The Manitoba government is backing Justin Trudeau’s response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s newly-imposed tariffs, according to Premier Wab Kinew. Kinew took to X (formerly […]
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Manitoba farmers brace for price drops amid Trump tariff threat
With U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to impose 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian imports starting Feb. 1, Manitoba farmers are scrambling to understand what […]
Tariff tremors ripple across the family farm
The crops have been harvested, the soil tilled. The fields are blanketed in snow. Normally, this is a farmer’s quiet season. But this year, on […]
‘We have to get ready for the worst’
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump hasn’t yet retaken the Oval Office but has already caused of flurry of disruption within Manitoba’s — and Canada’s — business […]
How U.S. tariffs might affect Canada’s agriculture industry
As Donald Trump’s inauguration looms, Canada’s agriculture industry is waiting with bated breath to see whether the sweeping tariffs he’s threatened will come to pass. […]
Food giant Cargill is slashing 5% of global workforce—around 8K jobs
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Agricultural powerhouse Cargill, one of the world’s biggest privately held firms with thousands of Canadian employees, is […]
Canada on track to be world’s 3rd-largest exporter of wheat in ’24-25 crop year
Canada is on track to be the world’s third-largest wheat exporter for the second year in a row as crop production in the prairie provinces […]
Agricultural firms deny accusations or wrongdoing in response to lawsuit
The agricultural firms a man alleges caused him to get cancer by spraying chemicals on his family’s farm near Carman while leasing land for research […]
Metro Vancouver grain terminal workers issue 72-hour strike notice
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 23, 2024 2:38 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The union representing […]
Grain farmers urge intervention as Metro Vancouver terminal workers prep strike
Canada’s grain farmers say a strike at Metro Vancouver terminals would cripple crop exports if it were allowed to take place. The Grain Growers of […]