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Traffic at Canada's two largest railways is slated to resume today as a rail work stoppage comes to an end following a Saturday decision from the federal labour board. Canadian National Railway and Ca...

Will Robbins has been in the process of taking over his family farm southwest of Saskatoon. The 43-year-old grows organic wheat, oats, lentils, peas and occasionally flax and mustard on 445 hectares o...

One of the more recently discovered diseases that threaten wheat crops is a fungal infection called tan spot disease. In infected crops, if you look closely at the green leaves of wheat, you may see t...

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) said the Labour Minister acted in the best interests of Canadians, including farmers, by invoking Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code and directing the C...

The federal government will ask the Canada Industrial Relations Board to end the lockout at the country's two biggest rail companies.Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said he's asking the board to orde...

ABBOTSFORD - Farmers in the Fraser Valley and the rest of British Columbia can apply to take advantage of the second round of funding under the B.C. On-Farm Technology Adoption Program. The provincial...

While several farm groups have voiced their concern over the lockout of workers at Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), one organization believes the two sides should be lef...

Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) said the unprecedented dual work stoppage by both of Canada's major railways will inflict severe economic damage on the grain industry and the broader Canadian economy. G...

As a nationwide labour dispute looms between Canada's two major freight railways and the union representing workers at each, groups representing Prairie rural municipalities are speaking out about the...

It's a busy and important time for Alberta's agricultural sector as farmers are working to maximize yields and safely take off their crops. While it is very early in the harvest season, Alberta's crop...