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The company is simply pocketing the lion’s share of the price increase as profit and blaming it on higher worker pay.
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Comment: Worker wages are not the cause of higher food prices

Big companies complain about worker wages but the data doesn’t support them

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After my first year at the Big U, I returned to the southern Illinois dairy farm of my youth for a summer of work. The first task, however, was to ask my father to double my hourly pay from 50 cents an hour, the amount I’d been paid through high school, to $1 per hour
A sign for Lytton, B.C. on July 1, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Jennifer Gauthier)
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Western Canada lightning strikes up tenfold, stoking fires

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Vancouver | Reuters — Lightning strikes in Western Canada over the past two days soared nearly tenfold from the same time a year ago, triggered in part by a record-breaking heat wave, meteorologists said, warning of more strikes over the weekend that could further stoke forest fires fanned by high winds. Over 710,000 lightning events
Editor’s Take: True leadership on display in Morden
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Editor’s Take: True leadership on display in Morden

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Over the past few decades, there’s been a decided decline in leadership throughout the political spectrum. Leadership once meant exactly that — leading. These days however, it’s come to mean watching public opinion polls and blowing with the wind, or triangulating amongst special-interest groups. In both cases, the goal appears to be power for the
tornado in saskatchewan
Other, Weather

Watches, warnings, wind and tornadoes

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June, July and August are the peak months for tornadoes in Canada In the last issue I said we would continue our look at severe summer weather by looking at wind. Most of the time when we talk or worry about high winds, those winds are associated with thunderstorms. So, in this issue we will
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CN investing in Manitoba

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Improvements are expected to help meet demand and future needs of shippers Manitoba’s share of CN’s $3 billion capital investment plan is going to be $95 million. The company announced June 17 it would be using the funds to focus on technology and infrastructure maintenance to “enhance safety and fluidity” in its network. “Our consistent
A 2021 Toyota Tundra Trail edition pickup truck. (Media.toyota.ca)
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Sale of new fuel-powered cars, light trucks to be banned from 2035

Interim targets to be set for 2025, 2030

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Ottawa | Reuters — Canada will ban the sale of fuel-burning new cars and light-duty trucks from 2035 in an effort to reach net-zero emissions across the country by 2050, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government said on Tuesday. Only zero-emissions cars and trucks can be sold from 2035, according to a statement, adding that a
Aquanty draws from real-time models in 15 sub-watershed districts in the Assiniboine River Basin.
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MFGA to develop water forecasting tool

Real-time forecasts for water flows, groundwater and soil moisture are on the way

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Producers in the Assiniboine River Basin will be able to check the finer details of water flow for their farms, much as they might check the weather, in the not-so-distant future. The federal government has slated $1.1 million for the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA) to develop a virtual forecasting tool for producers to
Advocacy group concerned TFWs not getting vaccine support
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Advocacy group concerned TFWs not getting vaccine support

Province has received isolated reports of unsupportive employers, says vaccine medical lead

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A coalition of organizations says it’s concerned many temporary foreign workers (TFWs) in Manitoba haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19 despite their increased risk. “I don’t know where and how to ask for it,” says a quote attributed to an international farm worker in Manitoba in a news release from Healthcare For All Manitoba. “My employer
Weather Vane by Daniel Bezte
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Weather: Forecast models not in agreement

Forecast covering the period from June 23 to 30

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The forecasted cool-down did move in late last week as an upper low dropped southeastward out of northern Manitoba. What the weather models missed was the area of low pressure that moved through southern and central regions on Sunday, bringing clouds along with a few showers. This low worked in conjunction with an area of
Bill 37 sets out a solid framework for economic growth by creating a mechanism for ensuring that development decisions are timely and consistent across Manitoba.
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Comment: Fair process, fewer appeals with Bill 37

The Manitoba Municipal Board will provide clarity and transparency

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There has been much discussion around Bill 37, The Planning Amendment and City of Winnipeg Charter Amendment Act, in recent weeks. This legislation sets out a solid framework for economic growth by creating a mechanism for ensuring that development decisions are timely and consistent across Manitoba. Critics have suggested this legislation will erode the democratic

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