Reading Time: 5 minutes While some say Justin Trudeau’s government had a much more hands-on approach to environmental issues, appearing to favour deterrents over incentives, the Carney government’s strategy may be more restrained and integrated with its economic agenda.
Carney’s new green agenda
Experts suspect the new PM’s approach to the environment will be informed by his corporate roots
Trump tariffs may remain in effect while appeals proceed, US appeals court rules
Reading Time: 3 minutes A decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. means Trump may continue to enforce, for now, his "Liberation Day" tariffs on imports from most U.S. trading partners, as well as a separate set of tariffs levied on Canada, China and Mexico.
U.S. immigration officials raid meat production plant in Omaha, dozens detained
Reading Time: 2 minutes An immigration raid on Tuesday at a meat production plant in Omaha, Nebraska was the "largest worksite enforcement operation" in the state during the Trump presidency, the U.S. Homeland Security Department said.
CFIA awards contract for long-awaited foot-and-mouth vaccine bank
Reading Time: < 1 minute The federal government has awarded contracts to vaccine makers in a step toward the creation of a long-awaited foot-and-mouth disease vaccine bank.
Olymel to expand Quebec sausage plant, shutter two sites
Reading Time: < 1 minute Meat processor Olymel will expand its sausage production facility in Trois-Rivières and will shut down two other Quebec locations the company announced Tuesday.
Deere must face FTC’s antitrust lawsuit over repair costs, US judge rules
Suite alleges Deere violated U.S. antitrust laws by controlling too tightly where and how farmers could repair equipment
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agriculture equipment giant Deere must face a lawsuit by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission accusing the company of forcing farmers to use its authorized dealer network and driving up their costs for parts and repairs, a U.S. judge has ruled.
Canadian Wheat Research Coalition funds AAFC variety development
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition has pledged nearly $20 million in funding for wheat variety development over the next three years.
China delays decision in EU pork import case amid EV tariff talks
Reading Time: < 1 minute China extended on Tuesday a high-profile investigation into imported pork from the European Union by six months, days before it was due to wrap up and as negotiators from Brussels and Beijing carve out a deal over the bloc's electric vehicle tariffs.
Experts doubt FBI’s claim that crop fungus smuggled by Chinese students is a threat
Reading Time: 2 minutes A biological sample that a Chinese researcher was accused of smuggling into the United States and that prosecutors cast as a “dangerous biological pathogen” is a common type of fungus already widespread in U.S. crop fields that likely poses little risk to food safety, experts said.
Supply management bill goes straight to Senate
The future of the system used in Canadian dairy, egg and poultry production will once again be the focus of political debate
Reading Time: 3 minutes The future of the system used in Canadian dairy, egg and poultry production will once again be the focus of political debate
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