Canada drastically cuts down student-work visas; why is it doing so, and how will it affect Indians?

Home News Canada drastically cuts down student-work visas; why is it doing so, and how will it affect Indians? In the first four months of 2025, the approval rate was 43%. (File) New Delhi: Canada has begun reducing the number of workers and...

B.C. ostrich farm says it will ask Supreme Court to stop the cull of 400 birds

A spokesperson for Universal Ostrich Farms says the farm will ask the Supreme Court of Canada to stop the culling of 400 ostriches hit by avian flu, but it is not clear yet whether Canada’s highest court will hear the case. Katie Pasitney said the...

Sundre-area Forever Canadian campaign kicks off

Volunteer petitioners sought to ensure local opportunity to express support for national unity SUNDRE – Several Sundre and area residents have decided to serve as volunteer petitioners to collect signatures for the Forever Canadian campaign. Those...

Explained: How Canada’s foreign worker program shapes jobs and the economy

Canada has long prided itself on being a nation where progressive ideals intersect with practical governance. Yet even the most celebrated frameworks must evolve when ideals collide with necessity. The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP),...

Mountain View County's ag board supports student farm safety

As of the end of June, the Heartland Training and Support Hub visited 13 schools in the region, covering 85 classes and reaching 1,945 students MOUNTAIN VIEW COUNTY - Mountain View County’s agricultural service board (ASB) is providing financial...

‘Canada doesn’t have a say’: Expert warns Trump’s demands put Ottawa in tough spot

Former Canadian ambassador to China Guy Saint-Jacques discusses Canada’s response to Trump’s tariff call and potential consequences. U.S. President Donald Trump asked NATO countries – including Canada – to impose steep tariffs on China as a...

Inside the Floating Island, a Canadian Couple Has Called Home for Three Decades

Catherine King and Wayne Adams spent over 30 years living on a floating structure off the coast of Vancouver Island. They didn’t buy land or rent a cabin, but assembled their home using salvaged wood, discarded platforms from old fish farms, and...

B.C. climate news: Study finds emissions from world’s largest fossil fuel producers ramping up heat waves | B.C. orders some farmers to stop using water to protect chinook salmon

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Here's all the latest local and international news concerning climate change for the week of Sept. 8 to Sept. 14, 2025. Published Sep 13, 2025 • 9 minute read File photo of a Vancouver resident during a heat...

Dozens of Canadian supermarkets busted for hiding 'Made in USA' labels amid tariff war

Dozens of Canadian supermarkets have been exposed for hiding 'Made in USA' labels on produce amid Donald Trump's tariff war. An investigation conducted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and CBC found that around 45 grocery stores across the...

Federal Court rejects B.C. ostrich farm’s bid for delay on cull order

Breadcrumb Trail Links News The Federal Court of Appeal has denied an application for another stay order to delay a cull of about 400 ostriches at a B.C. farm Author of the article: Published Sep 12, 2025 • Last updated 18 hours ago • 4 minute...

B.C. farm says it will ask Supreme Court of Canada to stop the cull of 400 ostriches

B.C. farm says it will ask Supreme Court of Canada to stop the cull of 400 ostriches (Nelson)

Photo: The Canadian Press Ostriches eat their feed at the Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., Saturday, May 17, 2025. A spokesperson for Universal Ostrich Farms says the farm will ask the Supreme Court of Canada to stop the culling of 400...

B.C. farm says it will ask Supreme Court of Canada to stop the cull of 400 ostriches

By: Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press Posted: 1:06 PM CDT Saturday, Sep. 13, 2025 VICTORIA - A spokesperson for Universal Ostrich Farms says the farm will ask the Supreme Court of Canada to stop the culling of 400 ostriches hit by avian flu, but...

Milder, wetter winter ahead, predicts Old Farmer’s Almanac

The Southern Prairies can expect a significant break from frigid temperatures this winter, according to the newly released 2026 Canadian edition of The Old Farmer’s Almanac. The highly anticipated long-range forecast predicts a season that is...

Canadian farmers facing harvest cash-flow crunch, talking support

Opinion Canadian farmers are understandably disappointed the federal government’s response to China’s punishing import tariffs on canola, pork, peas and seafood hasn’t so far included direct compensation. After all, the duties are widely seen as...

'There's something strange in the pumpkin fields.' Drought & heat frightening farmers (Canada)

Greg MacKenzie, owner of MacKenzie Produce in Stratford, P.E.I., poses with pumpkins at his farm in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Greg MacKenzie (Mandatory Credit) Click here to view gallery The pumpkin patches on a...

‘A spooky season’: Drought and heat reducing pumpkin yield in Canadian farms

The pumpkin patches on a number of Canadian farms are starting to look a bit frightening across the country, but not in a way that makes them ready for Halloween. “It’s sure been a spooky season,” said Greg MacKenzie, the owner of Mackenzie...

Food Companies, Farmers And Restaurants Navigate Reality Of Tariffs

Trade War price pain and and rising American food cost or grocery prices surging costs of supermarket groceries as a financial USA crisis due to tariffs economic policy. getty The September 8th Executive Order modifying reciprocal tariffs...

Wet and mild winter for Canada: Old Farmer’s Almanac

Not only does The 2026 Old Farmer’s Almanac Canadian Edition predict a “wet and mild” winter for Canada – it also explores the impact of Canada’s immigrants on crop diversity and how Canadian farmers are saving the soil. Associate Editor Joe Bills...

SIEMENS SAYS: Agriculture ministers stress unity but farmers still wait for certainty

Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists Two hog barns on the prairies with canola fields in bloom. Photo by Harry Siemens /Winnipeg Sun Article content Agriculture ministers from across Canada gathered in Winnipeg, wrapping up with a media...