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Cool cooking: Eat well this summer without heating up the house
Make delicious summer meals that keep the house cool at the same time. Here are some tips and recipes from Getty Stewart to avoid sweating in a hot kitchen.
Wool group expands made-in-Canada product certification
Canadian Wool Collective throwing a wider net for products able to be sold with logos certifying them as being made with Canadian wool
Heartland Livestock Services closes Brandon auction mart
Heartland Livestock Services announced the closure July 25. The Brandon auction mart has been a historic standby for Manitoba beef producers selling their cattle.
Drought stress grips some Manitoba farms despite scattered rain
Manitoba farmers say dry conditions and uneven rainfalls have left a patchwork of crops this season, with some fairing well and others suffering.
Canadian Financial Close: Loonie steady, mercurial day for gold
Glacier FarmMedia -- The Canadian dollar stayed put on Friday, maintaining its 0.24 U.S. cent gain from the previous week. The loonie closed at US$0.7272 or US$1=C$1.3751 on Friday, compared to US$0.7271 or US$1=C$1.3753 on Thursday. Statistics Canada reported this morning that the country’s economy shed 41,000 jobs in July, but the unemployment rate was[...]
North American Grain/Oilseed Review: Canola, grains in the green
Glacier FarmMedia – Canola futures on the Intercontinental Exchange were slightly higher on Friday in choppy trade. Chicago soyoil and Malaysian palm oil were higher, while European rapeseed was lower. Crude oil prices were down in anticipation of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska today. The western Prairies[...]
Canadian Financial Close: Another dip for the loonie
By Glen Hallick Glacier Farm Media | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar slipped a little lower on Wednesday, unable to latch on to support from crude oil. The loonie finished at US$0.7212 or US$1=C$1.3866, compared to Monday’s close of US$0.7219 or US$1=C$1.3852. The United States Dollar Index tacked on 0.026 of a point at 98.145.[...]
Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Loonie slips lower
By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar eased back on Wednesday morning despite a relatively steady United States dollar and upticks in crude oil. As of 8:35 am CDT, the loonie was at US$0.7213 or US$1=C$1.3864 compared to Tuesday’s close of US$0.7219 or US$1=C$1.3852. On the U.S. Dollar Index, the greenback[...]
Canadian Dollar and Business Outlook: Canada’s CPI dips in July
By Glen Hallick Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – The Canadian dollar fell back on Tuesday morning despite Statistics Canada reporting inflation was lower last month. As of 8:42 am CDT, the loonie was at US$0.7227 or US$1=C$1.3836 compared to Monday’s close of US$0.7242 or US$1=C$1.3809. On the United States Dollar Index, the greenback shed 0.037[...]
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