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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
Quarantined B.C. farms where over 1,000 mink died resume breeding stock
VICTORIA - Two mink farms that are still quarantined after COVID-19 outbreaks have begun annual breeding programs along with seven other farms in British Columbia. The Agriculture Ministry said the pr...
Mar 17, 2021
B.C. and Washington state focus on public outreach to wipe out invasive giant hornet
VICTORIA - Public outreach will be key to tracking Asian giant hornets this year as many of the insects were found by members of the public in 2020, officials in British Columbia and Washington state ...
Mar 17, 2021
Plans readied by B.C. and Washington state to wipe out invasive giant hornet
VANCOUVER - Officials in British Columbia and Washington state will release their battle plan today to try to wipe out Asian giant hornets. Also dubbed the murder hornet, the invasive wasps have been ...
Mar 17, 2021
Officials in B.C., Washington state team up against invasive giant hornets
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Officials with the British Columbia and Washington state agriculture departments along with U.S. federal agencies are teaming up to trap, track and destroy invasive Asian giant hornet...
Mar 16, 2021
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Sarah Mills: The CFL fumbled its Grey Cup halftime show
Sarah Mills says if ever there was a year to celebrate Canadian artistry at the Grey Cup, this was it. Instead, the CFL ...
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The Evan Bray Show - Monday, Sept. 28
On Monday's show, guest host Brent Loucks talks bill C-39, Ken Wood talks about the petition to stop the DEED project in...