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Unifor’s Canadian Pacific Kansas City members vote to authorize strike

Jan. 14, 2025 at 9:02 am CST

Unifor said on Tuesday its members at railroad operator Canadian Pacific Kansas City have voted in favor of a strike action if the parties fail to reach an agreement by Jan. 29.

Pace of soy harvest in Brazil’s biggest farm state is slowest in 7 years, AgRural says

Jan. 13, 2025 at 1:37 pm CST

By Leticia Fucuchima Reuters roberto-samora

US chicken, pork plant workers face higher health risks, USDA studies confirm

Jan. 13, 2025 at 10:07 am CST

By Reuters Tom Polansek

US issues partial guidance on clean fuel subsidies, chafing ethanol makers

Jan. 10, 2025 at 4:25 pm CST

By Reuters

U.S. Treasury releases guidance on clean fuels tax credits

Jan. 10, 2025 at 4:10 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

New Richardson CEO steps in

Jan. 10, 2025 at 4:07 pm CST

Succession takes effect today in the corner office at Richardson International, one of Canada's biggest grain handlers and processors.

By Dave Bedard

Federal liberals to choose new leader on March 9

Jan. 10, 2025 at 12:00 pm CST

Outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party said late on Thursday it will choose a new leader on March 9 ahead of the 2025 elections for which polls show the party in a very weak position.

By Kanishka Singh Reuters

Protecting your farm from theft

Jan. 10, 2025 at 10:54 am CST

Glacier FarmMedia – Prairie provincial leaders have gotten the message. They’ve listened to farmers and their neighbours in rural areas and are putting more resources and new strategies in place to reduce theft and other crimes. At the same time, farmers have taken the initiative to prevent theft through increased […]

By Treena Hein

A tugboat passes shipping containers being unloaded and stacked on a pier at Port Newark, New Jersey, U.S., November 19, 2021.

Tentative labour deal heads off US port disruption; Trump credited

Jan. 10, 2025 at 9:46 am CST

A tentative labor deal forestalled potentially damaging trade disruptions at three-dozen U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico ports, with both sides in the talks crediting President-elect Donald Trump for clearing the way for them to hammer out a deal on automation.

By Daniel Wiessner Lisa Baertlein Reuters

Germany confirms first case of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly 40 years

Jan. 10, 2025 at 9:40 am CST

German authorities confirmed the country's first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in nearly 40 years on Friday in a herd of water buffalo on the outskirts of Berlin.

By Reuters