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Drought leaves Canadian farmers unpaid

Feb. 12, 2025 at 9:46 am CST

Hundreds of Canadian farmers have received delayed payments for their crops or not been paid at all, as a growing number of grain-buying firms declare bankruptcy amid drought and low commodity prices, according to interviews with dozens of farmers, a government agency, and a review of bankruptcy documents.

Illustration shows test tubes labelled "Bird Flu" and eggs

WHO says communication with US authorities on H5N1 bird flu a ‘challenge’

Feb. 11, 2025 at 10:34 am CST

By Reuters

EU, Canada and Mexico condemn Trump move to hike steel and aluminum tariffs

Feb. 11, 2025 at 9:33 am CST

By philip-blenkinsop Reuters Steve Holland

Former Saskatchewan farm leader appointed to Senate

Feb. 11, 2025 at 9:13 am CST

By Karen Briere

Nevada confirms state’s first human case of bird flu in a dairy worker

Feb. 10, 2025 at 2:56 pm CST

By Reuters

McDonald’s posts biggest US sales decline in nearly five years

Feb. 10, 2025 at 1:55 pm CST

McDonald's posted a steeper-than-expected drop in quarterly U.S. comparable sales on Monday, as demand took a hit from a brief E.coli outbreak while diners remained watchful of their spending.

By Reuters Savyata Mishra

Canada seeks stronger EU trade ties as both regions threatened by Trump tariffs

Feb. 10, 2025 at 10:40 am CST

Canada wants to deepen its economic ties with the EU and uphold global trading rules in the face of threatened U.S. tariffs, its trade minister Mary Ng told Reuters on Saturday.

By Julia Payne philip-blenkinsop Reuters

EU plans simpler rules for billions worth of farm subsidies, draft shows

Feb. 10, 2025 at 10:34 am CST

The European Union is drawing up plans to simplify rules governing its huge farming subsidy programme, draft documents seen by Reuters showed, as Brussels races to lighten the regulatory burden on local businesses.

By Kate Abnett Reuters

Trump expected to announce 25 per cent steel and aluminum tariffs in latest trade salvo

Feb. 10, 2025 at 10:29 am CST

President Donald Trump is expected to introduce new 25 per cent tariffs on Monday on all steel and aluminum imports into the U.S., on top of existing metals duties, in another escalation of his shake-up of trade policy.

By Jeff Mason Reuters

Ag sees small representation at tariff summit

Feb. 7, 2025 at 2:06 pm CST

Agriculture had some ambassadors at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s tariff summit in Toronto, Feb. 7, though some said more representation would have been better.

By Jonah Grignon