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Rail strike looms as CN, CPKC workers take action to a vote

Any labour disruption could be weeks away, but the grain sector is still wary

Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) are in the middle of a strike vote. The vote comes after three collective agreements, covering CN and CPKC engineers and conductors as well as rail traffic controllers at CPCK, expired December 31.



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National school food program announced

Federal government says program aims to start with 2024/25 school year

The federal government plans to spend over $1 billion over five years on a national school food program that will feed an additional 400,000 school-aged children a year.

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Canadian Meat Council decries TFW changes

Industry group says ending special measures for sector is 'premature'

Incoming changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program will add to the sector's already significant labour challenges, the Canadian Meat Council says.



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New farm income record set in 2023, estimates suggest

Despite challenges like drought and war, Canadian farms proved resilient

Canadian farm income may have set a new record in 2023. That's according to the official 2023 and 2024 estimates released February 16 by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.