Tag Archives: agriculture

CALGARY - A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Cargill Ltd. that claims the meat-packing company failed to take reasonable precautions to protect its workers in Alberta during the COVID-...

EDMONTON - The powerful hail storm that pounded homes, vehicles and crops across parts of southern Alberta last month caused almost $1.2 billion in insured damage. The Insurance Bureau of Ca...

MONTREAL - A fourth person has died in connection with a tractor accident earlier this week southeast of Montreal that had already claimed the lives of three young children, Quebec provincial police s...

As early as this fall, farmers in Saskatchewan could have an app at their fingertips to help them with their mental health. The provincial government is putting $10,000 and a 16-week development perio...

NOTRE-DAME-DE-STANBRIDGE, Que. - A 38-year-old Quebec man was charged with criminal negligence Thursday after three young children were killed and seven people were injured&nb...

WASHINGTON - North America's new trade agreement finally became the law of the land Wednesday, complete with a celebratory warning from the Trump administration that...

TORONTO - Ontario farmers who employ temporary foreign workers received a warning Monday from Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau: Protect those workers from COVID-19 or face consequen...

OTTAWA - The federal government is helping finance an innovative, new agricultural production plant in Winnipeg that turns peas and canola into protein powders for the food industry. Merit Functi...

OTTAWA - The Mexican government says it will resume sending farm workers to Canada after securing promises for more inspections and oversight to curb outbreaks of COVID-19. At least two Mexican men ha...

OTTAWA - The Mexican government says it will resume sending farm workers to Canada after securing promises for more inspections and oversight to curb outbreaks of COVID-19. At least two Mexican m...