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Subway reportedly nears sale to Arby’s owner

Chain's parent firm considering sale since February

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Reuters — Roark Capital, which owns restaurant chains Arby’s and Buffalo Wild Wings, is nearing a deal to buy sandwich chain Subway for about US$9.6 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. A deal could be finalized this week, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. “Subway does not intend to make any
The McDougall Creek wildfire burns outside West Kelowna, B.C. on Aug. 18, 2023. (Photo: Reuters/Chris Helgren)
Weather

B.C. wildfires intensify, evacuation orders double

Rain helping slow fires near Yellowknife

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Kelowna | Reuters — Forest fires in British Columbia intensified on Saturday, with the number of people under evacuation orders doubling from a day earlier, as authorities warned of difficult days ahead. The province declared a state of emergency on Friday to access temporary authoritative powers to tackle fire-related risks, as out-of-control fires ripped through
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Pilot plan to cut red tape for reliable TFW employers

Farm employers can apply starting next month

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Canada’s temporary foreign worker (TFW) program is set to give farms a head start in an express lane expected to cut the annual paperwork for that program’s most “trusted employers.” Federal Employment and Workforce Development Minister Randy Boissonault last week launched a three-year pilot meant to “help to address labour shortages and reduce the administrative
Vehicles leave Yellowknife on Aug. 16, 2023 on the only highway in or out of the city after a state of emergency was declared due to the proximity of wildfire. (Photo: Reuters/Pat Kane)
Weather

Prairie Forecast: Upper ridge to bring the heat

Issued Aug. 16, covering Aug. 16-23

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After going through a couple of weeks of tough forecasting, with little agreement among the weather models, this forecast period is looking a little more stable with the two main weather models for our region in basic agreement. We start off this forecast with a low over Manitoba that is quickly moving east. To the
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Weather

Prairie Forecast Update: Low to chug through mid-week

Issued Aug. 13, covering Aug. 13-16

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The weather models seem to have come to an agreement on the area of low pressure forecasted to come in off the Pacific around mid-week. It looks like the energy from this system will quickly spin up an area of low pressure over north-central Alberta on Tuesday. The low will then quickly deepen and track
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Drought Monitor map at July 31, 2023. (AAFC)
Weather

Prairie Forecast: Cooler and unsettled

Issued Aug. 9, covering Aug. 9 to 16

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First off, I must apologize for not producing an update to the last forecast; I had the opportunity to do some backwoods camping, which meant I was off the grid for about five days. I’m back now, and from the weather model runs I’ve been able to check out, this forecast period is going to
The exterior and interior of the new Vermillion Growers greenhouse near Dauphin.
News

Enormous Dauphin greenhouse opens for tomato production 

In its initial phase, Vermillion Growers will supply 10 million pounds of tomatoes to the Prairie market

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Within weeks, 10 acres of tomatoes will be growing in a Dauphin greenhouse, destined for distribution all over the Prairies. “It’s a little bit surreal, because we’ve been at it for such a long time, but at the same time, we’re all so ready,” said Maria Deschauer, managing director of Vermillion Growers. Why it matters:
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Crops

Army in place to fight crop insect pests

There’s a natural defence insect force guarding grain fields

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It was the year of the armyworm in Manitoba when a high numbers of adults blew in this spring. But farmers have their own army, plus an air force, ready to meet the invaders and possibly keep their numbers below economic thresholds. “I don’t have enough time to talk about the enormous number of different
Aerial view of Centerm, a Burrard Inlet terminal for containerized cargo at the Port of Vancouver. (Bloodua/iStock/Getty Images)
Markets

B.C. longshore workers ratify new deal

Minister pledges review of 'how disruption on this scale unfolded'

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Longshore workers at British Columbia’s seaports have voted to accept the terms of a new four-year labour deal, ending five weeks of labour outages at Canada’s West Coast. Negotiators with the B.C. Maritime Employers Association (BCMEA) and International Labour and Warehouse Union (ILWU Canada), working with the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), reached a new

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