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Waste not, want not – Beef Cattle Research Council
CALGARY, AB. -- When I was a kid, "no dessert if you don't finish your supper" encouraged us to eat everything on our plates. Others grew up with the guilt-based "children are starving in the third wo...
Apr 27, 2021
Commercial helicopter came within four metres of ditching in the Atlantic: report
HALIFAX - The Transportation Safety Board says a helicopter carrying 13 passengers and crew came within four metres of ditching in the Atlantic as it was trying to land on an offshore platform in fogg...
Apr 27, 2021
Trudeau says Ontario sick leave should be delivered directly through employers
TORONTO - Ontario should work directly with employers to bring in a paid sick-leave program, the prime minister said Tuesday as the province made clear it wanted to top up an existing federal benefit ...
Apr 27, 2021
Lethbridge Police charge man with property and drug-related offenses
LETHBRIDGE, AB- The Lethbridge Police Service Priority Crimes Unit has laid charges against a man in relation to stolen property connected with several break-ins in southern Alberta.Police conducted a...
Apr 27, 2021
Coaldale debating 0% property tax hike, continues special levy for rec centre
COALDALE, AB - The Town of Coaldale is working on three separate items related to property taxes.At Monday's council meeting, members approved continuing the Special Recreation Tax Levy for one more y...
Apr 27, 2021
Burning Man cancels 2021 festival in northern Nevada desert
RENO, Nev. - Burning Man organizers announced Tuesday they are cancelling this summer's annual counter-culture festival in the Nevada desert for the second year in a row because of the COVID-19 pandem...
Apr 27, 2021
Biden signs $15 minimum wage for federal contract workers
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour for federal contractors, providing a pay bump to hundreds of thousands of workers. Biden ...
Apr 27, 2021
Private Florida school won't employ vaccinated teachers
MIAMI - A private school founded by an anti-vaccination activist in South Florida has warned teachers and staff against taking the COVID-19 vaccine, saying it will not employ anyone who has received t...
Apr 27, 2021
Moscow court restricts Navalny's anti-corruption foundation
MOSCOW - A Moscow court on Tuesday restricted the activities of an organization founded by imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, pending a decision on whether it and his offices across Russia s...
Apr 27, 2021
Native American lawmakers seek federal help on Montana bison
BILLINGS, Mont. - Native American lawmakers in Montana on Tuesday asked the Biden administration to help craft a plan to reintroduce wild bison to areas in and around Glacier National Park and the Cha...
Apr 27, 2021