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In the last decade, the number of Calgarians who rent their homes has grown much faster than the number of people who own them, according to new census data. Since 2011, the number of renters in the city has grown 37.3 per cent, while the number of homeowners has grown by …
Read More »Meet the Nova Scotia farmers who are growing rice
In late April, when Nova Scotia is still sloughing off its winter chill, Ian Curry and Niki Clark can be found inside their greenhouse, using tweezers to seed one of the year’s crops. The small seeds are no bigger than a grain of rice — because they are grains of rice. …
Read More »List of students alleging abuse at Sask. Christian school growing rapidly
The chorus of former students from a private Saskatoon Christian school with stories of abuse and degradation is growing. They include children and grandchildren of top officials from Christian Centre Academy and the adjacent Saskatoon Christian Centre Church. The school is now known as Legacy Christian Academy. The church has also …
Read More »Growing crop of young farmers in Manitoba raises hopes for future
When Anastasia Fyk finished high school and left her family’s farm, she never imagined she’d live there again. But after eight years abroad, concerns about climate change drew her back to western Manitoba and her family’s land northwest of Dauphin, with the goal of finding a more sustainable way to …
Read More »The rest of the province is losing farmland, but London’s is growing
Farm-rich Ontario has lost nearly seven per cent of its land to development over the last decade, but London has increased its agricultural footprint by more than 23 per cent, new census numbers show. The province is losing a significant amount of farmland every single day. This coupled with rising …
Read More »‘Flushable’ wipes causing growing number of clogs for Calgary wastewater crews
They might be out of sight, out of mind once they’re flushed down the toilet, but single-use wipes are causing a headache for Calgary wastewater crews. “For the wastewater treatment plants and just even our our collection system, they are becoming more and more of a problem,” says Marissa Mitton, leader …
Read More »Apple store votes to unionize in growing push for U.S. workplace protections
Apple store employees in a Baltimore suburb voted to unionize by a nearly 2-to-1 margin Saturday, a union said, joining a growing push across U.S. retail, service and tech industries to organize for greater workplace protections. The Apple retail workers in Towson, Md., voted 65-33 to seek entry into the …
Read More »Growing season off to a rocky start as Prairie farmers contend with rain, snow, flooding
Seeding delays across much of the Prairies are raising concerns about potentially lower crop yields in a year when Canadian farmers are under pressure to deliver a strong harvest. The stakes are high for Canada’s agriculture industry in 2022, with the war in Ukraine spurring global food security fears and …
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