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  • Paul Pope, a well-known producer and driving force in the Newfoundland and Labrador film industry, has died.Paul Pope produced or worked on hundreds of movies and shows. (CBC) Paul Pope, a well-known producer and driving force in the Newfoundland and Labrador film industry for more than 40 years, has died. Pope, who worked on hundreds of films…

  • Canada Post has temporarily suspended mail delivery in two blocks of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside as of Wednesday.A person sits under a blanket on the streets of the Downtown Eastside in Vancouver, B.C. in December 2021. Canada Post has temporarily suspended mail delivery in two blocks of the neighbourhood. (Ben Nelms/CBC)Canada Post has temporarily suspended mail…

  • Federal officials questioned the quality of the 2021 census data for Indigenous communities after collection efforts were hampered by factors including the discovery of unmarked residential school graves, documents show.Street signs in English, French and Inuktitut at an intersection in Kugaaruk, Nunavut, in the fall of 2020. Statistics Canada struggled to survey more than 600…

  • There was relief — and tears — as Wheatley, Ont., residents displaced by last summer’s explosion were allowed to return to their homes Wednesday and reunite with their neighbours.Wheatley couple return to mould-infested homeBecky and Bugsy Lamb had to leave their home after the blast that tore through Wheatley, Ont., last year. Now they’re dealing with…

  • Spanish scientists have published a number of reports in English covering the safety of food dried outdoors, the effects of climate change on mycotoxins in food and the tuberculosis risk from raw milk cheese. They were previously adopted by the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition’s (AESAN) Scientific Committee. For decades, plant and animal-based…

  • This year’s Super Bowl will feature second-year quarterback and former Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow and his Cincinnati Bengals facing off against the Los Angeles Rams with almost as many stars as the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Millions of Americans will watch Super Bowl LVI and snack on hot and cold food throughout the four-hour…

  •  The California Department of Public Health (CDPH)  is warning consumers not to eat eight specific types of dried plum snacks, also known as Saladitos, imported from China and Taiwan.  Tests conducted by CDPH found excessive levels of lead. Consumers in possession of the plums should discard the products immediately. The implicated plums contained as much…

  • A physical therapist can help people with spasticity by developing stretching and strengthening programs designed to target specific muscle groups, physical therapist Chris Venus, NCS, a board-certified neurologic clinical specialist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, tells SELF.“Stretching temporarily lessens the amount of spasticity on a particular joint of a limb,” he says. In…