The canola markets have experienced significant volatility
Bruce Burnett, Director of Weather and Markets with Glacier Farm Media says that's mainly driven by various factors affecting the broader oilseed market.
Canadian Crop Hail Association following up on over 2000 hail claims in the Prairies
Rainfall across the prairies and even provincially has been quite variable this year.
Some areas have seen some pretty wicked storms bringing heavy rain, high winds and hail.
The Canadian Crop Hail Association says storm activity across the prairies in the last two weeks of June resulted in farmers filing well over 2000 hail claims.
According to the report mid-June thunderstorms dropped pea- to toonie-sized hail across Western Canada.
Big global wheat crop expected to pressure prices
World wheat stocks could climb to 271 million tonnes by the end of 2025-26, up from 264 million tonnes at the end of 2024-25
There will be plenty of wheat in the world in 2025-26, say analysts.
“As we enter mid-year Northern Hemisphere harvest, a larger-than-expected crop is expected to limit the upside in global wheat prices,” Dennis Voznesenski, agricultural economist with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, said in his recent Agri Commodity Weekly Alert.
Viral video shows Camp Mystic girls worshipping during evacuation
As floodwaters tore through central Texas and grief continued to mount, a quiet but powerful moment of worship from inside an evacuation bus is now offering a glimpse of something deeper: resilience, faith, and beauty in the midst of heartbreak, grief, and shock.
10 Camp Mystic girls still missing as death toll climbs to 104 in Texas floods
The death toll from the catastrophic flooding in central Texas has now reached 104, with 28 children confirmed dead in Kerr County alone — many of them campers at Camp Mystic, a beloved all-girls Christian summer camp along the Guadalupe River.
As of Tuesday morning, 24 people remain missing, including 10 girls and one counsellor from Camp Mystic.
Anand visiting Malaysia, Japan as Carney crafts approach to Indo-Pacific strategy
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is headed off to Japan and Malaysia as the Carney government shapes its diplomatic and trade approach to the Indo-Pacific region.
Anand will meet with her Japanese counterpart in Tokyo this week as the two finalize an agreement on sharing defence information and boosting trade.
On Thursday and Friday, Anand will take part in a meeting with the Association of South East Asian Nations, or ASEAN, in Malaysia.
Alberta ER doc challenges premier to come on shift, see patients wait in hallways
The head of emergency medicine for Alberta's doctors association is challenging Premier Danielle Smith to join him on shift to see the frustration of patients jammed for hours in hallways and the moral injury of doctors looking into the eyes of the those who wait.
“It's this kind of vicarious trauma, this inability to help when we're helpers, that is causing us to leave,” Dr. Warren Thirsk said in an interview.
“Unless you experience it, you don't really get it.
Why Canada may not be ready for 'new reality' of flash flooding and severe storms
Ryan Ness of the Canadian Climate Institute says he's been following the "terrible tragedy" of deadly flash flooding unfolding in Texas, where more than 100 people have died.
But he's also worried Canada isn't doing enough to prevent such disasters here, saying the country needs to invest in flood mapping, infrastructure and early warning systems.
"Luckily, there are many ways that we can protect ourselves, but we have to make the effort," said Ness, who is the research director for adaptation at the policy research organization.
Verse of the day: July 8
Psalm 138:2
"I will bow down toward your holy temple and will praise your name for your unfailing love and your faithfulness, for you have so exalted your solemn decree that it surpasses your fame."
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Perfect Trust
When the Philistines seized David in Gath he said, "When I am afraid, I will put my trust in You"(Psalm 56:3).
When he fled from Saul into a cave, he cried out to God. "My soul takes refuge in you; and in the shadow of Your wings I will take refuge until destruction passes by"(Psalm 57:1).
Many, many years ago, Felix of Nola was escaping his enemies, and he, too, took temporary refuge in a cave. He had scarcely entered the opening of the cave before a spider began to weave its web across the small opening.