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A YourLink tower outside Weyburn, Sask. (YourLink.ca)

Wireless providers ordered to set up alert system

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 6, 2017

Canada’s wireless providers have until April 2018 to set up wireless public alerting systems on LTE networks. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on Thursday issued a directive to that effect to all wireless service providers. The alert system would allow emergency management officials to warn Canadians via mobile devices of “dangers to life […] Read more

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Tips to help you protect your household water

April 5, 2017

The water that enters your home has a long journey from start to finish, and along the way, it can pick up a lot of contaminants. Once it reaches your municipal water treatment facility it is treated and distributed to the public. During this process chemical and physical processes are used to filter and disinfect […] Read more

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Ford recalls F-250s that could roll while in park

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 1, 2017

New York | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. is recalling about 52,600 F-250 pickup trucks sold in the U.S. and Canada because the vehicles could roll after the driver moves the automatic transmission lever into park position, the company said on Saturday. The recall, the third announced by Ford this week, affects 2017 model year […] Read more

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Manitoba announces new appointments to its disaster assistance appeal board

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 30, 2017

The Manitoba government has appointed two new members to the Disaster Assistance Appeal Board (DAAB). “The Disaster Assistance Appeal Board plays an important role for Manitobans, providing an independent, non-judicial review of disputed claims,” said , Infrastructure Minister Blaine Pedersen in a release. “The two new members’ leadership skills, volunteer experience and history serving on […] Read more

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Talk to a lawyer before the inevitable

By Leeann Minogue March 28, 2017

Death, divorce, disability and disagreement. While not all are inevitable, Laura McDougald-Williams, a partner in the Meighen Haddad Law Firm told an audience at CropConnect in Winnipeg in mid-February that it’s wise to protect your farm against the “4 Ds.”

Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau in the House of Commons March 22. (Budget.gc.ca via YouTube)

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Agrifood a pillar in federal budget’s ‘innovation’ plan

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 23, 2017

The federal government’s latest budget puts up Canada’s agrifood sector as one of six “key areas” to benefit from a new national “Innovation and Skills Plan.” Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau on Wednesday unveiled a budget projecting $330.2 billion in expenses in 2017-18 against budgetary revenues of $304.7 billion, for a $28.5 billion deficit. The […] Read more

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Saskatchewan cuts farm fuel tax exemptions in budget

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 22, 2017

“Purple gas” is about to become a quaint old figure of speech for Saskatchewan farmers as the provincial tax exemption for bulk gasoline for farm use ends April 1. The provincial government on Wednesday rolled out a budget designed to dial back the province’s reliance on resource revenue in the face of slumping markets for […] Read more

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Ag groups tout potential of trade pact with China

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 8, 2017

Canadian ag commodity groups expect to make a case for freer trade with China during consultations now underway alongside Ottawa’s talks on a possible free trade deal with Beijing. Federal Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne on Friday announced public consultations, running until June 2, following last September’s announcement of “exploratory discussions” on a free trade agreement […] Read more

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Greek farmers clash with police in Athens during reforms protest

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 8, 2017

Athens | Reuters — Greek farmers clashed with police in central Athens on Wednesday when a protest against tax and pension reforms mandated by the country’s multi-billion-euro bailout turned violent. About 1,300 farmers who had arrived in Athens from the island of Crete overnight headed to the agriculture ministry, which was sealed off by police […] Read more

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Proposed labour rules for Alberta farms go public

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 6, 2017

The Alberta public will get about a month to speak its mind on proposed changes to provincial labour laws, with the goal of applying those changes to farms and ranches. The province on Monday released a pair of reports from technical working groups (TWGs) reviewing farm and ranch operations’ status under the Employment Standards Code […] Read more

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Wireless providers ordered to set up alert system

Tips to help you protect your household water

Ford recalls F-250s that could roll while in park

Manitoba announces new appointments to its disaster assistance appeal board

Talk to a lawyer before the inevitable

Agrifood a pillar in federal budget’s ‘innovation’ plan

Saskatchewan cuts farm fuel tax exemptions in budget

Ag groups tout potential of trade pact with China

Greek farmers clash with police in Athens during reforms protest

Proposed labour rules for Alberta farms go public

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