Agriculture

VANCOUVER — Recent wild temperature swings in British Columbia have raised concerns about the impact on some local animals' health, and potentially their survival.

VANCOUVER — Rogers Sugar Inc. says unionized workers at its Vancouver refinery have ratified a new collective agreement. The five-year deal brings an end a strike that began in September.

EDMONTON — Lance Colby saw what was coming. The Alberta government said Wednesday it would open talks on water-sharing between large users as the province's drought situation worsens.

OTTAWA — Canadian farmers may have to wait months to find out if they'll owe thousands of dollars for carbon pricing this year, as a bill that would give them a new exemption remains mired in political conflict.

EDMONTON — Aurora Cannabis Inc. has announced a plan to consolidate its shares on a one-for-10 basis.

VANCOUVER — Rogers Sugar Inc. says it has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing workers at its Vancouver refinery.

Several food industry groups are raising the alarm about a potential increase in the farm-level price of chicken in British Columbia, saying it could put pressure on businesses and consumers.

CALGARY — Nearly a century after the mass agricultural disaster known as the Dirty '30s, drought conditions on the Prairies are once again raising the risk that farmers' valuable topsoil will go blowing in the wind.

The head of Tilray Brands Inc. says he's aiming to make the pot company a top beverage firm, in part by pouring resources into revitalizing a number of alcohol brands his business recently bought from Anheuser-Busch Cos.

VANCOUVER — A third proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed over salmonella-tainted cantaloupes that have sickened people across Canada.