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Global food prices in 2022 hit record high amid drought, war

Global food prices in 2022 hit record high amid drought, war

ROME (AP) — Global prices for food commodities like grain and vegetable oils were the highest on record last year even after falling for nine months in a row, the U.N.
Agriculture This Week: Where will science take crops?

Agriculture This Week: Where will science take crops?

The science of farming really is going in directions which would make a science fiction writer like Isaac Asimov proud.
Photos: Richest people in Canada

Photos: Richest people in Canada

As the rich have gotten richer, the inequality gap in Canada has grown.
Bio-pesticides bloom in greenhouses

Bio-pesticides bloom in greenhouses

Biological pesticides, or bio-pesticides, are products derived from fungi, bacteria, minerals and other natural sources.
CEO pay smashed records in 2021, on track to continue as inflation remains high

CEO pay smashed records in 2021, on track to continue as inflation remains high

Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs made an average of $14.3 million in 2021, smashing the previous record of $11.8 million set in 2018, according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
How to help your money grow in 2023 against a backdrop of economic uncertainty

How to help your money grow in 2023 against a backdrop of economic uncertainty

TORONTO — Canadian investors who made it through a tumultuous 2022 face further uncertainty in the year ahead amid increased recession risk, higher interest rates, persistent inflation, a jittery stock market and a plummeting real estate market.
One third of the world’s carbon tamed by grass

One third of the world’s carbon tamed by grass

SSG is starting its own conservation easement program, which endeavours to provide some incentives to maintain rangeland.
Convoy organizer says plans to stage a 2023 protest in Winnipeg are off

Convoy organizer says plans to stage a 2023 protest in Winnipeg are off

OTTAWA — Freedom Convoy 2.0 appears to be a bust. Canada Unity, one of the anti-government protest groups behind the protests that headlined much of last year, has called off its plans to restage the event in Winnipeg in February.
SASKTODAY.ca’s top stories of 2022: $500 affordability cheques

SASKTODAY.ca’s top stories of 2022: $500 affordability cheques

Everyone was wondering when they would get their money.
How a dinner with Michael Bublé inspired an Irish Christmas song

How a dinner with Michael Bublé inspired an Irish Christmas song

A pretend meeting between Dublin's Caithríona Madden and the Burnaby-raised singer turned into a real-life dinner together, and, years later, spurred a holiday tune.
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