Stories Tagged "Canada"
Final Decision Elusive for Keystone XL Pipeline
posted on May 10, 2013 at 4:10 PM
Cranberry Farmers Struggle As Surplus Drops Prices
posted on May 10, 2013 at 1:21 PM
The drop in prices comes after many growers invested in replanting or creating new bogs.
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Activists Flood Keystone Pipeline Hearing
posted on April 19, 2013 at 5:35 PM
U.S. On Track To See Largest Single Year Gain in Oil Production Since 1951
posted on October 26, 2012 at 5:47 PM
Pipeline Debate Lands in Political Rhetoric
posted on October 19, 2012 at 3:23 PM
US: TransCanada reapplies for oil pipeline
posted on May 4, 2012 at 2:24 PM
A Canadian company that wants to build the disputed Keystone XL pipeline in the U.S. says it has submitted a new application for the project after changing the route to avoid environmentally sensitive land in Nebraska.
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Demand has US looking to expand canola crop
posted on August 19, 2011 at 12:05 PM
The demand for canola, best known for the cooking oil it produces, continues to rise and the industry is working to grow more of the plant in the U.S. to keep pace with increased sales.
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Fatal Horse Virus Reported in West, Canada
posted on May 20, 2011 at 2:05 PM
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Horse owners and organizations nationwide are watching anxiously and some are shutting down shows and other events in an effort to keep a deadly horse virus outbreak that began in Utah from spreading beyond a handful of Western...
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USDA Asked to Approve GMO Apple That Won't Brown
posted on December 3, 2010 at 4:12 PM
CASHMERE, Wash. (AP) -- A Canadian biotechnology company has asked the U.S. to approve a genetically modified apple that won't brown soon after its sliced, saying the improvement could boost sales of apples for snacks, salads and other uses.
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Hands Off Our Potash! Canadians Wary of Merger Bid
posted on October 29, 2010 at 6:10 PM
SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (AP) -- The federal government is to announce whether a Canadian company that controls more than 25 percent of the world's supply of a potash can be taken over by a foreigner.
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US, Canada, Spain, South Korea Support Food Fund
posted on April 22, 2010 at 4:04 PM
WASHINGTON (AP)The United States, Canada, Spain and South Korea have joined forces to support a new global fund to fight hunger and poverty.
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Canada Takes US to WTO Over Cattle and Hog Labeling
posted on October 9, 2009 at 3:10 PM
OTTAWA (AP) -- Canada is asking the World Trade Organization to intervene in a dispute with the United States over cattle and hog exports.
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BSE Case Confirmed In Alberta
posted on May 22, 2009 at 8:05 PM
OTTAWA, May 15, 2009 — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in an 80-month-old dairy cow from Alberta.
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Mexico Joins Canada in WTO Beef Complaint vs. US
posted on December 19, 2008 at 8:12 PM
GENEVA (AP) — Mexico joined Canada in opposing a new U.S law on country-of-origin labeling for fresh beef and pork by filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization on Thursday.
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Canada Hauls US to WTO Over Beef & Pork Rules
posted on December 5, 2008 at 8:12 PM
GENEVA (AP) — Canada filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization on Tuesday over a new U.S law that requires retailers to provide country-of-origin labeling for fresh beef and pork, officials said.
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