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Improving access to broadband connectivity is fundamental to the future of rural Canada.
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Editorial: Rural connectivity gap widening

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For some reason, the release of yet another report highlighting the deepening disconnect between urban and rural Canada over internet connectivity made me think of telephones. Growing up in rural Manitoba, where our telephone “party line” was shared by six large families, connectivity was often a topic of discussion. Sometimes the line was in use
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Comment: The rise of the once-silent, once-hidden food worker

Workers have more political capital than they’ve ever had and they know it

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Workers across the food supply chain are expressing concerns about their livelihood. Recently, workers at the online grocery retailer Instacart went on strike for better conditions and higher wages. Instacart is a symbol of the new gig economy in food – you use a phone app to have someone else pick up your groceries and
The Dauphin Rail Museum has extended its hours this fall to celebrate the anniversary of the line’s arrival in the community.
News, Other

Dauphin Railway Museum celebrates 125 years of rail travel in community

The Gladstone to Dauphin line was completed in 1896 and later became part of the Canadian Northern Railway, then the CNR

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It’s 125 years since the railway arrived in Dauphin, an important historical event for the city. The Dauphin Rail Museum board has decided it is worthy of a celebration and a number of commemorative programs have been planned for this fall, with some already carried out. Historically, this section of railway had a different beginning
This weather graphic shows the winter temperature anomalies in Winnipeg for the last 25 La Niña winters. Looking at the graph you can see an interesting pattern where the La Niña winters from 1938 to the early 1970s were consistently colder than average. Since the 1970s there have been more warmer-than-average La Niña winters, with even larger temperature anomalies.
Other, Weather

A La Niña winter. Does that mean warm or cold?

Looking at the numbers, it seems La Niña winters are warming in recent years

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I don’t know about you, but October just seemed to fly by. Maybe it was the nice weather, or just being overly busy, either way it is hard to believe it is November already and winter is just around the corner — or is it? Since it is the end of the month that means
A view near the Canadian end of the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Windsor and Detroit and is considered one of North America’s busiest trade routes. (Steven_Kriemadis/iStock/Getty Images)
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U.S. border reopens to Canadian land travelers

Travel business sees 'tremendous pent-up demand'

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Toronto | Reuters — A steady stream of Canadian visitors, particularly retirees headed to U.S. sun spots, crossed the U.S. border by car on Monday for the first time in 20 months as Washington lifted travel restrictions. Traffic was heavy at times at some U.S. border posts such as Bluewater Bridge, Michigan near Sarnia, Ont.,
The culture of Canadian farms is one of risk balanced with reward and that can extend to children on the farm, sometimes with tragic results.
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Risk and reward

Are injury rates in Canadian agriculture driven by farm culture?

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Risk taking starts young on the Canadian farm and it persists for a lifetime. Farmers know why they take risks, too; risk taking can be rewarding. It’s the name of the game in agriculture. But risk taking in the farm workplace also injures and kills farmers, their family members and workers, too. Compared with other
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomes Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie- Claude Bibeau into his cabinet on October 26.
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Ag leaders say Bibeau reappointment means continuity in portfolio

Strong advocate on risk management, markets, and the environment needed, groups say

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Manitoba ag organizations say they’re looking for support in business risk management, environmental stewardship and market access from freshly reappointed federal Ag Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. “We are definitely pleased to see that she’s reappointed. We can really continue where we left off,” said Carson Callum, general manager for Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP). Particularly because federal
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
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Weather: Plenty of uncertainty in the outlook

Forecast covering the period from Nov. 3 to Nov. 10

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I think we knew it was going to happen. After nearly a month of very accurate computer-modelled medium-range forecasts, things slipped a bit. The forecasted trough of low pressure that was to move out of our region at the start of last issue’s forecast took much longer to move through, which impacted the timing and
Protectionism and isolation are seeing a resurgence and the federal government needs to push back.
Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: We need trade agreements that work

A top priority of the incoming government should be ensuring trade deals are respected

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We have had an election and now government priorities are being set and ministers who will implement the plan are being selected. What would you tell them if you had the chance? The pork sector is hoping that policy-makers are focusing on securing international access for our products. Trade is critically important to Manitoba’s hog

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