Harper to sign free trade pact with Panama (The Sudbury Star) PANAMA CITY — Prime Minister Stephen Harper is set to sign a free trade pact with Panama today as the country lifts its longstanding ban on Canadian beef.[...] [News Source]

Feds prepare emergency papers for stranded woman (CTV Toronto) The Toronto lawyer for a Canadian woman stranded in Kenya says the Canadian government will work towards having her bail dropped in the country so she can return home. [News Source]

Will squeaky wheels get the grease they need? We know we have the oldest subway system in America. Let’s face it. We have the crummiest one, too. It’s so humiliating. [News Source]

A farming revolution is needed. Is the priority to keep food cheap or to lower its carbon footprint and the cost of diet-related health care? Are consumers modern gods, or should they have their choices restricted before they even see the food on shelves? [News Source]

How secure is our food supply? The Government's new food strategy is an alarming compendium of hazards, ranging from the threat posed by climate change to possible contamination of our food supply by pests, diseases or "malicious activity." [News Source]

Special team to investigate oil spill. The department of environment has formed a special team to investigate into the mysterious oil spill that has lined the coastal areas of South Gujarat. [News Source]

Rare brain disorder gaining attention. A second Ashland musician has died of Creuzfeldt-Jakob disease, also known as mad cow disease, a rare degenerative brain disorder that affects one in 1 million people per year worldwide. [News Source]

Changing with the climate. That climate change and agriculture are interrelated is well known. Agriculture contributes, albeit only partly, to global warming by spewing greenhouse gases and, in turn, is affected by its consequences. [News Source]

Canada, Panama sign free-trade agreement (UPI) PANAMA CITY, Panama, Aug. 11 (UPI) -- The leaders of Canada and Panama signed a free trade agreement in Panama City Tuesday and ended an import ban on Canadian beef. [News Source]

Harper to sign free trade pact with Panama (Canoe Money) Prime Minister Stephen Harper is set to sign a free trade pact with Panama today as the country lifts its longstanding ban on Canadian beef. [News Source]