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Tech, sustainability key to attracting young talent to an evolving agriculture sector

Tech, sustainability key to attracting young talent to an evolving agriculture sector

Canada’s farmers are getting older, and most don't have a clear succession plan, leaving a big question over who will take over the agriculture sector as a wave of retirements loom.
Northern businesses using local ingredients with a focus on food sustainability

Northern businesses using local ingredients with a focus on food sustainability

YELLOWKNIFE — From rosehip ketchup to wild boar lardo, food businesses across Northern Canada are finding unique ways to use local ingredients.
Greece's center-right in landslide election victory, but will need new vote to form government

Greece's center-right in landslide election victory, but will need new vote to form government

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — After a most tantalizing of victories, having inflicted the heaviest defeat in half a century on the opposition, Greece's center-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis confirmed Monday that he would seek a second national elec
Canadian public pension fund investments in China draw heightened scrutiny

Canadian public pension fund investments in China draw heightened scrutiny

MONTREAL — Investments in China by Canada's largest public pension funds are facing increased scrutiny amid worsening relations between the two countries and allegations that some of those investments are funding the oppression of China's Uyghur mino
Manitoba Public Insurance announces new leader amid review

Manitoba Public Insurance announces new leader amid review

WINNIPEG — Manitoba Public Insurance has replaced its president and CEO with an interim leader amid a review the province ordered last month of the Crown-owned insurer.
SpaceX sends Saudi astronauts, including nation’s 1st woman in space, to International Space Station

SpaceX sends Saudi astronauts, including nation’s 1st woman in space, to International Space Station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s first astronauts in decades rocketed toward the International Space Station on a chartered multimillion-dollar flight Sunday.
Conservative party of Greek prime minister in big election lead, to seek outright majority

Conservative party of Greek prime minister in big election lead, to seek outright majority

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose conservative party scored a landslide election Sunday but without the seats in parliament to win outright, indicated Sunday he will seek a second election in a bid to consolidate v
Zelenskyy denies Ukrainian city of Bakhmut occupied by Russian forces

Zelenskyy denies Ukrainian city of Bakhmut occupied by Russian forces

HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Russian forces weren't occupying Bakhmut, casting doubt on Moscow's insistence that the eastern Ukrainian city had fallen.
Meteorites found in Canada cannot be removed from the country without permit

Meteorites found in Canada cannot be removed from the country without permit

Catch a falling star if you can, and by all means put it in your pocket, but don't try to cross international borders with it lest you run afoul of a little-known Canadian law.
Biden, McCarthy to meet Monday for debt ceiling talks after 'productive' call

Biden, McCarthy to meet Monday for debt ceiling talks after 'productive' call

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet in person on Monday as the government races against a looming deadline to raise America’s debt limit before federal funds potentially run dry early next month.
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