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President's Choice Lower Iron milk based powdered infant formula recalled
OTTAWA - Loblaw Companies Ltd, is recalling its President's Choice brand Lower Iron milk-based powdered infant formula due to possible contamination by Cronobacter bacteria. The Canadian Food Ins...
Oct 07, 2019
Lengthy trial anticipated in $2.6M fraud case involving Sylvan Lake man
A Sylvan Lake man accused of defrauding multiple people of over $2.6 million made a brief appearance in Red Deer Court of Queen's Bench on Monday.Dane Michael Skinner, 55, is in the process of trying ...
Oct 07, 2019 Dane Skinner (rdnewsNOW file photo)
French Federation official Trochet bullish on partnership with CFL
HAMILTON - Pierre Trochet was a very interested spectator at Tim Hortons Field on Friday night. The head of business operations and international relationships for the French American F...
Oct 07, 2019
B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver steps aside, party to elect next leader in 2020
VICTORIA - B.C. Green Leader Andrew Weaver, who led the party to a historic election breakthrough two years ago, will not seek re-election in the next provincial election. Weaver reduced his work sche...
Oct 07, 2019
Scientist responds to critique of industry ties after publishing study on red meat
HALIFAX - A Canadian researcher who co-led a study that challenges well-worn advice to limit meat consumption has responded to criticisms he should have disclosed past ties to the globa...
Oct 07, 2019
Provincial government to introduce bills on farm safety, greenhouse gas emissions
EDMONTON - Alberta's government house leader says new rules will be introduced this fall on farm safety and reducing large-scale greenhouse gas emissions.Jason Nixon says the bills will be among 17 pi...
Oct 07, 2019
Scheer confident in campaign's vetting process despite candidate's LGBTQ slurs
NEWCASTLE, Ont. - On the last day of a difficult week on the campaign trail for Andrew Scheer, the Conservative leader visibly didn't want to talk about a B.C. candidate he fired the previou...
Oct 07, 2019
NDP commits to $1.8 billion for clean drinking water for Indigenous communities
GRASSY NARROWS, Ont. - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh promised Saturday to do "whatever it takes" to ensure every Indigenous community has clean drinking water, saying the government should be able to find ...
Oct 07, 2019
May commits to process for First Nations to opt out of Indian Act
COWICHAN BAY, B.C. - A Green government would create a framework for Indigenous communities to opt out of the Indian Act as part of its strategy for reconciliation, party leader Elizabeth Ma...
Oct 07, 2019
Mika Zibanejad, Anthony Mantha, Auston Matthews named NHL's three stars of week
New York Rangers centre Mika Zibanejad, Detroit Red Wings winger Anthony Mantha and Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews are the NHL's three stars for the week ending Sunday. Zibanejad, an Ottaw...
Oct 07, 2019