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Talks wrap on new Canadian internal trade deal

Farm groups across Canada expect a new interprovincial trade agreement to clear paths for more trade in Canadian-grown agrifood and other farmed products within the country, reducing the need for imports. Federal, provincial and territorial ministers on Friday announced they’ve concluded talks on a new Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), which on July 1 will

A YourLink tower outside Weyburn, Sask. (YourLink.ca)

Weather

Wireless providers ordered to set up alert system

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 6, 2017

Canada’s wireless providers have until April 2018 to set up wireless public alerting systems on LTE networks. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on Thursday issued a directive to that effect to all wireless service providers. The alert system would allow emergency management officials to warn Canadians via mobile devices of “dangers to life

Ford recalls F-250s that could roll while in park

By GFM Network News, Reuters April 1, 2017

New York | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. is recalling about 52,600 F-250 pickup trucks sold in the U.S. and Canada because the vehicles could roll after the driver moves the automatic transmission lever into park position, the company said on Saturday. The recall, the third announced by Ford this week, affects 2017 model year

Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau in the House of Commons March 22. (Budget.gc.ca via YouTube)

Agrifood a pillar in federal budget’s ‘innovation’ plan

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 23, 2017

The federal government’s latest budget puts up Canada’s agrifood sector as one of six “key areas” to benefit from a new national “Innovation and Skills Plan.” Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Wednesday unveiled a budget projecting $330.2 billion in expenses in 2017-18 against budgetary revenues of $304.7 billion, for a $28.5 billion deficit. The

Saskatchewan cuts farm fuel tax exemptions in budget

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 22, 2017

“Purple gas” is about to become a quaint old figure of speech for Saskatchewan farmers as the provincial tax exemption for bulk gasoline for farm use ends April 1. The provincial government on Wednesday rolled out a budget designed to dial back the province’s reliance on resource revenue in the face of slumping markets for

Livestock

Federal rules tightened for recreational drone use

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 16, 2017

Citing recent “reckless use of drones that is putting the safety of Canadians at risk,” the federal government has set up new temporary rules limiting where and when drones can be flown for the heck of it. Transport Minister Marc Garneau on Thursday announced an interim order with new rules for the recreational operation of

Crops

Trump budget plan cuts USDA food, rural water funding

By GFM Network News, Jo Winterbottom, P.J. Huffstutter March 16, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed halting funding for rural clean water initiatives and reducing county-level staff, for a 21 per cent drop in discretionary spending at the Department of Agriculture (USDA), according to a White House budget document. The $4.7 billion in cuts would leave USDA with a budget of

Livestock

Caterpillar says compliant with tax laws after IRS claim

By GFM Network News, Reuters March 11, 2017

Reuters — Caterpillar Inc. said Friday it was compliant with tax laws, a week after federal law enforcement officials raided three of the company’s buildings in connection with a probe into the heavy machinery manufacturer’s offshore tax practices. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has challenged the company’s taxes for the years 2007-2012, the company said

Southeastern Saskatchewan’s accumulated snowpack, as shown here east of Weyburn on March 9, i expected to lead to above-normal runoff in the area. (Leeann Minogue photo)

Crops, Weather

Runoff levels up in Saskatchewan’s forecast

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff March 9, 2017

Saskatchewan has raised its expectations for spring runoff across the board, now predicting “near normal” levels for much of the province and “above normal” to “well above normal” levels in its southeast. The province’s Water Security Agency on Thursday released a March spring runoff forecast pointing to two “areas of concern” — the province’s far

Livestock

U.S. Commerce chief sees no major NAFTA talks until later this year

By David Lawder, GFM Network News March 8, 2017

Washington | Reuters — U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Wednesday that substantial negotiations to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement likely will not get started until the latter part of this year and could take a year to complete. Ross, speaking to Bloomberg Television, said U.S. legal notification requirements with partners Mexico and

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Horses

Talks wrap on new Canadian internal trade deal

Wireless providers ordered to set up alert system

Ford recalls F-250s that could roll while in park

Agrifood a pillar in federal budget’s ‘innovation’ plan

Saskatchewan cuts farm fuel tax exemptions in budget

Federal rules tightened for recreational drone use

Trump budget plan cuts USDA food, rural water funding

Caterpillar says compliant with tax laws after IRS claim

Runoff levels up in Saskatchewan’s forecast

U.S. Commerce chief sees no major NAFTA talks until later this year

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