million canola processing facility is to be built at Regina by Cargill, which will also update the one it currently operates near Saskatoon. Plans for the project were announced Thursday by the...
Apr 22, 2021 (Submitted/Cargill)
Cargill temporarily closes its London, Ont., poultry plant due to COVID-19 outbreak
LONDON, Ont. - Food giant Cargill Limited says it has temporarily closed its London, Ont., poultry processing plant due to a COVID-19 outbreak among some of its workers. The company says there is an a...
Apr 13, 2021
'A big win for farmers': Ottawa secures support for AgriStability with modified plans
OTTAWA - The federal government has a new agreement with the provinces that gives upgrades to a program that protects farmers against large declines in income. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claud...
Mar 25, 2021
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Sarah Mills: A lifetime smoking ban in the UK may be a step too far
Sarah Mills says there are great health-care costs associated with smoking, but those costs are also associated with obe...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, April 23
Evan talks on Thursday's show about the RM of Sherwood's AI data centre now approved to be built, Saskatoon mayor Cynthi...