Insights and Stories on British Columbia

Bovine TB probe expands to Saskatchewan

Dec. 21, 2018 at 9:06 pm CST

Updated, Dec. 24 — Some cattle in Saskatchewan are now under federally imposed movement controls as testing for bovine tuberculosis expands to 14 domestic herds in three provinces. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced Friday the tracing of a single case of bovine TB in a beef cow from a […]

Six more cattle herds to be tested in TB probe

Dec. 17, 2018 at 8:36 pm CST

By GFM Staff

USMCA costs Canada sovereignty in ag policy, critics warn

Nov. 30, 2018 at 2:55 pm CST

By GFM Staff

Bovine TB case turns up in southern B.C.

Nov. 19, 2018 at 7:15 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

AgriRecovery offered for B.C. wildfire costs

Oct. 4, 2018 at 7:48 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

WTO panel to examine U.S. complaint on B.C. wine sale rules

Jul. 20, 2018 at 6:16 pm CDT

Geneva | Reuters — The World Trade Organization set up a dispute panel on Friday to rule on a U.S. complaint against restrictions in British Columbia on wine sales in grocery stores, a WTO official said. In line with WTO rules, the decision was taken after Canada made its second […]

By Reuters

Alberta halts ban on B.C. wine

Feb. 23, 2018 at 2:34 am CST

Alberta will resume imports of wine from British Columbia starting Friday, as the B.C. government prepares to take its concerns over piping crude oil to court. In a brief statement Thursday, Alberta’s Premier Rachel Notley said the province has suspended its ban on B.C. wine and will again allow “ordering, […]

By Staff

B.C. plans trade challenge of Alberta’s wine ban

Feb. 20, 2018 at 12:25 pm CST

The Alberta government’s ban on imports of wine from British Columbia is poised to be the first case challenged under the new interprovincial Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA). The British Columbia government announced Monday it will formally challenge the Alberta ban through the CFTA dispute settlement process. Alberta Premier Rachel […]

By Staff

Trudeau under pressure to cork provinces’ wine, oil row

Feb. 7, 2018 at 6:25 pm CST

Winnipeg/Ottawa | Reuters — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced pressure on Wednesday from an important political ally and the business community to settle an oil pipeline dispute that has sparked fears of a trade war between two neighbouring provinces. Alberta and British Columbia are scrapping over Kinder Morgan Canada’s planned […]

By David Ljunggren Rod Nickel

Saskatchewan, B.C. areas up for livestock tax deferrals

Feb. 6, 2018 at 8:06 pm CST

Livestock producers in several more parched municipalities in Saskatchewan and British Columbia will be able to defer income from sales of animals on their 2017 tax returns. The federal government on Tuesday announced its final list of designated regions for 2017, including 20 more municipalities in Saskatchewan and seven in […]

By Staff