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Shareholders approve Canada Bread takeover

Apr. 3, 2014 at 7:00 pm CDT

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 February, was approved by shareholders holding about 99.98 per cent of common shares voted at a special meeting held Thursday, […]

Ontario’s ‘greener’ diesel mandate takes effect

Apr. 3, 2014 at 6:43 pm CDT

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Viterra to build new W. Sask. capacity

Apr. 3, 2014 at 11:31 am CDT

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Sask. truck weight updates seen as farmers’ gain

Apr. 2, 2014 at 6:12 pm CDT

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Ontario ups ante on horseracing support plan

Apr. 2, 2014 at 5:19 pm CDT

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More grain cars roll as eastern passage nears opening

Apr. 1, 2014 at 7:09 am CDT

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 open for the season. CN on Monday reported having spotted 5,102 hopper cars for loading at country grain elevators in […]

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Manitoba to back bovine TB tracking at slaughter

Apr. 1, 2014 at 5:15 am CDT

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 an eye on reducing requirements for TB testing of livestock in that region. “Manitoba’s status as a TB-free province comes […]

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Alta. to lift some spring load limits for grain

Mar. 28, 2014 at 5:28 pm CDT

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 provincial government on Friday announced it will issue permits “at no cost” for grain trucks to travel at fully-loaded weights […]

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B.C. to ease land protection rules in shorter-season regions

Mar. 27, 2014 at 5:45 pm CDT

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. The B.C. provincial government on Thursday announced a package of “improvements” to the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) meant to “better […]

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Sask. to bend spring load limit rules for grain

Mar. 27, 2014 at 4:43 pm CDT

Grain growers in Saskatchewan will be able to apply for permits allowing them to truck grain at “heavier-than-published” weights on provincial roads during the spring thaw period. “While we will continue to protect our investment in highways during the spring thaw, we will allow for some exceptions to spring road […]

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