Provinces Reject Federal Farm Aid Deal In Halifax
Saskatchewan Manitoba and Quebec refused to sign a Cdn farm policy claiming the $5.2 billion package is insufficient for drought and U S subsidies. Ottawa would provide $1.2 billion over two years while provinces would add about $960 million. The West sought $1.3 billion yearly and Quebec abstained from cost sharing. Prince Edward Island Yukon and the Northwest Territories signaled intent to finalize pending government approvals.
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Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Lyle Vanclief
Quebec
Rosann Wowchuk
Halifax
Ottawa
U.S
Vanclief
Clay Serby
Prince Edward Island
Yukon
Northwest Territories
Giant Newfoundland lobster sparks renewed fishing hope
In St Johns Newfoundland a 7.25 kilogram lobster, caught by Richard Nash in St Marys Bay, is hailed as the province's largest in decades. Fisheries official Jerry Ennis says such a beast could indicate more big females producing eggs, potentially reviving local stocks. The creature is kept in a DFO research tank with plans to display it.
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ST. John’s
Nfid
Newfoundland
St. Mary’s Bay Area
Jerry Ennis
Federal Fisheries Department
Ennis
Richard Nash
Nash
Brancha
DFO
Northern Alberta forest fire forces mass evacuations
About 700 residents from Peerless Lake and Trout Lake areas are displaced for at least two days as a forest fire, fed by hot winds, threatens their access routes. Evacuees are housed in Red Earth Creek facilities and local camps while authorities fight the blaze.
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Red Earth Creek
Alberta
Peerless Lake
Trout Lake
Rick Moyse
Alberta Sustainable Resources
Moyse
David Zabot
Zabot
Edmonton
Fort McMurray
Suncor
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Mary Collins
Sue Hethe
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Pontiac
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Elmo
Sunfire
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