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The Port of Churchill in 2015. (CNS Canada photo by Jade Markus)

Ottawa threatens suit for Hudson Bay rail line repairs

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 13, 2017

The federal government says the owner of the Hudson Bay Railway has 30 days to get the washed-out line repaired and running or will face a lawsuit for breach of contract. Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, the MP for the Manitoba riding of Winnipeg South Centre, said in a statement Friday that U.S. rail operator […] Read more

A 2018 Ram 1500 pickup. (FCANorthAmerica.com)

General, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

U.S. stance on autos sows more doubt about NAFTA overhaul

By GFM Network News October 13, 2017

Arlington, Va. | Reuters — The Trump administration on Friday demanded that U.S.-made content account for half the value of the cars and trucks sold under the North American Free Trade Agreement, raising further doubts about any potential deal to renew the pact. Three sources briefed on the protectionist U.S. proposal, which is in line […] Read more

General, Machinery, Weather

Insurer SGI Canada sets up farm unit

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 12, 2017

The property and casualty arm of Saskatchewan’s Crown insurance agency has set up a new unit zoned strictly agricultural. SGI Canada — the Regina-based property and casualty insurance provider which operates in tandem with the Saskatchewan Auto Fund, the Crown auto insurer — on Wednesday launched a new Farm Business Unit with “a specialized team […] Read more

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a science fair at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council in Ottawa on Sept. 26. (PM.gc.ca)

General, Markets, Reuters

U.S. hikes NAFTA tension with call for ‘sunset clause’

By GFM Network News October 12, 2017

Arlington, Va. | Reuters — Washington has dramatically increased tensions in talks to renew the North American Free Trade Agreement by proposing that the lifespan of any new deal be limited to five years, people familiar with the negotiations said on Thursday. The proposal for a so-called sunset clause — just one of a series […] Read more

Advanced Education Minister Marlin Schmidt and Baljit Singh, dean of veterinary medicine at the University of Calgary, tour the UCVM’s Spy Hill campus. (Gov.ab.ca)

Livestock

Alberta to reallocate veterinary school funding

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 12, 2017

Alberta is set to gradually pull its $8 million in annual funding from the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) and instead expand the vet school at the University of Calgary. The province announced Thursday it will expand enrolment for the University of Calgary’s Veterinary Medicine program (UCVM) from 130 students currently […] Read more

A Metro grocery store at the Orangeville Mall in Orangeville, Ont. (Onereit.ca)

General

Metro plans automated distribution for Ontario

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 12, 2017

One of Canada’s biggest grocery chains plans to build new hubs to distribute both fresh and frozen foods to its Ontario stores. Quebec-based Metro Inc. said Wednesday it expects to put up $400 million to modernize and automate its Toronto operations between 2018 and 2023, building two new facilities for fresh and frozen food distribution […] Read more

General, Markets, Reuters

Trump says U.S.-Canada trade deal possible, excluding Mexico

By GFM Network News October 11, 2017

Washington | Reuters –– U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be open to a bilateral trade pact with Canada if a deal cannot be reached with Mexico to substantially revise the North American Free Trade Agreement. Asked by a reporter if he could envision maintaining free trade with Canada if NAFTA talks […] Read more

Livestock, Markets, Reuters

Britain reported looking to NAFTA if Brexit deal fails

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 10, 2017

London | Reuters — Britain could join a formal trade alliance with the United States, Canada and Mexico if the European Union refuses to clinch a post-Brexit trade deal, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on Tuesday. The newspaper said British ministers were looking at joining the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as part of […] Read more

Crops, Markets

B.C. Greens seek limits on foreign ownership of farmland

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 9, 2017

The party holding the balance of power in British Columbia’s legislature wants to curb foreign ownership of farmland in the province’s Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR). Green Party leader Andrew Weaver on Thursday introduced the Property Law Amendment Act as a private member’s bill, which he said “would prohibit foreign entities from purchasing ALR land over […] Read more

John Barlow in July 2015. (JohnBarlowMP.ca)

General

Consultations close on tax planning proposals

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News October 5, 2017

Calls from farm groups and federal opposition politicians for further consultations on a proposed overhaul of the private corporation tax system have been shut down in the House of Commons. A motion Tuesday from Ontario Tory MP Pierre Poilievre, vice-chair of the Commons finance committee, calling for consultations to continue beyond their Monday deadline through […] Read more

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Eggs

Ottawa threatens suit for Hudson Bay rail line repairs

U.S. stance on autos sows more doubt about NAFTA overhaul

Insurer SGI Canada sets up farm unit

U.S. hikes NAFTA tension with call for ‘sunset clause’

Alberta to reallocate veterinary school funding

Metro plans automated distribution for Ontario

Trump says U.S.-Canada trade deal possible, excluding Mexico

Britain reported looking to NAFTA if Brexit deal fails

B.C. Greens seek limits on foreign ownership of farmland

Consultations close on tax planning proposals

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