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Dozens of products sold under the brand name Elite are being recalled in Canada over fears of salmonella contamination.Chocolate, candies and gum were among the Elite-brand products recalled by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency over fears of salmonella contamination. (Foodfest International)Dozens of products sold under the brand name Elite are being recalled in Canada over…

The NHL’s Stanley Cup playoffs are here and the first-round schedule has been announced. You can watch all of the Canadian teams in action live on CBC TV or live streamed through CBCSports.ca and the CBC Sports app.The quest for the Stanley Cup begins with eight different first-round matchups as 16 teams compete for the…

Watch parties have been happening nightly across Nova Scotia as Mattea Roach’s winning streak continues. Her parents in Halifax say it’s been an experience beyond their wildest dreams.Jeopardy! champ Mattea Roach makes her parents proudMattea Roach’s parents are cheering her on as she racks up an impressive Jeopardy! winning streak, grateful for the life decisions…

Federal officials are investigating a new outbreak of Listeria infections and have initiated testing in two other investigations. The new Listeria monocytogenes outbreak has sickened at least 15 people, but the Food and Drug Administration has not yet identified a food source for the pathogen. In keeping with its usual process, the FDA has not…

United Nations food safety agencies and GFSI local groups shared the stage at the recent Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) conference in Barcelona. The 600 registrants from 50 countries heard from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Food Programme (WFP). Francesco Branca, director…

Brazilian officials have allowed a brewery to restart production at a site that was the source of contaminated beer linked to the deaths of 10 people in 2020. The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA) confirmed Cervejaria Backer was permitted to resume production and sale at the factory in Belo Horizonte this past week.…

The Red River crest this spring in Manitoba will come close the 2009 flood — the highest since the 1997 flood of the century, forecasters say.Fisaha Unduche, executive director of Manitoba hydrologic forecasting and water management, speaks at a news conference on Friday. (Travis Golby/CBC)The spring flood on the Red River is now expected to…

The Department of National Defence says an investigation is underway after four cadets died in an incident involving a vehicle at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont.Cadets carried flowers at the Royal Military College on Friday. The incident happened early Friday morning. (Lars Hagberg/The Canadian Press)The Department of National Defence says an investigation is underway after…

RCMP have developed a plan with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami to improve policing practices, which have been fraught, especially due to the high number of Inuit shot and killed by police in recent years.Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed says a new agreement holds hope for changing the relationship between police and Inuit. (Blair Gable/Reuters)The national…

The P.E.I. legislature has voted unanimously to urge the federal government to change the name of the Confederation Bridge to Epekwitk Crossing. ‘It would mean so much to so many,’ premier says of bridge renaming to Epekwitk Crossing.With support from opposition leaders as well as P.E.I. senators, Premier Dennis King introduced a motion Friday urging the federal…