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According to the municipality, the property is located on an agricultural land reserve, which means whatever goods and services stem from it must be agricultural-based.

"We have a need for probably about 2,000 spots in Surrey alone, and if you look at (Greater Vancouver) 5,000-plus," said Canadian Trucking Association of B.C. president Amit Kumar.

Okanagan farmers are less than positive about their prospects after a cold snap destroyed crops and they're calling for governmental support to help them carry on. 

'That's a question I always have for the government ... what do you want me to do if you guys don't want to support us? What do I do?'

The Township of Langely's mayor says he's surprised to hear the Twilight Drive-In confirm it's closing after this season, as city staff continue to work on options to save it.

Alberta is blocking off large sections of the province to renewable power development.

Political support for the controversial agricultural framework known as supply management has endured, despite the country's ongoing affordability crisis.

The province is establishing buffer zones around protected areas where projects will not be allowed. Analyst say that may not leave enough space for growth in the province.

There were 112,477 mining claims approved in 2023, according to Quebec's Natural Resources Department, up from 72,631 the year before.

Shanda Tansowny says her brother, Chris Hawkins, died in September 2022 after he was allegedly assaulted by two farmers near Melfort, Sask.

The near-record Arctic temperatures that have taken hold in Alberta also led to the province setting another record in all-time demand for electricity.

As 81 per cent of Canada's farmland experiences dry conditions, farmers remain hopeful that winter will still bring some snow to help keep the ground moist for spring.

"We're seeing climate change now. This is what it looks like,” Canada Research Chair in Water Resources and Climate Change John Pomeroy said.

A documentary explores the File Hills Farm Colony on the Peepeekisis Cree Nation, where students at nearby residential schools were hand-picked and forced to farm.

An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states are taking steps to stop the invasion.

Canada’s oil and gas province quietly became a wind and solar powerhouse, then hit the brakes. What happens now?

Efforts to put guardrails on the cryptocurrency industry after the collapse of FTX and other exchanges last year have gone nowhere as lawmakers focus on other issues.

A trove of new documents released by an environmental group show how developers contributed to controversial housing decisions in Ontario, including the Greenbelt scandal.

Wabano Aki, which means tomorrow’s land in Anishinaabe, will be used for agriculture, conservation, cultural and spiritual purposes by Indigenous communities.

Global News had a rare chance to sit down with Paul Stamets, the world-famous mushroom expert, at his home in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia.