AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoWeather Watch: Environment Canada is warning of heavy rain across the Greater Toronto Area this weekend, with up to 50 mm expected as a low-pressure system moves west to east, turning to drizzle Sunday morning. Climate & Food: A new Rabobank report says warming is shifting what crops can grow in Canada, but warns long-term competitiveness depends on protecting crop diversity rather than sliding toward a narrow corn-soy model. Pollution Concern: New research in B.C.’s Cowichan Estuary finds fibreglass fragments in the biofilm and sediments, raising fears the material could act like a “forever” contaminant. Energy Transition: Nova Scotia’s Sugar Maple wind project cleared its environmental assessment approval, with 16 turbines planned and emissions cuts projected at about 235,000 tonnes annually. Research Funding: Acadia University is building a Canadian tick research centre to stop relying on costly U.S. tick imports for Lyme disease work.
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