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As some of the seven million estimated Canada geese head north for spring, the noisy honkers will soon crowd parks, paths and paddling zones. It’s a booming time of year for wildlife control workers who use everything from dogs to hawks to try to herd geese away from people’s havens.Vancouver looks for ways to manage…

The International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) was involved in 64 incidents in the final quarter of 2021, bringing the total for the year to nearly double that of 2020. This figure is similar to the 65 notices from July to September, 63 from April to June and 56 in the first quarter of this past year.…

Federal officials are investigating a new outbreak of Enteroinvasive E. Coli O143:H26 infections but they have not yet identified a source of the pathogen. The outbreak has sickened at least 16 people, but the Food and Drug Administration has not reported what states are involved. Also, the agency has not yet begun a traceback investigation.…

Raw sheep milk cheese was behind a Salmonella outbreak in Italy that affected more than 80 people in 2020, according to a study. In April and May 2020, an outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis occurred in the Marche region of Central Italy, involving 85 people. An epidemiological investigation identified the unpasteurized, raw sheep milk pecorino primo sale cheese…

The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to go to the FDA page with links for specific details…

Weston: Our culture really values an intellectual approach to wellness. And when Christy talks about an intuitive relationship with food, it’s more of a body-wisdom approach. If I’m hungry, I could go into an intellectual process and say, “Well, the last time I ate was this time and I know I’m only supposed to eat…

Chelsea Handler canceled two comedy shows in Oregon at the last minute this weekend due to a “scare at the hospital” involving an unnamed health issue. Handler’s team first announced the news on Friday. According to a statement posted to the comedian’s Instagram, “unforeseen circumstances” caused her to pull out of the February 4 and 5…

Thanks to a relief effort in Jasper, Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion are being welcomed with jobs, accommodations and kindness.More than 10 million Ukrainians — one-quarter of the country’s population — have been driven from their homes. For two sisters now living in Alberta, their escape came last month at a Polish border crossing. (Bryan…

A family in Thunder Bay, Ont., has been tapping a decades-old silver maple tree in their front yard each spring for the last four years. Now it’s a trend across the neighbourhood.Johnny De Bakker and Dick Henderson are two of the people behind the at-home maple syrup operations in one neighbourhood in Thunder Bay, Ont.…

A Manitoba man is suing pharmaceutical giant Bayer, claiming he was fired for refusing to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19.A Manitoba man is suing his former employer, alleging his employment was terminated after he declined to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19. (itsmejust/Shutterstock)A Manitoba man is suing pharmaceutical giant Bayer, claiming he was fired for…