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- Jasper fires force trains to go slowby Karen Briere on July 26, 2024 at 9:47 pm
CN has resumed service but at a reduced speed through the area REGINA — The Canadian National Railway line through Jasper, Alta,. is open, but trains are moving slowly due to the wildfire that destroyed a significant part of the community this week.The implications for grain movement are unknown, but unloads are already down at Read more
- Sask. man charged with stealing cattleby Karen Briere on July 25, 2024 at 10:02 pm
REGINA — A Whitewood, Sask., man will appear in court Aug. 20 on cattle theft charges. Saskatchewan RCMP said July 19 they had received a report from Livestock Services of Saskatchewan on June 28 about a suspicious transaction. Ryan Bennett, 34, was charged under the Criminal Code of Canada after an investigation by Moosomin RCMP Read more
- EU gives Bunge-Viterra merger conditional OKby Reuters News Service on July 25, 2024 at 3:41 pm
BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters) —Bunge and Viterra’s US$34 billion merger deal is heading toward conditional European Union antitrust approval, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said July 24. The companies announced the deal a year ago. Earlier this month they offered to sell Viterra’s crush and refining plants for oilseeds in Hungary and Poland Read more
- Important to watch skies during storm seasonby Daniel Bezte on July 24, 2024 at 6:00 pm
What’s the best way to determine if a storm is capable of producing severe weather? The first thing is to listen to Environment Canada for watches and warnings. It is the only entity allowed to issue watches and warnings in Canada. If a watch is issued, it means the potential exists for severe thunderstorms, but Read more
- Brazil sues Syngentaby Reuters News Service on July 24, 2024 at 5:58 pm
BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) — Brazil’s environmental agency IBAMA has sued Syngenta, alleging the company caused “environmental damage” by producing and selling pesticides using much higher concentrations of a carcinogen than allowed under law, according to court documents. IBAMA told a federal judge in Sao Paulo it had found evidence of use of a substance called Read more