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U of G get $3.5M gift from local egg farmers for advancement in poultry, egg production

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A husband and wife, both egg farmers, are making a huge donation to improve sustainability and innovation in the Canadian poultry and egg sector. The University of Guelph announced that they received a gift from the William and Lynne Gray Foundation and …

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Manitoba film industry hoping for production surge after months of actors’ strike – Winnipeg

Manitoba filmmakers are hopeful to see production ramp up again now that the Hollywood actor’s strike has officially ended. SAG-AFTRA reached a tentative deal with Hollywood Studios on Wednesday, ending the longest strike ever for film and television actors. Now that projects can resume, local International Alliance of Theatrical Stage …

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Crescent Point plans $1.05B to $1.15B in development capital expenditures for 2024

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 11, 2023 8:43 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Crescent Point Energy Corp. says it plans to spend $1.05 billion to $1.15 billion on development capital expenditures next year. Based on the plan, the company says it expects annual average …

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Filming Christmas in July? How Hollywood strikes hit holiday movie-making here – National

It’s a classic holiday film tale: small towns, snowflakes and star-crossed lovers. But this year’s queue of beloved holiday movies may be considerably smaller due to the worldwide shut-down of productions caused by current Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes. Glitch SPFX is an Ottawa-based special effects company responsible for simulating …

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Volatile winter weather affecting icewine production in Ontario, producers say

It’s been a tough season for icewine in Ontario. Unpredictable and fluctuating winter weather, combined with a reduced vine crop due to a debilitating cold snap last year, has meant a smaller yield this season. And some producers have opted out of making the dessert wine altogether. “It looks like …

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How this all-Indigenous production of Grease brings Indigenous humour, culture to the 1978 classic

Crystle Lightning says she never saw people like herself reflected in the arts and media. So along with her husband, MC Redcloud, Lightning thought there was no better way to celebrate their identity, in spaces where they felt Indigenous representation was excluded, than by revamping one of their favourite musicals — Grease.   Their travelling …

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Could record RV production and spiking fuel prices create a bubble ready to burst?

The North American RV industry produced 600,000 campers and trailers in 2021 — an all-time record — fuelled in part by the pandemic that had people craving wide open spaces amid few vacation options. But with COVID-19-related restrictions in the rear view mirror, gas prices through the roof and borrowing costs higher than …

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