Insights and Stories on Nova Scotia

Wild horses face unruly storms as Fiona nears East Coast

Sep. 23, 2022 at 2:09 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Shaggy, long-maned wild horses grazing freely on the sandy grasslands of the crescent-shaped Sable Island in the North Atlantic are expected to come under the swipe of a powerful storm forecast to hit Eastern Canada this weekend. Hurricane Fiona, tracking northward after carving a destructive path […]

Agropur backs major upgrades for Nova Scotia ice cream plant

Jun. 23, 2022 at 2:50 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

N.S. farm limestone program boosted against rising diesel prices

Jun. 6, 2022 at 5:05 am CDT

By Liam O’Connor

Wastewater regulation eased for Nova Scotia on-farm processing

May. 25, 2022 at 7:20 pm CDT

By Liam O’Connor

Third Ontario poultry flock hit by avian flu

Mar. 30, 2022 at 4:48 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Second Nova Scotia poultry operation hit with avian flu

Feb. 14, 2022 at 4:03 pm CST

A second farm in western Nova Scotia has been hit with highly pathogenic avian influenza in commercial birds, further expanding containment measures in that province. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Monday it confirmed high-path H5N1 on Wednesday last week in birds at a mixed farm in the area, where […]

By Dave Bedard

High-path H5N1 avian flu hits Nova Scotia turkey farm

Feb. 9, 2022 at 8:16 pm CST

Updated, Feb. 10 — Highly pathogenic avian flu has again landed in domestic birds in Atlantic Canada — but this time on a commercial turkey farm, leading other countries to halt imports from Canada’s feather sectors for now. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency last week filed a report with the […]

By Dave Bedard

No trade bans expected from Nova Scotia bird flu findings

Feb. 3, 2022 at 7:47 pm CST

A new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a backyard flock in central Nova Scotia isn’t expected to affect international trade in Canada’s feather sectors. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Tuesday confirmed a high-path H5N1 strain affecting birds on the property, describing it Thursday as a “non-poultry […]

By Dave Bedard

Pot company Hexo to shut production sites, cut jobs

Nov. 9, 2021 at 6:36 pm CST

Reuters — Pot producer Hexo Corp. said Tuesday it will close three production sites in Canada in early 2022, affecting 155 employees, as part of its integration plans following recent acquisitions. Gatineau, Que.-based Hexo said it will cease operations at its Kirkland Lake and Brantford facilities in Ontario at the […]

By Reuters

Rookie Nova Scotia MLA named agriculture minister

Sep. 1, 2021 at 10:26 am CDT

A radio news director from eastern Nova Scotia has been tapped as the provincial agriculture minister for incoming Premier Tim Houston’s Progressive Conservatives. Greg Morrow, the new MLA for Guysborough-Tracadie, was sworn in Tuesday along with the other members of Houston’s 19-member cabinet. Houston’s Tories ousted Iain Rankin’s Liberal government […]

By Dave Bedard

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