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Quebec ag minister pulled from caucus

Jan. 26, 2017 at 9:42 pm CST

Quebec’s agriculture minister has been removed from the provincial government’s cabinet and caucus, the premier’s office said Thursday. In a short press release, Premier Philippe Couillard said he was informed Thursday evening that Agriculture Minister Pierre Paradis is the subject of a police investigation. Given the circumstances, Paradis has been […]

McDonald’s, A+W roll out all-day breakfast for Canada

Jan. 26, 2017 at 12:56 pm CST

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Quebec agriculture minister temporarily sidelined

Jan. 25, 2017 at 5:05 pm CST

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Grain handle helps lift CN to record Q4

Jan. 25, 2017 at 3:20 am CST

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Pulse crop strategy aims to broaden pulse demand

Jan. 22, 2017 at 3:53 pm CST

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Eight more quarantines added in bovine TB probe

Jan. 20, 2017 at 5:51 pm CST

UPDATED, Jan. 23, 2017 — Another eight properties housing about 2,000 cattle have been put under federal quarantine since last week as officials continue to track down livestock exposed to bovine tuberculosis (TB). The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Thursday pegged the number of premises under quarantine at about 58, […]

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P+H to expand Alberta ag retail reach

Jan. 19, 2017 at 8:06 pm CST

Grain company Parrish and Heimbecker plans to expand its crop input retail space into east-central Alberta by buying four store sites in a federally-mandated sale. The privately-held Winnipeg firm on Monday announced it has reached an agreement with Agrium’s retail arm, Crop Production Services, to buy the sites at Sedgewick, […]

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CP’s revenue, Prairie grain handle down for year

Jan. 19, 2017 at 4:53 am CST

A reduced Prairie grain handle has taken a bite out of the year-end gross for Canadian Pacific Railway in what’s turned out to be CEO Hunter Harrison’s last year on the job. Calgary-based CP on Wednesday announced full-year net income of $1.599 billion on $6.232 billion in gross revenues, up […]

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Xplornet buying YourLink

Jan. 14, 2017 at 6:15 pm CST

One of Canada’s biggest providers of rural broadband is set to expand its space in the Saskatchewan market by buying rural high-speed wireless provider YourLink. New Brunswick-based Xplornet Communications on Monday announced an all-cash $28.75 million deal with Victoria-based Vecima Networks for the “remaining assets” of Vecima’s YourLink business. YourLink, […]

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More bovine TB quarantines still expected

Jan. 13, 2017 at 7:44 pm CST

Tracking an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis through southeastern Alberta and southwestern Saskatchewan is still expected to lead to more quarantines of more Prairie cattle ranches, though no new controls have been imposed since before Christmas. As of Wednesday, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency reported no new cases of bovine TB […]

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