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Edmonton restaurant won't mess with mother goose that has nest near patio
EDMONTON - An Edmonton restaurant says it won't mess with a Canada goose that has a nest near its patio. The Boston Pizza in Manning Towne Centre in the city's northeast said staff firs...
May 15, 2019
Quebec cattle farmers want Beyond Meat to stop marketing itself as plant-based meat
MONTREAL - Cattle producers across the country are backing Quebec colleagues who have filed a complaint over a popular new meatless burger that is being advertised as "plant-based meat....
May 15, 2019
Communities in Bloom announces community garden project
A community garden will be installed at the Spruce Haven recreation area by Communities in Bloom (CIB) this spring.After many years of wanting to get the project going, there will finally be 30 raised...
May 15, 2019 Melfort Communities in Bloom members map out community garden plots at Spruce Haven Rec area. (Facebook/Melfort Communities in Bloom)
Former US President Jimmy Carter has surgery for broken hip
ATLANTA - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter broke his hip Monday at his south Georgia home when he fell while leaving to go turkey hunting, a spokeswoman for the Carter Center said. The 94-year-old f...
May 15, 2019
Area airport set to see improvements
The Birch Hills Airport will be able to make some valuable upgrades with new funding from the provincial government. Last week the Government of Saskatchewan announced nine municipal airports in the p...
May 15, 2019 The Birch Hills Airport is going to be getting some upgrades soon. (submitted photo/Bryce Meyer)
Plenty of rain expected to fall over the northeast throughout today
After what was a very dry month of April, the rain has finally seemed to arrive in the middle of May.Some rain fell in the northeast region last week, and now the big rainfall has arrived.According to...
May 15, 2019 Ten to 20 mm of rain is forecast to fall over the northeast region. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Army to remain in Quebec flood zones to help with cleanup operations
MONTREAL - The Canadian Forces will maintain soldiers in Quebec to remove sandbags and restore critical infrastructure in communities hit by flooding, Brig.-Gen. Jennie Carignan said Monday. And ...
May 15, 2019
Canada's feminist policy a perfect fit for South Sudan, says UN refugee official
OTTAWA - Canada could find a win for its feminist foreign policy in the spiralling famine and refugee crisis gripping South Sudan and neighbouring African countries, says a senior United Nations offic...
May 15, 2019
Scheer says Trudeau is a hypocrite who is using climate change as distraction
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he will support a Liberal motion declaring climate change a national emergency if the Liberals agree to amend it to admit their climate-change plan...
May 15, 2019
B.C. to hold public inquiry into money laundering
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government will hold a public inquiry into money laundering. Premier John Horgan says money laundering has had numerous impacts on people in the province...
May 15, 2019