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Farm litigation on the rise in Canada

Aug. 13, 2021 at 9:44 am CDT

It used to be a cheeky way of saying “C’mon, get over it.” Somebody might complain that you took the last donut, or that you stepped on their toe. And you’d reply, “So, sue me!” Not anymore. Across farm country, the phrase now is deadly earnest. Farming is no longer […]

CN, CP railways break grain shipping records

Aug. 4, 2021 at 4:12 pm CDT

By Adam Peleshaty

Hope dries up along with pastures and fields

Jul. 30, 2021 at 9:51 am CDT

By Alexis Kienlen

Rodent poisons allowed on B.C. farms during temporary ban

Jul. 27, 2021 at 9:30 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

New B.C. youth work rules: Heavy lifting, ag chem handling out

Jul. 23, 2021 at 3:59 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

Tax deferrals, crop insurance changes en route against drought

Jul. 22, 2021 at 5:40 pm CDT

Updated — As the federal government looks to manage impacts of ongoing drought conditions in Canada’s West, producers in parts of five provinces can already expect to be eligible for the livestock tax deferral program. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced Thursday in Winnipeg that producers in drought-designated areas of southern […]

By D.C. Fraser

Farm transfer tax treatment bill now law, feds say

Jul. 21, 2021 at 10:16 pm CDT

Despite a previous statement from her ministry, Canada’s finance minister says a bill standardizing the tax treatment of farm transfers is now officially on the books. However, while Bill C-208 is now in federal tax law, further amendments are en route to plug legal loopholes the bill may have opened. […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. extends travel curbs at land borders through Aug. 21

Jul. 21, 2021 at 4:15 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. government on Wednesday extended the closure of land borders with Canada and Mexico to non-essential travel such as tourism through Aug. 21 even as officials debate whether to require visitors to have received a COVID-19 vaccine. The latest 30-day extension by the Department of […]

By David Shepardson

Exemptions, extensions to be granted for rail crossing upgrades

Jul. 21, 2021 at 3:28 am CDT

Some farmer-owned field-to-field grade crossings over Canadian rail lines are now expected to be exempted altogether from looming federal requirements for safety upgrades. Proposed amendments to the Grade Crossings Regulations, announced June 18 by Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, this week cleared their 30-day public comment period. The amendments are expected […]

By Dave Bedard

Canada to admit vaccinated U.S. tourists

Jul. 19, 2021 at 6:53 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada on Monday said it would allow fully vaccinated U.S. tourists into the country starting from Aug. 9 after the COVID-19 pandemic forced an unprecedented 16-month ban that many businesses complained was crippling them. Inoculated visitors from countries other than the United States will be permitted […]

By David Ljunggren Steve Scherer