Agriculture

EDMONTON — Lawns, backyards and roofs could be used to produce both solar power and fresh vegetables, University of Alberta researchers say.

Canada's competition watchdog is putting its weight behind some longtime cannabis industry asks including easing restrictions on cannabis packaging and adjusting limits on how much of pot’s psychoactive component can be in edible products.

MONTREAL — Olymel says it is cutting about 80 jobs as it reduces its hog production in Western Canada.

Canada’s farmers are getting older, and most don't have a clear succession plan, leaving a big question over who will take over the agriculture sector as a wave of retirements loom.

Canadian and U.S. officials have wrapped up the latest round in a five-year negotiation to modernize a major treaty on flood control and power generation on the Columbia River.

Alberta entomologist Kevin Floate is ready to start spreading the news that he has compiled a comprehensive guide into insects that live in cow dung in Canada.

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — Canopy Growth Corp. says it will refile three of its past quarterly financial statements after uncovering "material misstatements" linked to its BioSteel business. The Smiths Falls, Ont.

MONTREAL — Quebec's agriculture department says it has seized 38 cattle from the central Quebec farm that was home to a group of fugitive cows that escaped last summer and went on the run for months.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The head of Maple Leaf Foods Inc. said he's confident in the future of the companyas he hands the reins of the protein producer to current president and chief operating officer Curtis Frank.

CALGARY — The CEO of Canadian fertilizer giant Nutrien Ltd. said Thursday the company may consider slowing down its previously announced plan to ramp up potash production, as falling prices and lower sales volumes take a bite out of profits.