RCMP at Blackfalds, Alta., north of Red Deer, have charged a 25-year-old man with theft and breaking and entering in the wake of a rural “mini-crime spree” and a wild, […] Read more
Mountie pursues stolen tractor on snowmobile
Shareholders approve Canada Bread takeover
Shareholders in Canadian fresh and frozen bakery firm Canada Bread have voted their blessing for the company’s $1.83 billion takeover by Mexican bakery giant Grupo Bimbo. Bimbo’s offer, announced in […] Read more
Ontario’s ‘greener’ diesel mandate takes effect
Ontario’s plan to ease its way toward mandatory minimum biodiesel content of four per cent in regular diesel is underway, starting with a two per cent mandate as of April […] Read more
Viterra to build new W. Sask. capacity
Revised, April 3, 2014 — Viterra is hatching plans to return to the Kindersley area of western Saskatchewan with its own new high-throughput grain elevator. The Regina company, now the […] Read more
Sask. truck weight updates seen as farmers’ gain
Saskatchewan’s move to streamline allowable truck weights for certain roads, effective April 1, is expected to benefit the province’s ag and resource sectors. For one, “the increase in weight for […] Read more
Ontario ups ante on horseracing support plan
The formal kickoff of Ontario’s new five-year “horseracing partnership plan” came Tuesday with a larger pot of funding than originally budgeted. The province, as of Tuesday, has earmarked “up to […] Read more
More grain cars roll as eastern passage nears opening
Canadian National Railway (CN) reports it’s nearing the federal government’s mandated goal of moving 5,500 grain cars per week, just as the Great Lakes grain shipping corridor is set to […] Read more
Manitoba to back bovine TB tracking at slaughter
Manitoba’s government plans to put up $150,000 over five years for a new project to track and monitor for bovine tuberculosis, focused on producers in the Riding Mountain region with […] Read more
Alta. to lift some spring load limits for grain
The Alberta government plans to allow grain trucks to run at 100 per cent of their axle weights on certain provincial highways otherwise restricted during the spring thaw period. The […] Read more
B.C. to ease land protection rules in shorter-season regions
The body tasked with guarding British Columbia’s farmland from non-farm development is about to get more flexibility in how it allows farmers in shorter-season growing regions to use their land. […] Read more
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