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UFA announces patronage dividend
UFA says in a news release it is giving a $14.2 million patronage dividend to its members.The payment is for 2020 purchases of Ag. Gas, Ag. Diesel, canola and corn seed, and some lubricants.UFA is als...
Mar 17, 2021

Public hearing report on Energie Saguenay project due out by next week
Quebec's energy minister has until March 25 to make public a report on public hearings into the Energie Saguenay project.This would see an LNG facility built at the Port of Saguenay. It would use natu...
Mar 17, 2021

Lion's Den Pub settles in at new home
"The Lion's Den Pub" officially opened its doors on St. Patrick's Day at the old Tony Roma's location on the bypass.The locally-owned pub was previously located across the street from GPRC for 20 year...
Mar 17, 2021

'Operation Varsity Blues' reenacts and reorients a scandal
NEW YORK - Chris Smith didn't initially think the 2019 college bribery scandal made for a good documentary subject. He was editing "Fyre," the hit Netflix documentary about the music-festival fiasco, ...
Mar 17, 2021

Fueled by fans, ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ hits HBO Max
Zack Snyder never really believed that his cut of "Justice League" would see the light of day. It has technically existed since January 2017, but it wasn't in any shape to be released. It was four hou...
Mar 17, 2021

Province to address consumer waste reduction and job creation
The Alberta government says it is taking action to better manage waste reduction.The province is going to be launching formal consultations to design a made-in-Alberta solution to plastic, packaging, ...
Mar 17, 2021

Officials: Violent extremists pose 'elevated threat' to US
WASHINGTON - Violent extremists motivated by political grievances and racial biases pose an "elevated threat" to the U.S. homeland, officials said Wednesday in a declassified intelligence report relea...
Mar 17, 2021

Mounties enforced racist policies, RCMP commissioner says
OTTAWA - RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki says the Mounties have enforced racist and discriminatory legislation and policies, and they should do better in the future. Speaking to Indigenous chiefs at a ...
Mar 17, 2021

Feds looking for answer from Prairie provinces on AgriStability changes
The federal government wants a yes or no from the three Prairie provinces on proposed upgrades to a program that protects producers against large declines in farming income.Federal Agriculture Ministe...
Mar 17, 2021

Islanders captain Anders Lee out for season with knee injury
New York Islanders captain Anders Lee is out for the rest of the season with a right knee injury that requires surgery. General manager Lou Lamoriello said Wednesday that Lee is set for surgery later ...
Mar 17, 2021