Archive for June 9th, 2008
Forestry giant to be tried in heron-nest destruction
New Brunswick forestry giant J. D. Irving Ltd., charged in 2006 with destroying blue heron nests while cutting a logging road, will face a trial after the company failed to persuade a judge that the…
U.S. tomato scare has upside for Canadian farmers
As restaurants continued to remove U.S. tomatoes from the menu this week over concerns of salmonella-tainted crops, Canadian growers are
beginning to reap the benefits with an increase in demand for…
Canadian chains pull tomatoes over U.S. salmonella concerns
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said restaurant chains in Canada taking tomatoes off their menus were practising “an abundance of caution” after a U.S. health alert was issued following a number…
It’s “Ladies Night”
The Indian team came and went. It’s still hard to believe that they were here in Canada. The two weeks were a blur.
While we were in Sudbury, we stayed at the Holiday Inn with the team so we could follow their schedule. We initially thought we would have all this extra time on our hands [...]
City-Size Tract of Amazon Forest Cleared in April
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The sudden spate of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is an alarming development brought on by rising food prices and lack of rain, officials say. |
Many Swedes Swallowing Higher Food Prices With a Shrug
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Price increases, smaller portions, and supply shortages aren’t dulling the appetites of many affluent Europeans. Part of Global Food Crisis: A Special News Series. |
VIDEO: Flowers Losing Their Scents?
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Air pollution may be stifling flowers’ sweet smells, making it harder for bees and other pollinators to find them, say University of Virginia researchers. |
China Holds Funeral for Panda Killed by Earthquake
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Mao Mao, a panda who has been missing since the May 12 earthquake, was found crushed under a wall and buried by keepers at the Wolong reserve. |
heat, humidity spawn severe storms in ON, NB and SK
The humidity does nothing for my hair, let alone the damage done by storms it caused over the past weekend.People in southwestern Ontario are cleaning up debris and repairing damage after severe storms fuelled by intense heat and humidity. There were r…
