Insights and Stories of Staff

Xplornet to buy NetSet

Oct. 23, 2017 at 8:27 pm CDT

A rural broadband provider serving over 500 Manitoba municipalities and communities is set to be absorbed into one of Canada’s biggest rural operators. Xplornet Communications announced Monday it has signed a deal to buy the internet access business of Brandon-based NetSet Communications. Financial terms of the deal for the privately-held […]

Ottawa scraps plans for new limits on capital gains

Oct. 19, 2017 at 7:58 pm CDT

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Alberta rancher, advocate James Hargrave, 34

Oct. 18, 2017 at 6:42 pm CDT

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CP’s third-quarter grain handle down

Oct. 17, 2017 at 7:18 pm CDT

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Dairy co-op Gay Lea buys Calgary cheesemaker

Oct. 17, 2017 at 2:08 pm CDT

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Feds pledge lower small business tax rate

Oct. 16, 2017 at 8:57 am CDT

UPDATED, Oct. 16 — The federal government says it will cut the small business tax rate to nine per cent from 10.5, a move seen as an attempt to counter a growing backlash against its July tax reform announcement. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance Minister Bill Morneau appeared side-by-side […]

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Governments to kick-start Ontario hazelnut sector

Oct. 15, 2017 at 1:41 am CDT

Development of hazelnut crop management practices and new and improved processing plants for a major user of hazelnuts are getting federal and provincial government funding in Ontario. The federal government on Wednesday pledged up to $492,052 to the Ontario Hazelnut Association (OHA) to help develop the hazelnut sector, working with […]

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Ottawa threatens suit for Hudson Bay rail line repairs

Oct. 13, 2017 at 7:48 pm CDT

The federal government says the owner of the Hudson Bay Railway has 30 days to get the washed-out line repaired and running or will face a lawsuit for breach of contract. Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, the MP for the Manitoba riding of Winnipeg South Centre, said in a statement […]

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Insurer SGI Canada sets up farm unit

Oct. 12, 2017 at 9:55 pm CDT

The property and casualty arm of Saskatchewan’s Crown insurance agency has set up a new unit zoned strictly agricultural. SGI Canada — the Regina-based property and casualty insurance provider which operates in tandem with the Saskatchewan Auto Fund, the Crown auto insurer — on Wednesday launched a new Farm Business […]

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Alberta to reallocate veterinary school funding

Oct. 12, 2017 at 5:45 pm CDT

Alberta is set to gradually pull its $8 million in annual funding from the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) and instead expand the vet school at the University of Calgary. The province announced Thursday it will expand enrolment for the University of Calgary’s Veterinary Medicine program […]

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