Author Archives:
TYH: Wash your veggies
While the warm months bring an abundance of produce, those fresh fruits and vegetables need a bath before they are eaten. On todays To Your Health, Catherine Hansen has more pn how to wash your produc...
Jun 11, 2019 Cammeraydave | Dreamstime
More curtailments faced in forestry
Another forest operation has closed it's doors. The Norbord OSB plant in 100 Mile House has announced its intentions to indefinitely curtail operations, affecting 160 employees. That comes on the heel...
Jun 11, 2019 Canfor
Justice minister calls for probe after report judge acquitted friend for traffic fine
Quebec's justice minister has asked the province's judicial council to investigate a municipal judge who reportedly acquitted a friend over a traffic violation the day before he was set...
Jun 11, 2019
Oregon prepares for interstate pot commerce
SALEM, Ore. - With an eye to making Oregon as big in cannabis as it is in craft brews and pinot noir, Oregon's Legislature passed a bill on Tuesday that empowers the governor to enter into agreements ...
Jun 11, 2019
Indefinite curtailment at 100 Mile House mill
100 MILE HOUSE, B.C. - Canfor isn't the only company feeling the pinch - as Norbord announced it will shut down it's OSB mill in 100 Mile House this August.About 160 employees will be affected by this...
Jun 11, 2019
Florida governor signs bill for foreign drug importation
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Floridians could eventually gain access to cheaper prescription drugs from Canada and other countries under legislation signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Ron DeSantis, if the fed...
Jun 11, 2019
Boeing airliner deliveries tumble amid problems with 737 Max
CHICAGO - With the 737 Max jet still grounded after two deadly crashes, deliveries of new Boeing jets are falling far behind last year's pace. Boeing said Tuesday that it delivered 30 commercial airli...
Jun 11, 2019
Ex-slugger David Ortiz had counted on fans to protect him
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Beloved in his hometown, David Ortz travelled the dangerous streets of Santo Domingo with little or no security, trusting in his fans to protect him. Big Papi's gua...
Jun 11, 2019
Trudeau announces plan to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021
MONT-SAINT-HILAIRE, Que. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday the federal government's intention to ban harmful single-use plastics as early as 2021. Speaking at a nature reserve in M...
Jun 11, 2019
New PGSS welcome sign unveiled at The Fruits of the Forest Feast
PRINCE GEORGE- The eighth annual Fruits of the Forest luncheon held at PGSS was hosted by the Aboriginal Education Department where a new welcome sign for the school was unveiled.The new sign is craft...
Jun 11, 2019 Courtesy of SD 57