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From seed to stem: The winter work of a Saskatchewan flower farmer
CLAVET, SASK. - There are few things Kristen Raney enjoys more than a tranquil summer day in her flower garden. "You wake up in the morning, it's time to harvest, and you're just outside in your garde...
Mar 11, 2025 Kristen Raney owns and operates a flower farm near Clavet, Sask. She stays surprisingly busy during the winter months, planning out her crops and starting seeds. (Brittany Caffet/650 CKOM)
'Between two elephants': Canadian farmers feeling China tariffs, worry about U.S.
REGINA - Prairie farmers say planned Chinese retaliatory tariffs on Canadian agricultural products are causing loads of uncertainty, while threats of U.S. levies and industry issues have created furth...
Mar 10, 2025
Scott Moe calls cabinet meeting to consider Sask. response to tariffs
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has called a meeting of his cabinet for Wednesday to consider the provincial government's reaction to the U.S. tariffs imposed on Tuesday. Moe said in a social media pos...
Mar 04, 2025 Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has called a meeting of his cabinet for March 5, 2025 to consider the provincial government's reaction to the U.S. tariffs imposed on March 4. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang)
Manitoba pulls U.S. booze, offers tax deferrals to businesses in wake of tariffs
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government offered tax deferrals to businesses and pulled American products from liquor stores Tuesday in response to tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. Businesses...
Mar 04, 2025
More 'Buy BC' ads coming as Eby touts local food in response to U.S. tariff threat
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says it has been "absolutely inspirational" to see people step up across the province and Canada to support homegrown businesses in response to the tarif...
Feb 28, 2025
B.C. task force aims to grow agriculture, food processing industries
British Columbia is launching a task force focused on growing the agriculture and food processing industries after years of struggle due to climate, labour concerns and now the threat of tariffs from ...
Feb 20, 2025
B.C. tree fruit growers get new $10M fund from the province
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has launched a new $10 million fund to help tree fruit farmers facing proposed U.S. tariffs on the heels of years of devastatingly low crop yields. A statement from the Mi...
Feb 19, 2025
Sask. agriculture minister heading to India, UAE on trade mission
As Premier Scott Moe heads to Washington and Mexico in an effort to counter tariffs threatened by United States President Donald Trump, Saskatchewan's agriculture minister is off to India and the Unit...
Feb 11, 2025 The provincial government said its network of nine international trade offices – including those in India and the UAE – are “working to grow Saskatchewan's exports, attract investment into the province and strengthen relationships with our partners in these markets.” (980 CJME file photo)
No days off: Sask. farmers brace for week of freezing weather
A forecast predicting a week of frigid temperatures leaves Saskatchewan farmer Josef Buttigieg with a sinking feeling. "I'm really hoping that this is the last of the cold of this winter, and it has b...
Feb 11, 2025
Amid U.S. tariff threats, a fight may be brewing over Canadian supply management
MONTREAL - The federal government and the Canadian dairy industry are vowing to protect the country's supply management system in the face of threats from the United States. But some observers, and ev...
Feb 05, 2025
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