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Finance minister Freeland quits after clash with Trudeau

Dec. 16, 2024 at 2:37 pm CST

Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quit on Monday after clashing with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on issues including how to handle possible U.S. tariffs, dealing a huge blow to an already unpopular government.

Nova Scotia keeps ag minister in post-election shuffle

Dec. 16, 2024 at 1:31 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Ukraine to set up mechanism to supply food to Syria, Zelenskiy says

Dec. 16, 2024 at 10:18 am CST

By Reuters

Indonesia detects African swine fever in most of its provinces

Dec. 16, 2024 at 9:54 am CST

By Reuters

Freeland resigns from cabinet

Dec. 16, 2024 at 9:12 am CST

By Jonah Grignon

CRSB consumer survey finds Canadians generally bullish on beef

Dec. 13, 2024 at 4:44 pm CST

A few more Canadians eat beef now than they did in 2022 according to a survey from the Canadian Roundtable of Sustainable Beef (CRSB).

By Melissa Jeffers-Bezan

USDA approves funds to fight screwworm, may resume Mexico cattle imports this year

Dec. 13, 2024 at 11:08 am CST

The Biden administration approved a second round of emergency funding to block New World screwworm from entering the U.S. on Friday, a U.S. Department of Agriculture undersecretary told Reuters, after Washington suspended cattle imports from Mexico over the pest.

By Reuters Tom Polansek

COMMENT: Why winter makes you more vulnerable to colds – a public health nurse explains the science behind the season

Dec. 13, 2024 at 10:35 am CST

Being cold isn't why you get a cold. But it is true that cold weather makes it easier to catch respiratory viruses such as the cold and flu. Research also shows that lower temperatures are associated with higher COVID-19 rates.

By Libby Richards The Conversation via Reuters Connect

wheat being loaded onto a bulk vessel at port in Russia.

Russian grain exports to Syria suspended due to uncertainty

Dec. 13, 2024 at 9:55 am CST

Russian wheat supplies to Syria have been suspended because of uncertainty about the new government and payment delays, Russian and Syrian sources said on Friday, while two vessels carrying Russian wheat for Syria did not reach their destinations.

By Gleb Stolyarov Jonathan Saul Olga Popova Reuters

Climate change worries Canadian farmers: poll

Dec. 12, 2024 at 2:20 pm CST

A poll released Dec. 11 suggests that Canadian farmers worry more about the impacts of climate change than they do about input costs and market prices for canola, corn, wheat and cattle.

By Robert Arnason