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Canada appoints new envoy to India

India also announces new high commissioner to Canada in sign of improving ties

Canada announced on Thursday it had appointed a new high commissioner, or ambassador, to India in the latest sign of improving ties between the two trading partners.

Close-up of the pods on a soybean plant in a field near Selkirk, Manitoba in late August, 2024.

U.S. loses out on sales of soybean to China

Chinese crushers buy beans from South America as the trade war between China and the United States continues

U.S. soybean exporters risk missing out on billions of dollars worth of sales to China this year as trade talks drag on and buyers in the top oilseed importer lock in cargoes from Brazil.



Canola flowers in southern Saskatchewan in July 2025. Photo: Greg Berg

Political parties condemn tariffs

Cross-party pressure mounts on Ottawa to take action as China slaps 75.8 per cent tariff on Canadian canola

Political leaders across party lines are demanding immediate action from Ottawa in light of China’s new tariffs against Canadian canola.





A young girl wearing a bike helmet sits on the back of a whitish/gray camel.

Volunteers help exotic animal farm rebuild

Devastating hailstorm wreaks havoc at White Barn Fun Farm, including the loss of a camel and a pony

Exotic animal farm loses beloved camel and pony to huge hail storm that gripped the Brooks, Alta. area as a community member starts a fundraiser to help the family recover from the financial and emotional damage.