Huge investors are driving small farmers off the land
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2w ago
More — not fewer — farmers provide a wide diversity of production methods, giving people the dignity of an honest choice about what they eat ..read more
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Kenya seeks divine help to end crippling, persistent drought
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1M ago
With the prospect of a sixth consecutive failed rainy season in the east and Horn of Africa, Kenya's president is hoping the heavens will finally open with the help of a national day of mass prayer on Tuesday ..read more
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First Nation reclaims traditional territory with help from a B.C. geologist
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3M ago
For the first time in over 100 years, Kukpi7 (Chief) Hillary Adam of the Stswecem'c Xget'tem First Nation can now walk freely across a vast swath of his people's traditional territory ..read more
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Ben Feagin sets the table for food security in northern Ontario
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3M ago
As founder and CEO of AgriTech North, Ben Feagin is bringing fresh produce and food security to northern Ontario ..read more
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B.C.’s lowest-paid workers don’t make enough for even ‘bare bones’ living
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4M ago
In Victoria, the province’s most expensive city, two adults working to support two children would need to make at least $24.29 an hour to afford rent, groceries and other key expenses, according to a new analysis by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives ..read more
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More than just a potato field: Farmers face off with developers for Canada’s precious farmland
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5M ago
The struggle to keep farmland off limits for developers is a nationwide problem. Unlike the U.S. and many other countries, Canada doesn't have a national plan to protect farmland ..read more
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Yukon First Nations are leading the way when it comes to school food
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5M ago
For the past several months, well over a thousand Indigenous children in Yukon schools have had access to something many Canadian students do not — an affordable daily lunch at school.  ..read more
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Now Anjali Appadurai calls on B.C. to declare climate emergency
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5M ago
The NDP leadership hopeful who was ousted from her chance to compete for British Columbia's top political job says she's ready to take up an invitation to work with the man who will become the next premier ..read more
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How a controversy over GMOs exposed holes in Canada’s lobbying laws
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5M ago
A controversy over an industry lobbyist's input into draft guidelines for genetically modified organisms has exposed gaping loopholes in Canada's lobbying laws, experts say.  ..read more
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Investigation reveals Poilievre, populist and pro-natural gas groups spread fertilizer disinformation to whip up outrage against Trudeau
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6M ago
Conservative politicians and advocacy groups linked to Canada's far-right and fossil fuel lobby have been posting erroneous information about the federal government's fertilizer plan, a Canada's National Observer investigation reveals ..read more
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