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Harper Government Investing in New Vaccine Against Chronic Wasting Disease
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Member of Parliament Brad Trost (Saskatoon-Humboldt) today announced a combined investment of up to $1.16 million from the federal and Saskatchewan governments to Pan-Provincial Vaccine Enterprise (PREVENT) to help develop a new vaccine against chronic wasting disease (CWD), which is affecting elk herds in Western Canada. This investment will enable PREVENT to conduct…
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Study may Offer Therapy for Heavey Horses
By Hayley Kosolofski Sucking air through a straw. Those are the words that many people with asthma use to describe their frightening struggle to breathe during an asthma attack. Now imagine a 1,000-pound animal experiencing the same panic-stricken feeling. For a horse, that’s what it’s like during an acute episode of recurrent airway obstruction (RAO)…
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Safe Handling and Cooking of Shellfish
Shellfish is a nutritious food choice but it must be stored, handled and prepared properly to help prevent food poisoning. Children, pregnant women, seniors and people with compromised immune systems are particularly at risk and should avoid eating raw or undercooked shellfish. Food safety tips: Keep raw shellfish separate from other foods in your grocery…
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Avian influenza in Fraser Valley confirmed as H5N2 virus
OTTAWA – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)’s testing at the National Centre for Foreign Animal Diseases has confirmed the strain causing the avian influenza outbreak on two farms in the Fraser Valley as a highly-pathogenic H5N2 virus. The Province of British Columbia has informed the CFIA that preliminary test results from the two additional…
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Get Involved and Support Great Initiatives for Kids: Funding for School Breakfast Programs
In Canada, one of the world’s wealthiest nations, one out of every seven children lives in poverty and risks going to school hungry. Breakfast Club of Canada is working to change that. The non-profit organization is dedicated to feeding children in low-income neighborhoods by funding and supporting school breakfast programs. By offering a balanced meal…
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Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Keeping Mandarin Oranges Fresh
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Wet’suwet’en First Nation signs LNG Pipeline Benefits agreement with Province
WET’SUWET’EN FIRST NATION, PALLING, BC, Dec. 12, 2014 /CNW/ – The Wet’suwet’en First Nation (WFN) Chief and Council are pleased to confirm the signing of the LNG pipeline benefits agreement with the Province of British Columbia. The WFN will receive approximately $2.8 million from the province at three different stages for the Coastal Gas Link…
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Senate Unanimously Passes Elizabeth May’s Federal Framework on Lyme Disease Act
“This victory belongs to all Canadians coping with Lyme disease and their loved ones. This bill never would have been passed into law without their advocacy and willingness to tell their stories. ” (OTTAWA) – Elizabeth May’s Private Member’s Bill, C-442, the Federal Framework on Lyme Disease Act was passed unanimously at third reading by the Senate…
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CBC: Cellphone Privacy at issue in Supreme Court ruling
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The Harper Government cuts red tape for the Duty Free Shop industry
The Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, yesterday announced changes to the Duty Free Shop Regulations that will streamline industry requirements, as well as reduce costs and the administrative burden on both the duty free shop industry and the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Processes will be streamlined by eliminating…
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Perry Bellegarde named new AFN national chief
West Coast Native News Saskatchewan’s Perry Bellegarde has been named the new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. It only took one round of voting for Bellegarde to win, after getting more than 60 per cent of the 464 ballots cast during the event in Winnipeg. The AFN’s top job has been vacant since the…
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Restaurant Brands International Announces Successful Completion of Tim Hortons and Burger King Transaction
Restaurant Brands International to Begin Trading on Monday, December 15, 2014 OAKVILLE, ON, Dec. 12, 2014 /CNW/ – Restaurant Brands International Inc. (TSX, NYSE: QSR) is pleased to announce the successful completion of the transaction with Tim Hortons Inc. (TSX, NYSE: THI) and Burger King Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: BKW). The transaction creates Restaurant Brands International,…
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CBC: Kaillie Humphries wins Lou Marsh Award
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Premier Prentice congratulates the new leader of the Assembly of First Nations
Premier Jim Prentice issued the following statement: “On behalf of the Government of Alberta, I offer my sincere congratulations to Perry Bellegarde, the newly-elected National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. “I have known National Chief Bellegarde for many years and his leadership comes at a pivotal time for the Assembly of First Nations.…
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CBC: Sable Island horses not likely to go extinct soon, says expert
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