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Record Alberta fires changed forests for decades and destroyed rare habitat: report

Record Alberta fires changed forests for decades and destroyed rare habitat: report

EDMONTON — Last year's record wildfires in Alberta destroyed habitat for threatened species and will change the makeup of the province's forests for decades to come, says a new report.
Why climate change on the farm means a big bill for Canadian taxpayers

Why climate change on the farm means a big bill for Canadian taxpayers

CALGARY — To get an idea of the financial toll extreme weather is taking on this country's agriculture industry, look no further than the government of Saskatchewan's books.
Higher chocolate prices part of wider trend as climate, other factors disrupt supply

Higher chocolate prices part of wider trend as climate, other factors disrupt supply

Higher chocolate prices this Easter after bad crops on the other side of the world are just the latest example of disruptions in the food supply chain, a trend experts say consumers are noticing in growing numbers.
Federal cannabis review calls for look at tax structure among 54 recommendations

Federal cannabis review calls for look at tax structure among 54 recommendations

A group convened by the federal government to study the legislation that made cannabis legal is recommending the country review one of the industry's biggest gripes: excise taxes charged to pot producers.
Sour grapes: N.S. pauses subsidy to wine bottlers that drew ire of wineries

Sour grapes: N.S. pauses subsidy to wine bottlers that drew ire of wineries

HALIFAX — Following weeks of criticism, the Nova Scotia government is backing away from a contentious subsidy for wine bottlers that the province’s wineries said undercut their operations.
СÀ¶ÊÓƵ to provide $80 million to help farmers cope with drought

СÀ¶ÊÓƵ to provide $80 million to help farmers cope with drought

DELTA, СÀ¶ÊÓƵ — Rancher Werner Stump said spring is usually a "season of optimism" for farmers in British Columbia, but worries linger after unprecedented drought last year and another dry season looming.
New York to probe sputtering legal marijuana program as storefronts lag, black market booms

New York to probe sputtering legal marijuana program as storefronts lag, black market booms

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will evaluate its troubled recreational marijuana licensing program after lawsuits and bureaucratic stumbles severely hampered the legal market and allowed black-market sellers to flourish, Gov.
Saskatchewan government to start work on $1.15B irrigation project

Saskatchewan government to start work on $1.15B irrigation project

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is set to begin work on a $1.15-billion project to expand irrigation, a move Premier Scott Moe says will help fulfil a dream not fully realized.
Politicians want more competition but supply management still a 'sacred cow'

Politicians want more competition but supply management still a 'sacred cow'

OTTAWA — There aren't many issues that garner support across party lines in Ottawa these days.
'Old MacDonald went broke': Technology helps grain farmers confront weather woes

'Old MacDonald went broke': Technology helps grain farmers confront weather woes

British Columbia grain farmer Malcolm Odermatt says all he can do is pray for rain this spring after repeated droughts sabotaged his harvest last year.
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