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Canadian Farmers Cut Soybean Acres, Boost Corn Plantings

Canadian farmers have either planted or intend to plant more corn for grain, wheat, barley and oats this spring.

Statistics Canada says growers are cutting soybean and canola acreages.

National soybean acreage - at 5 point 4 million - is down 2 point 5 per cent from 2014.

Ontario's 2 point 9 million acres is down 4 point 6 per cent.

Canadian farmers reported planting 3 point 3 million acres of corn for grain, up 5 point 7 per cent from 2014.

Ontario's 2 point 2 million acres of corn for grain is up 9 point 6 per cent.

That corn acreage matches the province's 5 year average.

National wheat plantings are reported up 1 point 3 per cent from 2014.

Canadian canola plantings are expected to be down 2 point 4 per cent.

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Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.

CK police charge woman with assault

According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.

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Scoreboard, Aug 5

The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.