A brand of baby food distributed by Loblaw has been voluntarily recalled upon the possibility of botulism contamination. The PC Organics brand of apple, blueberry and green pea strained baby food, in the 128 millilitre container and distributed nationally, has been recalled by the company. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Feb. 3 that there […] Read more
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Baby food recalled
B.C. growers relish hot and spicy life
WINDERMERE, B.C. — Saunders Family Farm’s cranberry jalapeno and raspberry pepper jellies might never have been made if the processors swam with sharks in Thailand in 2004. Faith and Gordon Saunders, market gardeners from Windermere, B.C., were enjoying a Christmas vacation there with family when a tsunami struck and killed 280,000 people. “We were so […] Read more
Wake up your taste buds with an ethnic breakfast
Breakfasts are probably the most memorable of all travel meals because they can be so strikingly different from what we have at home. Spaniards enjoy strong cafe con leche with fresh rolls and jamon ham and local cheeses. Irish breakfasts are often a heaping plate of bacon rashers, eggs, sausages, baked beans, tomatoes and brown […] Read more
Encourage elderly to interact, find purpose
Q: My boyfriend and I went to see my grandmother recently. She has just moved into a long-term care facility. I expected to see Grandma as bright and cheerful as before but she wasn’t. I am not too sure what goes on in the home but she was sad and remorseful, seemed to be forgetful […] Read more
Storyteller offers vivid details of historical injustice
Trevor Herriot doesn’t beat around the bush. In his latest book, Towards a Prairie Atonement, the Saskatchewan naturalist tells it like he sees it: the stolen land, the displaced aboriginal peoples, the sins of colonialism and the annihilated grassland made to pay for it all. But the Regina writer stops short of burning the bush […] Read more
Keep snowmobiles off unharvested crops
Riding snowmobiles and other off-highway vehicles on unharvested crops is not a good idea. Neil Blue, Alberta Agriculture’s crop market analyst, says it can damage the crops as well as the vehicles. “Because of poor conditions last fall, there are a lot of unharvested crops still in the fields,” Blue said in a Jan. 30 […] Read more
Manitoba flood risk outlined
Parts of Manitoba are at risk of major flooding this spring, the province announced in its first forecast of 2017. Soils in Manitoba were saturated going into the winter and multiple snowstorms hit the province in December. Conditions are right for major flooding if events such as late spring blizzards or heavy rain during snowmelt […] Read more
Beef, forage research receives Sask. funding
The Saskatchewan and federal governments announced $3.5 million in beef and forage research funding this week. The amount is down considerably from last year, but provincial agriculture minister Lyle Stewart said the 2016 total was unusually high because of some unique projects. The University of Saskatchewan will receive the lion’s share of the funding at […] Read more
An enduring Alberta icon: Lacombe’s flatiron building
LACOMBE, Alta. — The distinctive flatiron building in Lacombe, Alta., has been a presence in the community for more than a century. Built by the Merchants Bank of Canada in 1903-04 for $30,000, the landmark sits on a prominent corner of a triangular shaped block in the city’s downtown. Such dominant architecture was preferred by […] Read more
Couple knows way to success can be painful
LUMSDEN, Sask. — Dan and Erin Howell will calve out 170 purebred Black Angus cows this spring. That might not be so remarkable, except the cattle business wasn’t always so kind. Dan understands completely how producers recently affected by bovine tuberculosis feel because his family went through a similar experience. His parents, Robert and Marg, […] Read more
