Month: August 2016

Storage gives marketing options

By Sean Pratt, The Western Producer, July 28, 2016  Ample grain storage space enables growers to hold on to crop during post-harvest price dips Many grain farmers will have the ability to be patient with their sales this year, say analysts. Marlene Boersch, managing partner of Mercantile Consulting Venture, said growers with pulse crops in… Continue reading Storage gives marketing options

Blue Jays-Orioles takeaways: Happ caps off spectacular month in style

By Arden Zwelling, August 1, 2016  Blue Jays had all-stars up and down their line-up on Saturday as they routed the Baltimore Orioles to claim first place The Toronto Blue Jays (59-46) took two of three from the Baltimore Orioles (59-45) this weekend, making an already cramped American League East race even tighter. Toronto occupied… Continue reading Blue Jays-Orioles takeaways: Happ caps off spectacular month in style

Long recovery ahead for historic town hit by flooding in Maryland

By Ben Nuckols, The Associated Press, August 1, 2016  The picturesque Main Street of Ellicott City, Maryland, faces a monthslong recovery that could cost hundreds of millions of dollars after devastating flooding left two dead and damaged nearly every home and business along the road, officials said. The two died when the town about 14 miles… Continue reading Long recovery ahead for historic town hit by flooding in Maryland

With convention over, Clinton faces hacking threat and Trump criticism

By Lisa Lerer and Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press, July 30, 2016  HARRISBURG, Pa. — Giddy if exhausted, Hillary Clinton embarked on a post-convention Rust Belt bus tour just hours after becoming the first female presidential nominee of a major political party. The celebratory mood quickly evaporated amid fresh revelations that hackers had breached a program… Continue reading With convention over, Clinton faces hacking threat and Trump criticism

Political and economic uncertainty creates a rush to buy gold

By Laura MacNaughton, CBC News, August 1, 2016  In troubled times, investors behave ‘like a herd of sheep,’ says jewelry store owner Alec Van Rijk is a longtime true believer in precious metals, especially gold. “I am putting on a daily basis a lot of my money into gold. I love gold. I like to… Continue reading Political and economic uncertainty creates a rush to buy gold

Film crew works to set 62-hour floor hockey world record

By CBC News, July 31, 2016  It takes ‘Talent’ to break a Guinness World Record for the world’s longest floor hockey game When the clock strikes 8 p.m. CST Sunday night, Saskatchewan will be the home of the Guinness World Record’s longest floor hockey game. It all started at 6 a.m. Friday morning on the set… Continue reading Film crew works to set 62-hour floor hockey world record

Speeding driver damages emergency water line to Prince Albert Sask.

By The Canadian Press, July 31, 2016  PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — Government officials say efforts to activate a temporary water pipeline following an oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River were interrupted by what they suspect was a motorist who drove over the line too fast. Workers have been building the 30-kilometre-long pipeline for more… Continue reading Speeding driver damages emergency water line to Prince Albert Sask.