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Saskatchewan entrepreneur says government thwarted his ag-plastics recycling business

Saskatchewan entrepreneur says government thwarted his ag-plastics recycling business

Dallon Leger thought he was part of the solution. The entrepreneur from Yorkton, Sask., about 190 kilometres northeast of Regina, says he collected more than 1.
Quebec toddler dies after falling into grain mixer in farm accident

Quebec toddler dies after falling into grain mixer in farm accident

SAINT-LIN-LAURENTIDES, Que. — Quebec provincial police say a two-year-old girl has died after falling into a grain mixer on a farm north of Montreal.
'More connected': Researchers looking at growing food under solar panels

'More connected': Researchers looking at growing food under solar panels

EDMONTON — Lawns, backyards and roofs could be used to produce both solar power and fresh vegetables, University of Alberta researchers say.
Competition Bureau recommends changing THC limits for edibles, easing pot packaging

Competition Bureau recommends changing THC limits for edibles, easing pot packaging

Canada's competition watchdog is putting its weight behind some longtime cannabis industry asks including easing restrictions on cannabis packaging and adjusting limits on how much of pot’s psychoactive component can be in edible products.
Olymel reducing hog production in Alberta and Saskatchewan, cutting about 80 jobs

Olymel reducing hog production in Alberta and Saskatchewan, cutting about 80 jobs

MONTREAL — Olymel says it is cutting about 80 jobs as it reduces its hog production in Western Canada.
Tech, sustainability key to attracting young talent to an evolving agriculture sector

Tech, sustainability key to attracting young talent to an evolving agriculture sector

Canada’s farmers are getting older, and most don't have a clear succession plan, leaving a big question over who will take over the agriculture sector as a wave of retirements loom.
Talks moving forward on key Canada-U.S. treaty on Columbia River management

Talks moving forward on key Canada-U.S. treaty on Columbia River management

Canadian and U.S. officials have wrapped up the latest round in a five-year negotiation to modernize a major treaty on flood control and power generation on the Columbia River.
Big bug benefits: Alberta scientist releases guide identifying cow dung insects

Big bug benefits: Alberta scientist releases guide identifying cow dung insects

Alberta entomologist Kevin Floate is ready to start spreading the news that he has compiled a comprehensive guide into insects that live in cow dung in Canada.
Canopy to refile financial results after finding BioSteel 'material misstatements'

Canopy to refile financial results after finding BioSteel 'material misstatements'

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — Canopy Growth Corp. says it will refile three of its past quarterly financial statements after uncovering "material misstatements" linked to its BioSteel business. The Smiths Falls, Ont.
Cattle seized from Quebec farm that was home to herd that went on the run for months

Cattle seized from Quebec farm that was home to herd that went on the run for months

MONTREAL — Quebec's agriculture department says it has seized 38 cattle from the central Quebec farm that was home to a group of fugitive cows that escaped last summer and went on the run for months.