B.C.'s agriculture industry at forefront of climate change reality

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CALGARY — B.C. farmers say they're increasingly concerned about climate change and the impacts of extreme weather on food production in the province. Because of its warm climate, B.C. has a unique agriculture industry. The province's farmers can grow fruit and vegetables that won't grow in other parts of Canada, and B.C. also boasts Western Canada's only major winery regions. But in the last three years, B.C. farmers have suffered through drought, extreme heat, flooding and fires. These disaster

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EDMONTON — After saying last week she was angry Northerners don't receive the same services from the federal government as people in the rest of Canada, Northwest Territories Premier Caroline Cochrane says the prime minister made "specific commitments" to address the issue this weekend when they met to discuss firefighting efforts.

The wildfire situation showed some improvement in British Columbia on Sunday, with more people being allowed to return home, but blazes continued to threaten communities farther north in Canada's Northwest Territories. Hot temperatures and winds expected to gust to up to 40 kph were fanning flames around the Northwest Territories town of Hay River, on the south shore of Great Slave Lake.

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