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Pickup trucks roll out of General Motors’ assembly plant at Oshawa, Ont. (Media.gm.ca)

GM aims to end sale of gasoline- and diesel-powered light trucks, cars by 2035

By GFM Network News January 29, 2021

Washington | Reuters — General Motors said on Thursday it was setting a goal to sell all its new cars, SUVS and light pickup trucks with zero tailpipe emissions by 2035, a dramatic shift by the largest U.S. automaker away from gasoline and diesel engines. GM, which also said it plans to become carbon-neutral by

A 2017 Chevrolet Silverado pickup. (Media.gm.com)

Canada opens probe into GM pickups, SUVs over brake performance

By GFM Network News, Reuters June 20, 2019

Reuters — Transport Canada, the auto safety regulator, has opened a probe into braking issues in nearly 250,000 General Motors full-size pickups and SUVs after U.S. officials launched a similar probe last year, the agency said on its website. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in November into 2.73 million U.S. 2014-2016 model

GM’s 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. (Chevrolet.ca)

Sources say GM to use Oshawa plant to expand pickup output

By GFM Network News, Susan Taylor September 21, 2016

Toronto | Reuters — General Motors will use its Oshawa, Ont. assembly plant to expand production of pickup trucks for the North American market if a tentative agreement with Canadian auto workers is ratified, sources familiar with Canadian labour negotiations said Wednesday. Oshawa’s manufacturing plant, which employs some 2,500 workers, will install component parts and

Dennis Stephens, secretary of the International Grain Trade Coalition, says grain trading is at risk so long as importers don’t have a policy allowing a low-level presence of unapproved GM crop traits. photo: allan dawson

Crops, Oilseeds

Canada leads efforts to convince importers to dump zero tolerance

By Allan Dawson November 27, 2013

Canada is leading efforts to get an international agreement that would see countries accept small amounts of unapproved genetically modified (GM) crops in their imports, says Dennis Stephens. And the Oakbank-based secretary of the International Grain Trade Coalition credits Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz for leading the charge. Ritz, along with Canada’s flax industry, experienced first

Cereals, News

Canada’s Harper says Viterra bid not “primarily” foreign

March 29, 2012

reuters / Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said March 25 that the structure of Glencore’s $6.1-billion deal to buy No. 1 Canadian grain handler Viterra means it should not necessarily be seen as a full foreign takeover. Harper’s comments come as the Canadian government and regulators begin reviewing the offer by Swiss-based Glencore, already the

Cereals, News

Hearings On GM Regulation Bill C-474 Shut Down

By Allan Dawson November 4, 2010

Preventing genetically modified (GM) crops from contaminating non-GM crops is practically impossible. That’s the message weed scientist Rene Van Acker would have given the House of Commons’ agriculture committee hearing on Bill C-474 in Ottawa Oct. 28, had he been given the opportunity. But hearings on NDP MP Alex Atamanenko’s legislation came to an abrupt

Cereals, Opinion

Avoid Hasty Response To Unseeded Acreage

By Kevin Hursh June 24, 2010

A s the seeding window closes, the unseeded acreage projections are staggering. But it’s difficult to know how governments should respond or if they should respond at all. The Canadian Wheat Board says Western Canada will have the lowest wheat acreage since 1971. Barley acreage is expected to be the lowest since 1965. Pressure is

Grain Markets

EU To Overhaul GM Crop System

June 10, 2010

BRUSSELS/REUTERS The European Union is to radically overhaul its approval system for genetically modified (GM) crops from next month, opening the way to large-scale GM cultivation in Europe, draft proposals showed. With most Europeans showing no appetite for GM produce in food, EU politicians have approved just two varieties for growing in 12 years, compared

Crops, Oilseeds

Field Testing For A New GM Flax Is Put On Hold

By Allan Dawson May 13, 2010

We’re not going to do anything that’s illicit. But I think research has to go on.” – RANDALL WESELAKE AUniversity of Alberta researcher has bowed to pressure from the flax industry and cancelled plans to conduct plot trials on a genetically modified flax this spring. Randall Weselake, the University of Alberta professor developing the new

Country Crossroads

Two Cents A Mile

By Lorraine Stevenson April 1, 2010

“If individuals like me can convert a gas vehicle to clean and efficient electricity, the big players in the auto industry certainly can and should.” – HOMEWOOD RESIDENT ROB MCCLEMENT The dilemma facing those who want to continue living rurally, while reducing their transportation footprint, has been much on Homewood-area resident Rob McClement’s mind. His

U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

Senft to step down as CEO of Seeds Canada

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U.S. grains: Corn sets contract lows on expectations for big US crop

U.S. livestock: Cattle strength continues

Senft to step down as CEO of Seeds Canada

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GM aims to end sale of gasoline- and diesel-powered light trucks, cars by 2035

Canada opens probe into GM pickups, SUVs over brake performance

Sources say GM to use Oshawa plant to expand pickup output

Canada leads efforts to convince importers to dump zero tolerance

Canada’s Harper says Viterra bid not “primarily” foreign

Hearings On GM Regulation Bill C-474 Shut Down

Avoid Hasty Response To Unseeded Acreage

EU To Overhaul GM Crop System

Field Testing For A New GM Flax Is Put On Hold

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