Insights and Stories on General

P.E.I. names new deputy ag minister

Aug. 18, 2023 at 4:54 am CDT

Prince Edward Island’s Premier Dennis King has named a new top bureaucrat for the province’s agriculture ministry and others, to manage a fresh round of post-election ministerial mandate letters. Gordon MacFadyen, most recently executive director of fiscal management and assistant secretary to Treasury Board with the provincial finance department, was […]

Pilot plan to cut red tape for reliable TFW employers

Aug. 16, 2023 at 7:23 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Prairie Forecast: Upper ridge to bring the heat

Aug. 16, 2023 at 2:24 pm CDT

By Daniel Bezte

India’s Mahindra aims to double tractor exports with new platform

Aug. 15, 2023 at 6:41 pm CDT

By Reuters

Alberta farmers granted late AgriStability entry

Aug. 14, 2023 at 10:21 pm CDT

Prairie Forecast Update: Low to chug through mid-week

Aug. 14, 2023 at 1:46 am CDT

The weather models seem to have come to an agreement on the area of low pressure forecasted to come in off the Pacific around mid-week. It looks like the energy from this system will quickly spin up an area of low pressure over north-central Alberta on Tuesday. The low will […]

By Daniel Bezte

Canada’s record-setting wildfires could persist for rest of ‘marathon’ summer

Aug. 11, 2023 at 8:13 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Record-setting wildfires in Canada could potentially continue burning at an abnormally high rate for several more weeks, though the spread of blazes is likely to start diminishing in September, according to federal projections released on Friday. Forest fires have engulfed parts of nearly all 13 Canadian […]

By Ismail Shakil

Ukraine announces ‘humanitarian corridor’ for other stuck ships

Aug. 10, 2023 at 7:31 pm CDT

Kyiv | Reuters — Ukraine announced a “humanitarian corridor” in the Black Sea on Thursday to release cargo ships trapped in its ports since the outbreak of war, a new test of Russia’s de facto blockade since Moscow abandoned a deal last month to let Kyiv export grain. At least […]

By Olena Harmash

U.S. agency to probe Ram pickups over power steering issues

Aug. 9, 2023 at 7:18 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. auto safety regulators said on Tuesday they were investigating whether 1.1 million older Ram 1500 pickup trucks should be recalled for power steering loss issues. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has received 380 reports alleging intermittent or complete loss of power steering assistance […]

By David Shepardson

Prairie Forecast: Cooler and unsettled

Aug. 9, 2023 at 6:34 pm CDT

First off, I must apologize for not producing an update to the last forecast; I had the opportunity to do some backwoods camping, which meant I was off the grid for about five days. I’m back now, and from the weather model runs I’ve been able to check out, this […]

By Daniel Bezte