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Canada’s livestock industry is celebrating a victory after the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that the U.S. Country-of-Origin Labelling (COOL) measure is inconsistent with its WTO trade obligations.

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is seeking nominations for its 2012 Rosemary Davis Award to recognize and honour Canadian women for their leadership and commitment to agriculture. FCC is looking for five women who have made contributions to agriculture.

The 2011 growing season for Alberta growers and producers was one of the best in recent years, according to the provincial government and a local farmer.

The Province announced changes to its controversial land assembly project area amendment act (LAPAAA), formerly known as Bill 19, Nov. 21.

Irricana Town council’s controversial, seven-page communication policy was sent back to the drawing board for the second time, Nov. 21. The move came after two motions were defeated by a 2-2 vote.

Delacour residents packed the Delacour Community Hall, Nov. 19, in support of local Olympic pentathlete Joshua Riker-Fox.

One man is dead after rolling his vehicle on Highway 2A north of Crossfield just after 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 23.

A new mapping tool, called a groundwater atlas, will help municipalities in the Edmonton-Calgary corridor better plan for water management strategies now and into the future.

Rocky View County council is seeing greater access to Aqua 7 water, which comes out of the Red Deer River and is treated by the Town of Drumheller. The municipality penned a letter on Oct.

A traffic stop near Chestermere last week resulted in charges to two men after the seizure of nearly 100 grams of methamphetamine, a small amount of marijuana and various items of drug-related paraphernalia. At around 2 a.m. on Nov.