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Haida Gwaii’s Local Food to School program a model for other communities

Haida Gwaii’s Local Food to School program a model for other communities

Researchers from the University of Waterloo studied the program, which was implemented in 2013 to bring more local fare into schools.
Man who shot hunters testifies he cut up gun, lied to police out of fear of jail

Man who shot hunters testifies he cut up gun, lied to police out of fear of jail

Anthony Bilodeau, 33, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of second-degree murder in the deaths of Jacob Sansom, 39, and Maurice Cardinal, 57, northeast of Edmonton.
Lack of ‘grow-local’ support pinching food security

Lack of ‘grow-local’ support pinching food security

Canada is too dependent on other countries for most of its fresh produce, says expert
Sentence upheld for B.C. senior who 'elaborately concocted alibi' in fatal accident

Sentence upheld for B.C. senior who 'elaborately concocted alibi' in fatal accident

B.C.'s Court of Appeal has upheld a jail sentence for a woman who struck and drove over a 73-year-old woman on a Chilliwack crosswalk, looked at the motionless victim and then drove off.
It's kitten season in Vancouver right meow!

It's kitten season in Vancouver right meow!

Missed the pandemic pet craze? Fear not.
New Canadian psilocybin-access rules create business opportunities

New Canadian psilocybin-access rules create business opportunities

Vancouver’s Optimi Health harvests first batch of psilocybin mushrooms
'Grossly insufficient': Big oil and gas move ahead on dozens of 'carbon bombs'

'Grossly insufficient': Big oil and gas move ahead on dozens of 'carbon bombs'

According to a recent report, over 200 oil and gas projects slated for the next three years will add 8.6 gigatonnes to the world's carbon budget — equivalent to a quarter of global emissions in 2020. 
Don't want long COVID? Don't get COVID, says doctor on lingering symptoms of virus

Don't want long COVID? Don't get COVID, says doctor on lingering symptoms of virus

Demand growing for more treatment; health minister says province is acting ‘more quickly than anywhere else’
Ottawa taking steps to support military personnel who need housing: defence minister

Ottawa taking steps to support military personnel who need housing: defence minister

Concerns about military housing highlighted by a suggestion that Habitat for Humanity be contacted
Immigration status can exclude parents from childcare support

Immigration status can exclude parents from childcare support

While Canada agrees to reduce child care costs, immigrants with precarious status will likely continue being excluded.