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The past, present, and future of Canadian farming

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:51:44 GMT

In today’s Big Story Podcast, Canada’s farming industry is undergoing a transition.An older generation of farmers are ready to retire, but finding successors for the family business poses a challenge. With corporate megafarms are acquiring farmland wherever possible, a younger generation of farmers strives to secure their own growing space.Keith Currie, an eighth-generation farmer and president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, says many farming jobs are going unfulfilled.“The one thing about agriculture is that it’s both an exciting industry to be in, but it’s also one that has a lot of uncertainty,” says Currie.Aliyah Fraser, owner and operator of Lucky Bug Farm, a small-scale farm, says the cost of securing farmland for a younger generation is too high. “This is something that governments ideally would address, through policy change…It’s really important in Ontario, but also across the country,” says Fraser.Both Currie and Fraser join Today’s Big Story to ref...

New Mexican Spanish, a unique American dialect, survives mostly in prayers

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:51:44 GMT

HOLMAN, N.M. (AP) — On a spring Saturday afternoon, two “hermanos” knelt to pray in the chapel of their Catholic brotherhood of St. Isidore the Farmer, nestled by the pine forest outside this hamlet in a high mountain valley.Fidel Trujillo and Leo Paul Pacheco’s words resounded in New Mexican Spanish, a unique dialect that evolved through the mixing of medieval Spanish and Indigenous forms. The historic, endangered dialect is as central to these communities as their iconic adobe churches, and its best chance of survival might be through faith, too.“Prayers sung or recited are our sacred heritage,” said Gabriel Meléndez, a professor emeritus of American Studies with the University of New Mexico, who’s also a hermano. “When prayers are said in Spanish, they’re stronger. They connect us directly to people who came before us.” Preserved mostly in devotions, particularly in humble “moradas” – as the brotherhoods’ chapels are called – built of mud and straw in rural communities acro...

3 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in occupied West Bank

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:51:44 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Three Palestinians were killed in an Israeli army raid in a West Bank refugee camp early on Monday, Palestinian health officials said, while the Biden administration sharply condemned Israel’s latest act of settlement expansion.The Palestinian Health Ministry said the three men were killed during a raid in Balata, a refugee camp near the city of Nablus. Six people were wounded, including one who was in critical condition, the ministry said. The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, a militant group with connections to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party, identified the men killed as its members.The army later confirmed soldiers had raided Balata; it said troops came under fire and killed three Palestinians. Three others were arrested there, the army said. Israel has stepped up raids over the past year in response to a spate of Palestinian attacks and said Monday's operations netted weapons and an explosives manufacturing operation in a home, which it detonat...

Girl, 17, injured in drive-by shooting in Lakeview

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:51:44 GMT

CHICAGO — A 17-year-old girl was shot while traveling in a car in Lake View Sunday evening. According to police reports, the girl was travelling in a car near the 170 block of North Shore Drive around 7:00 p.m. when she was shot in the lower back by an unidentified individual. Bicyclist, 62, attacked and beaten with construction sign, own bike in South Loop She was transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital in good condition.There is no one in custody and police are investigating.

'Can't believe he survived': Driver rescued 5 days after crashing in Washington ravine

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:51:44 GMT

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) - People who spotted tire tracks leaving a roadway led to the rescue of a 56-year-old man who had been reported missing five days before in Washington state.After a 911 call came in around 9:30 a.m. Sunday, crews from Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue responded and spotted a green pickup truck on its wheels about 150 feet down a steep and wooded ravine. Firefighters made their way through waist-deep brush and found the man, later identified as Danny Sansbury, alive but seriously injured and ill, authorities said in a release.A man reported missing 5 days before was found alive but seriously hurt down a ravine in Cowlitz County, May 21, 2023 (Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue)A man reported missing 5 days before was found alive but seriously hurt down a ravine in Cowlitz County, May 21, 2023 (Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue)A man reported missing 5 days before was found alive but seriously hurt down a ravine in Cowlitz County, May 21, 2023 (Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue)A man rep...

Crowe’s Nest Farm bounces back after pandemic slow-down, now full of field trips

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:51:44 GMT

MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — Summer is set to start this week for many school children throughout Central Texas.As plenty of parents search for fun activities to entertain their kids, one special spot in Manor has made a major comeback after a slow-down during the COVID-19 pandemic.Crowe’s Nest Farm is an animal sanctuary where people can learn and interact with all sorts of animals that have been rescued.David Williams has been working at the farm since it opened in 1983."Our mission is to help kids understand the value of all living things,” he said.With 90% of its revenue coming from field trips, the nonprofit nearly shut down during the pandemic."We thought the farm was done because we depend on school field trips,” Williams, said. “That's our bread and butter to keep the farm alive."Through private donations, over $150,000 was raised for the farm."People remembered coming out here when they were a kid and they didn't want us to disappear,” Williams said. “They didn't want us to go awa...

All lanes closed after crash on NY 67 in Stillwater

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:51:44 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- According to 511 NY, a crash on NY 67 has closed all lanes in both directions between George Thompson Road and Viall Avenue; CR 75 in Stillwater. Drivers in the area should seek alternate routes and expect delays.Check out NEWS10's traffic tracker. You can plan your route and see traffic delays in real-time!Information regarding the crash is limited at this time. Stick with News10 as more developments become available.

Ballston crash on NY 50 northbound cleared

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:51:44 GMT

BALLSTON, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- According to 511 NY, a crash on NY 50 northbound north of NY 146A in Ballston has cleared.Check out NEWS10's traffic tracker. You can plan your route and see traffic delays in real-time!The crash initially closed the right shoulder of the road.

Homeowners hope St. Charles County comes through with buyouts

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:51:44 GMT

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Homeowners in a St. Charles subdivision are crossing their fingers and hoping the county government lives up to its promise of a buyout. At least two homeowners are fearful of their houses sliding down the hill.St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann had promised there would be buyouts for homes in danger of sliding down the hill, but homeowners said they’re not getting much reassurance, even as their retaining walls are sinking."Yeah, I've asked but I haven't heard anything. No specific answers about when I asked should we be talking about a buyout. I mean, is my house in jeopardy of being demolished like my neighborhoods was?” Tara Rath said.The county executive would not go on camera to address residents’ concerns. His office told FOX 2, “The county has provided you with all the information we have.” Driver killed after semi-truck smashes into train in rural Missouri But back in February, Ehlmann said the county would make buyouts available to those homes ...

One-vehicle crash closes I-70 EB lanes

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 11:51:44 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A one-vehicle crash on Interstate-70 EB has closed one lane Monday morning. Our Bommarito Automotive Group SkyFOX helicopter was flying over the area, where a van ran off the road, and hit a light pole. Emergency crews are now blocking lanes on the main highway. Driver killed after semi-truck smashes into train in rural Missouri Drivers are urged to take an alternate route until the debris from the crash is cleared. FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.