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Cannabis — not food — was the most profitable use of B.C.’s arable land last year.

From tar sands oil to aviation, global business sectors have called for suspension of environmental protections

The Green Party added its voice to the chorus calling on the government to give farmers an exemption for the tax on the natural gas or propane used in grain-drying machines.

Canada’s federal election in mid-October laid bare fractures between different parts of the country - resurgent separatists in Quebec joined by disgruntled provinces out west. And that division out in the prairies seemingly only got worse once the votes were counted.  Talk of western separation and Wexit followed the new minority Liberal government back to Ottawa. 

The federal government is spending $15 million and offering up the use of Canadian water bombers to help fight the wildfires currently ravaging the Amazon rainforest, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Monday, August 26, 2019, as he wrapped up several days of meetings with G7 world leaders in France.

Canada will not be spared the impact of food shortages and price shocks if global warming is not kept below 2 degrees Celsius, a new report on land use and climate change suggests.

Global agriculture is being faced with a double challenge: feeding a growing population while adopting more environmentally-friendly practices.

An international report released this week raises questions about the environmental impact of your next hamburger or milkshake.

In a tree-nestled First Nation community on Vancouver Island, forestry and farming used to be the major industries that kept the economy humming and put food on families' tables.

Encouraging farmers to grow trees would help reduce poverty and hunger in regions hit by climate change, researchers say.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) says the regions northeast of Toronto and south of Ottawa have reached levels of drought only expected at this time of year once every two decades.

Such farms are good at producing high yields in stable climates, but are likely more vulnerable to weather shocks.

Federal civil service was determined that it — not politicians — take the lead in describing the deal to Canadians.