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Technology updates on the 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup, due to be released this fall, are expected to include a new version of Super Cruise, a hands-free driving feature for use on “divided and compatible” highways. (Media.gm.ca)
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GM says chip situation improving

All of automaker's pickup truck plants operating

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Reuters — Top U.S. automaker General Motors said on Friday the semiconductor chip shortage that has hit production at automakers worldwide was abating, while reporting its first quarterly sales fall in a year. “As we look to the fourth quarter, a steady flow of vehicles held at plants will continue to be released to dealers,”
The railway arrived at the village of Mowbray, south of Manitou along the North Dakota border, in 1902.
Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

Rural Manitoba ghost towns make an interesting day trip

You can imagine the days when the streets bustled with activity

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For an interesting day trip in southern Manitoba, visit a couple of ‘ghost towns.’ Both were once thriving spots but now are virtually abandoned, except for one or two possibly inhabited buildings. Ste. Elizabeth, located about eight miles east of Morris on Highway 23 and a mile south on road 12 E, was established as
Kochia.
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Drought conditions raise stakes on fall weed control

Weeds threaten to reduce already low moisture reserves

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The province’s top weed expert is expecting to see lots of sprayers this fall, with many producers hoping to preserve every drop of water left in their soils. Late-summer rains broke Manitoba’s months-long dry spell for many regions, “but it’s still not nearly enough, so we’re going to have to be really careful,” said Kim
Ken Forth, president of Foreign Agricultural Resource Management Services, said the federal government lacked planning by pulling funding to quarantine workers before the end of the growing season.
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Effect on Manitoba farms uncertain after feds stop funding TFW quarantine costs

Organizations frustrated with apparently arbitrary cut-off, government going back on its word

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Some are frustrated after feds cut funding to help farmers pay for temporary foreign workers (TFWs) to quarantine after arriving in Canada, though Manitoba employers may not know how this affects them until next season. “People found it frustrating because when they initially did this and started the quarantine, their initial statement was that they would support us
Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editor’s Take: A deal’s a deal

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Let’s play ‘what if?’ What if you signed a contract with your local grain company for $15 a bushel? And suddenly a few months later, prices had fallen to just $10 a bushel. Would you be rushing down to the elevator to assure the local agent that it was OK, and they didn’t need to
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
Other, Weather, Weather Vane

Weather: Almost summer-like temperatures ahead

Forecast covering the period from Sept. 29 to Oct. 6

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For the first time in a while, my last forecast was pretty darned close. We saw the nice warm temperatures early on, the late-week/early-weekend cool-down, then the return of warm temperatures to begin this week. For this forecast period, it looks like the warm, almost summer-like temperatures will continue as we move into early October.
The Garden City container terminal at Savannah is operated by Ports America on behalf of the Georgia Ports Authority. (Photo courtesy Georgia Ports Authority)
Crops, Other

Canada’s CPPIB to buy major U.S. port terminal operator

Canada Pension Plan's play furthers its infrastructure push

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Reuters — Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy Ports America, one of the largest marine terminal operators in the U.S., from investment firm Oaktree Capital Management. While no valuation was given in the announcement, the deal values Ports America at over US$4 billion, according to two sources
Local resident John Smith holds his 18-month-old son Owen near breaking waves on a pier ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Nicholas at Galveston, Texas on Sept. 13.
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Why do hurricanes turn to the east?

The flow of air out of our hemisphere’s deserts creates our prevailing winds

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With school starting up and gardening and home renos still taking a big chunk of my time, I must admit I am still not finished looking at all the summer weather numbers (I am beginning to sound like some of my students). Next article, I will get to those summer numbers, I promise. So, for
A recent survey estimated that about 60 per cent of Canadians have used QR codes at a restaurant or in a grocery store in the last month.
Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: The rise of the QR code

They’ve been around awhile now, but the pandemic has given them a new prominence

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QR codes have been in our lives for a very long time. Before the pandemic, we used them a few times a year on average, tops. Now, most Canadians will use a QR code almost every week, and in some cases, daily. Implications for the food industry can be significant. Once deemed a clever tool
Aurora Cannabis in November 2019 opened a flagship retail store at the West Edmonton Mall, describing the 11,000-square foot shop as “both a retail cannabis store and an immersive experiential space.” (CNW Group/Aurora Cannabis Inc.)
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Aurora Cannabis revenue short of expectations on lower pot demand

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Reuters — Aurora Cannabis on Monday missed Wall Street expectations for fourth-quarter revenue as pandemic-related restrictions weighed down consumer demand, leading Canadian provinces to cut orders. U.S.-listed shares of the company, which also posted a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss, were down two per cent in extended trading. After more than three years into Canada’s legalization of

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