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If you haven’t filed your taxes yet, you might be slotting time this Easter weekend to check that off your to-do list. Here are a few answers to questions you may have about filing your tax return this year.For Canadians whose taxes aren’t complicated to calculate, knowing the tax system allows you to skip on the $100…

Didelphis virginiana, the marsupial commonly known as the North American or Virginia opossum, normally lives mostly in the United States, Mexico and Central America and a few southern regions of Canada. But thanks to climate change, it may be coming to a backyard near you.Claude Thériault snapped this photo of an opossum on his front…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released a guidance document titled Questions and Answers Regarding Channels of Trade Policy for Human Food Commodities with Chlorpyrifos Residues: Guidance for Industry.  Chlorpyrifos was patented in 1966 by Dow Chemical Company. It is used to combat insects and worms. It is considered moderately hazardous to humans by the World…

Danish researchers are part of a project that is going to develop and test ways of producing chicken meat with lower levels of Campylobacter. Chicken is one of the main food sources of Campylobacter infections in Denmark and Europe. Illness affects about 4,500 Danes each year. However, many cases are never reported and researchers believe…

Bird flu can strike twice. A commercial turkey flock in Dubois County, Indiana, last struck by highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in 2016,  is again infected as the disease returns to America.. The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirms the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial turkey flock…

If you’re looking for a quick upper-body routine you can do anywhere—no equipment required—we have you covered with this bodyweight shoulder workout. Added bonus? There are also some core-specific moves in here too.In this video, which is the final installment in Sweat With SELF’s new Upper-Body Strength series, you’ll work your shoulders and upper body…

The top spot was a long time in the making, but the wait didn’t make it any less sweet. On February 9, snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis won gold in the snowboard cross at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, etching her name in the history books for quite a few reasons: Her victory made her the…

New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, California, and Oregon have just announced plans to lift their school mask mandates in the next few weeks. The decision comes after U.S. COVID-19 cases declined by 53.1% since the mid-January peak, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “Balancing public health with getting back to some semblance of normalcy is…

Dozens of Canadian soldiers boarded a plane to Poland Friday for what their commander said would be an intense but gratifying mission to help Ukrainians fleeing Russian aggression.Eighty soldiers from across 3rd Canadian Division board a plane while deploying to Poland to join the lead elements already in that country as part of the federal…

Pam Velt thought she was fully insured. But after the November 2021 floods wiped out her property in the Nicola Valley, she was shocked at the payout amount from her overland flood insurance.Flood waters cover a neighbourhood of Merritt, B.C., on Nov. 16, 2021, after severe rain prompted the evacuation of the city. (Artur Gajda/Reuters)A…