western canada

A grain broker operating in Western Canada has hit a financial squeeze resulting in a number of producers being unpaid for grain deliveries made many months ago. The broker is not licensed to buy grain and therefore unpaid producers have no protection through the Canadian Grain Commission. Grain brokers typically arrange deals between buyers and […]

Thousands of people in Western Canada remain displaced from their homes as wildfires threaten their communities, triggering evacuation orders and alerts. In British Columbia, a widening area around the northeastern community of Fort Nelson is under evacuation, with the Parker Lake wildfire burning close by and the larger Patry Creek wildfire raging to the northwest. […]

Retail and pharmacy chain London Drugs says in a post on social media that it has closed all of its stores in Western Canada temporarily due to what it called an “operational issue.” Various news outlets reported the company shared by email that it was a cybersecurity incident, and that the store closures were done […]

Extreme cold and bitter winds are pushing in from the Arctic through Yukon, the Northwest Territories, B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan, bringing wind chill that feels as low as -55 in some regions.  The warnings of “the first arctic intrusion of the year” from Environment Canada cover parts of the territories and Saskatchewan, much of central and northern […]

The Canadian Grain Commission’s Harvest Sample Program is up-and-running for the 97th year. Kerri Pleskach, the Program Manager for Analytical Services at the CGC, says farmers who’ve registered can submit grain of their choosing to the Commission, and will receive a free, unofficial grade of the grain as well as different quality assessments. Farmers can get involved, at no cost, by going […]

Health care is the main topic as Western Canada’s provincial and territorial leaders meet in person for the first since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is hosting the gathering and will be joined by his counterparts from British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Nunavut, Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Earlier this year, […]

Maple Leaf Foods has purchased four central Saskatchewan pig farms to help expand their operations in the province. The purchase includes two sow barns and two nursery barns, previously owned by Polar Pork. which has the potential to supply 140,000 pigs. Pork Complex President Michael Detlefsen says the move will help them meet consumer demand […]

With the relationship between the federal government and Western Canada being weakened after the federal election, a task force has been created allowing municipal voices to be heard by Ottawa. Regina Mayor Michael Fougere is one of many on the Western Economic Solutions Taskforce (WEST) which will hopefully allow them to express concerns and ask […]

A new health project announced by the federal government will present innovative technological solutions to help with health care challenges across the country. The government of Canada announced Monday that the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will lead the new innovation initiative comprising of health organizations from the four western provinces. SHA is receiving $3.5 million from Western […]