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A vineyard in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley. (British Columbia Wine Institute photo)

Trudeau under pressure to cork provinces’ wine, oil row

By Rod Nickel, GFM Network News February 7, 2018

Winnipeg/Ottawa | Reuters — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced pressure on Wednesday from an important political ally and the business community to settle an oil pipeline dispute that has sparked fears of a trade war between two neighbouring provinces. Alberta and British Columbia are scrapping over Kinder Morgan Canada’s planned $7.4 billion Trans Mountain pipeline […] Read more

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Alberta halts B.C. wine purchases in pipeline feud

By Reuters, GFM Network News February 6, 2018

Reuters — Alberta struck back at neighbouring British Columbia on Tuesday, halting purchases of that province’s wines in retaliation for its potentially holding up expansion of a crude pipeline. B.C. proposed rules last week to temporarily block increased oil shipments through the province, adding another hurdle to Kinder Morgan Canada’s planned $7.4 billion Trans Mountain […] Read more

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Australia takes Canada to WTO over wine rules

By GFM Network News January 16, 2018

Geneva | Reuters — Australia has complained at the World Trade Organization about Canada’s rules on wine sales, expanding a similar U.S. complaint against one province. In October, Washington accused British Columbia of providing an unfair advantage to local vineyards by giving their wine an exclusive retail channel in grocery store shelves and cutting out […] Read more

Lana Popham. (B.C. NDP via Flickr, license at Creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)

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B.C. NDP’s ag critic named ag minister

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News July 23, 2017

The agriculture critic for British Columbia’s opposition New Democrats will be the minister of agriculture as the party takes the governing reins. Lana Popham, the MLA for the Vancouver Island riding of Saanich South, was named Tuesday as ag minister in Premier John Horgan’s cabinet. Horgan took over as premier after Christy Clark’s Liberals, who […] Read more

Southern Ontario wine grapes on the vine. (Dave Bedard photo)

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CFIA eyes replacing ‘Cellared in Canada’ claim for wine

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News June 2, 2017

Labels declaring blends of imported and domestic wine sold in Canada as “Cellared in Canada” could soon be on the way out in favour of more specific wording. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on Thursday announced a round of consumer and stakeholder consultations, running until June 30, on a proposal for new wording on […] Read more

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China seen set to become world’s second-biggest wine market

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 29, 2017

Paris | Reuters — China is set to overtake Britain and France to become the world’s second-largest wine consumer by value behind the U.S. by 2020 as consumers turn to more middle-range wines, the International Wine and Spirit Research (IWSR) organization said Thursday. In a study for wine fair Vinexpo it forecast Chinese wine consumption […] Read more

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B.C. to defend wine industry against U.S. trade action

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 18, 2017

Vancouver | Reuters — The British Columbia government said Wednesday it would defend its wine industry against a trade challenge from the U.S., and was confident it was not breaking any international trade rules. Earlier Wednesday, the U.S. said it started action against Canada at the World Trade Organization, accusing B.C. of discriminating against U.S. […] Read more

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Dan Aykroyd’s winemaker raises funds for expansion

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News December 17, 2016

The Niagara-area maker of actor Dan Aykroyd’s wine line is set to sell up to $8.8 million in shares to expand its main wine production site. Diamond Estates Wines and Spirits on Dec. 2 announced an agreement with Paradigm Capital and GMP Securities to sell up to 22.73 million common shares at 22 cents per […] Read more

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World wine output seen at four-year low

By Reuters, GFM Network News October 21, 2016

Paris | Reuters –– Worldwide wine production is expected to fall this year to its lowest since 2012, chiefly due to adverse weather that sharply cut output in France and South America, wine body OIV estimated on Thursday. Global wine output is set to decrease by five per cent compared with last year to 259.5 […] Read more

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Switzerland to recognize Canada’s organic wine, processed foods

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News September 29, 2016

Canada and Switzerland have reached a deal to recognize each other’s organic certifications on wine and “multi-ingredient” foods. The two countries on Thursday announced expansions of their previous organic arrangement, which deems their respective certification systems to be equivalent for organic ag commodities and agrifood products. The amended deal takes effect Saturday (Oct. 1). The […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop

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Alberta Crop Report: Higher-than-average yields expected

U.S. livestock: Tight cattle supply helps CME futures rebound from collapse

U.S. grains: Soy futures post weekly loss on expectations for big U.S. crop

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Trudeau under pressure to cork provinces’ wine, oil row

Alberta halts B.C. wine purchases in pipeline feud

Australia takes Canada to WTO over wine rules

B.C. NDP’s ag critic named ag minister

CFIA eyes replacing ‘Cellared in Canada’ claim for wine

China seen set to become world’s second-biggest wine market

B.C. to defend wine industry against U.S. trade action

Dan Aykroyd’s winemaker raises funds for expansion

World wine output seen at four-year low

Switzerland to recognize Canada’s organic wine, processed foods

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