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Got Stella in the fridge? Glass particles could be in your bottles

Got Stella in the fridge? Glass particles could be in your bottles

Stella Artois issued a voluntary recall today for select packages containing 330ml bottles that could contain particles of glass.
Here’s why you’re going to pay more for alcohol starting this month

Here’s why you’re going to pay more for alcohol starting this month

Canadians can expect to pay more for beer, wine and spirits as taxes on alcohol sales have risen 1.5 per cent as of April 1. “That means even higher prices for beer in Canada,”said Beer Canada Chair Geroge Croft in a release.
1 in 4 Canadians are carers. Are you one of them?

1 in 4 Canadians are carers. Are you one of them?

One in four Canadians are family caregivers, according to Carers Canada and there are over a million caregivers in British Columbia.
Tall timber: Rural communities rally around threatened trees

Tall timber: Rural communities rally around threatened trees

The spectre of tree-destroying insects like emerald ash borer spreading in rural Manitoba underscores the urgency to begin to see trees as ‘green infrastructure’ and key community assets, say workshop speakers
Falling off the sheep’s back: Why Australia can’t capitalize on record wool prices

Falling off the sheep’s back: Why Australia can’t capitalize on record wool prices

Sheep farmers in rural Australia waited more than half a century for wool prices to come roaring back, only to find there aren’t enough shearers to trim their golden fleeces.
My name is Alex, and I have Autism Spectrum Disorder

My name is Alex, and I have Autism Spectrum Disorder

My name is Alex, and I’m seventeen years old. I love to write, and I’m querying for my first novel. I play flute in my school band, and I’m section leader. I have three pets I love very much.
‘Cellared in Canada’ wine label on way out

‘Cellared in Canada’ wine label on way out

New allowable statements in effect for wine blends
Ins and outs of intercropping

Ins and outs of intercropping

Intercropping researcher Lana Shaw shares tips and tricks for successful intercropping
Next time you’re crazy, talk to someone

Next time you’re crazy, talk to someone

I usually want my columns to be of as much general interest as possible, but this issue I’m targeting just those readers who are crazy. You know who you are.
Lifetime ban from Empress for pepperoni seagull fiasco has been lifted

Lifetime ban from Empress for pepperoni seagull fiasco has been lifted

A guano-filled hotel room, flying shoe and a power outage caused by a hair dryer falling into a sink — you can't make this up
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