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Lentils, halal meat: Alberta food banks address demand for cultural groceries

Lentils, halal meat: Alberta food banks address demand for cultural groceries

EDMONTON — Jean Claude Munyezamu remembers answering a phone call from a six-year-old boy asking if his non-profit group could provide milk for his newborn sibling.
'Canada's Drag Race' slays reality rivals, 'Paw Patrol' top dog among kids TV at CSAs

'Canada's Drag Race' slays reality rivals, 'Paw Patrol' top dog among kids TV at CSAs

TORONTO — “Canada's Drag Race” trounced most of its reality TV show rivals at the Canadian Screen Awards on Wednesday when it claimed six prizes, but lost the best reality/competition category to “The Amazing Race Canada."
Fluttering close to extinction

Fluttering close to extinction

Monarch butterfly exhibit at Musée Heritage Museum is a wake up call for the planet.
'B is for Bobcaygeon': Tragically Hip plan alphabet picture book for kids

'B is for Bobcaygeon': Tragically Hip plan alphabet picture book for kids

TORONTO — "A" is for "Ahead by a Century" and "B" is for "Bobcaygeon." Those are two of the lessons the Tragically Hip hope to impart to young readers as they prepare a picture book of the alphabet due out later this year.
Longtime daytime personality Marilyn Denis announces end to ‘The Marilyn Denis Show’

Longtime daytime personality Marilyn Denis announces end to ‘The Marilyn Denis Show’

TORONTO — Daytime TV mainstay Marilyn Denis says she's looking forward to spending more time with family as she prepares to step away from her weekday talk show after 13 seasons.
Feral rabbits reappearing in Canmore

Feral rabbits reappearing in Canmore

"We want to get the message out that if people are seeing feral rabbits to reach out to us as they will continue to cause thousands of dollars of damage, if they re-emerge to where they were before."
Musk says owning Twitter 'painful' but needed to be done

Musk says owning Twitter 'painful' but needed to be done

LONDON (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk has told the BBC that running Twitter has been “quite painful” but that the social media company is now roughly breaking even after he acquired it late last year.
Promising new malaria vaccine for kids approved in Ghana

Promising new malaria vaccine for kids approved in Ghana

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Ghana on Thursday became the first country to approve a new malaria vaccine for young children, one that officials hope will offer better protection against the disease that kills hundreds of thousands every year.
Seven reasons we should care about caregivers

Seven reasons we should care about caregivers

Millions of Canadians are juggling full-time jobs and unpaid support for loved ones--a plight that poses a serious policy challenge, say researchers.
Eric Akis: Half-hour pudding, like Mother used to make

Eric Akis: Half-hour pudding, like Mother used to make

This old-fashioned, sweet comfort food yields a cake-like dessert surrounded by a pudding/caramel-like sauce.
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