Grain protest downgraded by organizers in Canada
Farmers for Justice scaled back plans for a Canada United States border grain run known as the Andy 500 to protest the Wheat Board monopoly. Instead of 500 trucks, one or two trucks may cross with up to 1000 spectators as police and officials warn of enforcement.
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Regina
Canadian Wheat Board
Farmers For Justice
Canada-United States
Wheat Board
Andy McMechan
Manitoba
Canada Customs
Dan Creighton
Creighton
Saskatchewan
Eric Upshall
Thymn-Skin Stops Hairless!
An advertisement style claim touts Thyma-Skin hair loss treatment from Dr Morton Walk. It cites German university based studies, 1000 patients, 69 percent success, and quotes from Professors Rabe Hagedorn supporting long term use and potential hair regrowth if follicles remain intact.
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Thymn
Morton Walk
Germany
Rabe
University of Heidelberg
University of Darmstadt
Hagedorn
Austria
Goodale's new post risks Alberta oil and gas
Prime Minister Jean Chretien appoints Ralph Goodale energy minister replacing Anne McLellan while keeping his Wheat Board protector role. Critics note his record on farm policy and public plebiscite controversy, warning he may disrupt Alberta’s oil and gas sector.
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Ralph Goodale
Saskatchewan
Goodale
Alberta
Jean Chretien
Anne McLellan
Regina
Canadian Wheat Board
Wheat Board
Ontario ministerial shifts raise farm sector hopes
Rop Edwards notes government members are quiet on Goodale's replacement amid industry concern. Lyle Vanclief, a 54 year old Ontario farmer, is seen as a popular choice to replace Goodale. The trio with transport minister David Collenette will drive reforms in marketing and transport, as Don Currie warns of continued conflict over wheat boards trucking and grain exports.
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Goodale
Lyle Vanclief
Ontario
Vanclief
David Collenette
Don Currie
Alberta Chamber of Resources
Currie
Wheat Board
U.S
Saskatchewan approves oil exploration in sensitive areas
The Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management department approved oil and gas exploration in environmentally sensitive southwestern areas despite staff objections. Ocelot Energy faced criticism for an incomplete wildlife report and vague data on a proposed well relocation in the Great Sand Hills, an arid region with unique species, prompting internal memos calling for better data and reporting.
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Saskatoon Qeevere Environment Department
Saskatchewan
Saskatoon Star Phoenix
Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management
Ocelot Energy
Great Sand Hills
Swift Current
Ocelot
Star Phoenix
Wayne Harris
David Noble
Noble
Ron Zukowsky
B C hemp crop approved in British Columbia by federal move
Grand Forks grants the 20th Canadian hemp licence and first in B C to Granby Hemp Co operative. The group will not grow marijuana and will explore edible oils and fibre uses including board manufacturing and fire retardant fibre. Industry supporters predict more licences next year.
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Grand Forks
B.C
British Columbia
Granby Hemp Co-operative
Can-Par
Roy Clermont
Victoria Hemp
Brian Johnson
Transglobal Hemp Products
Granby Co-op
Lee Wells
Canada
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