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Is It Safe to Have an Alcoholic Drink Before Dinner?

Is It Safe to Have an Alcoholic Drink Before Dinner?

Is there anything wrong with a pre-dinner drink? This health columnist thinks not.
Soon time to prepare your garden soil

Soon time to prepare your garden soil

Plan your garden during cold weather months with soil preparation at the top of your list.
Owl rescued from Prince Edward Island field to be taken to Nova Scotia for treatment

Owl rescued from Prince Edward Island field to be taken to Nova Scotia for treatment

As darkness descended and temperatures plunged in a Prince Edward Island field, Dennis MacKenzie tried to coax a scared, injured barred owl down from a spruce tree.
'Nothing unusual': Loewen sees no conflict of interest in taking over wildlife rules

'Nothing unusual': Loewen sees no conflict of interest in taking over wildlife rules

EDMONTON — An Alberta cabinet minister said Friday he's working with lawyers and the province's ethics commissioner over concerns possible changes to his department's responsibilities could put him in a conflict of interest.
Ukrainian mother approved to come to Canada, but her six-year-old son is not

Ukrainian mother approved to come to Canada, but her six-year-old son is not

WARSAW, Poland — Since packing up a small suitcase and leaving her home in Ukraine with her six-year-old son, Iryna Mishyna has found solace in helping other families in similar situations find some stability.
Chinese balloon flew through 'radar gaps' during journey over Canada: Norad

Chinese balloon flew through 'radar gaps' during journey over Canada: Norad

OTTAWA — Canadians were left with more questions than answers on Friday as a pair of senior military officers briefed a parliamentary committee about the slew of objects shot down over North American skies in recent weeks.
International organization says Indigenous families will lead unmarked graves report

International organization says Indigenous families will lead unmarked graves report

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The head of an international organization brought in by the federal government to provide communities with options for identifying possible human remains buried near former residential school sites says Indigenous families must lead the way. 
Rouleau report addresses six questions raised during Emergencies Act hearings

Rouleau report addresses six questions raised during Emergencies Act hearings

OTTAWA — Throughout seven weeks of public hearings in Ottawa, the Public Order Emergency Commission heard from more than 100 witnesses and released thousands of pages of documents.
Liberals' decision to invoke Emergencies Act justified, but 'regrettable' it happened

Liberals' decision to invoke Emergencies Act justified, but 'regrettable' it happened

OTTAWA — The Public Order Emergency Commission said Friday the Liberal government met the "very high threshold" for invoking the Emergencies Act during the weeks-long "Freedom Convoy" protests last winter.
Energy transition jobs plan aims to sustain and create jobs, not kill them: feds

Energy transition jobs plan aims to sustain and create jobs, not kill them: feds

OTTAWA — The Liberal government's long-promised plan to transition Canada's labour force to respond to climate change says a clean energy economy will not prompt massive unemployment in the country's energy towns.
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