LONDON (Reuters) – In the spring of 2015, chemical engineer Melvyn Kopstein wrote to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) to alert it to what he thought were serious flaws in its work. Kopstein believed the agency, a semi-autonomous part of the World Health Organization, had made errors in reviewing benzene. The agency […] Read more
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Marshmallow candy recalled
Ikea brand marshmallow candy is being recalled by Ikea Canada due to possible contamination from mice at the manufacturing plant. Product sold in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia is being voluntarily recalled as of Feb. 27. The candy, also labelled as Godis Paskkyckling in Swedish, is in 100 gram packages with 2018 date […] Read more
Scientific research big winner in federal budget
Canadians who were hoping for a repeat of the 2017 federal budget that doubled down on the economic growth potential of the agriculture sector will be sorely disappointed. Finance Minister Bill Morneau unveiled Ottawa’s latest budget roadmap Tuesday, highlights of which include a major overhaul of how this country conducts scientific research and a target […] Read more
Alta. men die in U.S. plane crash
A plane crash in Utah took the lives of four southern Alberta men on Feb. 23. Bill Kaupp, 64, his son, Clint Kaupp, 28, Ron McKenzie, 67, and Tim Mueller, 28, did not survive the crash of the Piper Lance aircraft Bill Kaupp was piloting on a trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Kaupp family […] Read more
Sask. reinstates PST exemption on insurance premiums
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has made good on his campaign commitment to reinstate the PST exemption on insurance premiums. Effective Feb. 26, premiums for agriculture, life and health insurance will no longer be subject to the provincial sales tax. The move is retroactive to Aug. 1, 2017, when the tax was first applied. Crop, livestock […] Read more
Alta. to rev up rural transportation
The lack of rural transit in the province has been a long-standing issue, but now the government is taking action
The tide is changing for rural transportation in Alberta. More communities are set to offer new or improved regional transit systems, a service badly needed for people requiring medical care or others who don’t drive. The province is expected to announce a program in the next few months that will help fund municipalities to either […] Read more
Limousin breeders build sound reputation
Kelly and Jeff Yorga won big recently at a major livestock show, but they say their commercial success is what counts
FLINTOFT, Sask. — Success in the show ring is great, but success in the sale ring and ultimately calves on the ground are what drive Limousin breeders Kelly and Jeff Yorga. The father and son team’s most recent experience with the first came at the National Western Stock Show in Denver in January with their […] Read more
Winter means time to turn to comfort foods
As we gently slide through our Canadian winter, tune in to your food cravings. Many of us adapt to the temperatures we are living in, and right now we want warm comfort food with lots of flavour and spice. Bacon pickle fries An interesting “face cringing” appetizer. 12 pickle spears 12 12 strips of bacon […] Read more
Alberta family makes environmental land donation
Nancy Ferrier left the 1,467 acre property in her will to the Nature Conservancy of Canada; her family had owned it since 1904
A 1,467-acre property along Gough Lake in central Alberta is now a conservation site under the auspices of the Nature Conservancy of Canada. The property was donated by the late Agnes Isabelle Ferrier, known as Nancy, who passed away in 2015 and willed it to the NCC. The donation was officially announced Feb. 2, coinciding […] Read moreThere is no logic when it comes to understanding addiction
Q: I am not sure what is going on with my brother. We grew up in the same household. We watched together the same alcoholic dad get drunk and disorderly. We hid together in the same closet when both of our parents got drunk and started fighting with each other. We sat together in the […] Read more
