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Ontario stage one reopening includes stores, surgeries, tennis, dog grooming
TORONTO - Ontarians will be able to go shopping, play golf or tennis, and get their dogs groomed - but not visit family - starting next week as stage one of the province's reopening kicks in, Premier ...
May 14, 2020
Beckett Cypher, 21-year-old son of Melissa Etheridge, dies
LOS ANGELES - Melissa Etheridge said Wednesday that her son Beckett Cypher has died. Etheridge released a statement saying opioid addiction was behind Cypher's death. "Today I joined the hundreds of t...
May 14, 2020
Rare baby owl now being reared by its parents in unique B.C. breeding program
LANGLEY, B.C. - Members of a unique program in Langley, B.C., are celebrating the successful hatching of a northern spotted owl chick, bolstering a population that numbers fewer than 10 of the bi...
May 14, 2020
Kashechewan residents return from the land as flooding risk is downgraded
OTTAWA - Residents of a First Nation in northern Ontario plagued by annual spring flooding are being flown back to their community now that the threat of flooding has been downgraded. About 1,200 peop...
May 14, 2020
Toronto Zoo pivots to 'drive-thru experience' as safe alternative in COVID era
TORONTO - The Toronto Zoo will be a "drive-thru experience" when it gets the green light to open its gates to visitors, a spokeswoman said Thursday, while other zoos eye numerous options as they ...
May 14, 2020
People urged to not cut their grass in May to help pollinators
While COVID-19 isolation may have amateur yard care professionals eyeing the front lawn with anticipation, a permaculture guild is asking people to halt grass cutting in honour of 'No Mow May.'The rea...
May 14, 2020
Dark stain: Minister says Indigenous ceremonies to continue despite COVID-19
OTTAWA - Canada's Indigenous services minister says banning sacred ceremonies is a "dark stain" on the country's history and they will be allowed to continue despite restrictions put in place due...
May 14, 2020
Seeding progress being made in Saskatchewan despite rain and snow in some areas
Seeding operations are underway in most areas of the province but behind the five-year average according to the latest crop report.The southwest area of the province is leading the way with 39 per cen...
May 14, 2020
International deal to protect ozone layer behind new contaminant problem: study
EDMONTON - A landmark environmental agreement that helped close the ozone hole in the 1990s may have led to new chemical contaminants. The Montreal Protocol, which came into force in 1989, banned the ...
May 14, 2020
Province provides $10 million in funding for livestock producers
The provincial government will provide $10 million in funding to help livestock producers as they navigate market disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.The support will include $5 million for th...
May 14, 2020