Insights and Stories on General

Jun. 26, 2014 at 2:02 pm CDT

If you are weary of receiving requests to stay on or get on mailing lists from Canadian companies, don’t worry – it should stop in a few days. In fact, it must stop by July 1, because after that, companies that send emails asking for your express consent to receive […]

By Nelson Bennett

Jun. 20, 2014 at 7:27 am CDT

Facing “challenging” financial straits, one of Canada’s best-known agriculture and agri-food research organizations has announced plans to close later this year. The board of the George Morris Centre on Thursday announced it plans to dissolve the Guelph-based organization, and transfer its net assets back to the University of Guelph’s Ontario […]

By Staff

Jun. 19, 2014 at 6:35 pm CDT

A Canadian trade mission to China is reported to be paying dividends including a formal agreement through which China will move toward accepting Canadian bone-in beef. That agreement, announced Tuesday, calls for China to work with Canadian officials to provide access for Canadian bone-in beef derived from animals less than […]

By Staff

Jun. 19, 2014 at 5:04 pm CDT

Alberta’s provincial agriculture department is distributing pumps to communities in the province’s south to support “de-watering efforts” as waterways rise under continued rainfall pressure. Municipalities and response agencies have reported to the province that the impact to date from heavy rainfall in the region is “significantly lower” than last year’s […]

By Staff

Jun. 19, 2014 at 11:15 am CDT

Faced with “significant” rainfall, parts of southern Alberta and downstream jurisdictions have again been bracing for late-spring flooding. The province said Wednesday it’s moving “pre-emptively” to co-ordinate responders and has activated its 24-hour provincial emergency operations centre. “Thankfully, the flood threat we are seeing this year is not as severe […]

By Staff