Monthly Archives: February 2026

Loblaw-owned Superstore fined $10K for promoting imported food as Canadian

Canada’s food regulator has fined a Loblaw-owned store $10,000 for promoting imported food as a “Product of Canada.” The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the Toronto store used “maple leaf advertising decals” as part of an in-store display to promote … Continue reading →

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Sinking trees into the Arctic Ocean could reduce carbon emissions. But is it worth it?

A group of European scientists have recently proposed an idea to sink mature trees from the vast boreal forest in Canada, Alaska and Russia into the deep Arctic ocean, to store the carbon for centuries to come.

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NASA successfully completes second launch rehearsal of rocket, clearing path for March launch to the Moon

NASA is ready to go to the moon. The space agency conducted a successful rehearsal of launch events for the upcoming Artemis II moon mission that will include Canadian Space Agency Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch … Continue reading →

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Researchers warn of negative health outcomes from fracking in the B.C. Peace region

Researchers met with City of Dawson Creek council on Feb. 9 to discuss the potential harms and health outcomes of oil and gas activity in northeast B.C. Dr. Ulrike Meyer, a Dawson Creek, B.C. family physician of more than 30 … Continue reading →

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Grandson of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups inventor accuses Hershey of recipe changes

The grandson of the inventor of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups has lashed out at The Hershey Co., accusing the candy company of hurting the Reese’s brand by shifting to cheaper ingredients in many products.

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Wreck of 19th-century luxury steamer found in Lake Michigan

Scuba diver John Janzen still remembers the moment it clicked that the shipwreck before him was indeed the Lac La Belle. Janzen is part of a team led by Illinois shipwreck hunter Paul Ehorn that located the luxury steamer, which … Continue reading →

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8 skiers found dead, 1 still missing in deadliest avalanche in Northern California in decades

Eight backcountry skiers have been found dead and one remains missing and presumed dead after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California, officials said Wednesday, making it the deadliest avalanche in the U.S. in more than four decades.

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AI must foster ‘maternal instincts’ or we risk extinction, warns Geoffrey Hinton

Nobel Prize Winner and ‘godfather’ of artificial intelligence Geoffrey Hinton warns if AI continues to develop without appropriate guardrails, a worst-case scenario could unfold and lead to human extinction. The solution? He suggests developing AI’s maternal instincts.

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Arbitrator settles flight attendant wages at Air Canada, as labour dispute comes to official end

An arbitrator reviewing wages for flight attendants at Air Canada has finalized rates at the airline, bringing an end to the labour dispute that saw travel disrupted for thousands of people last summer.

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Saskatchewan-raised co-owner of non-alcoholic winery lands $1M deal on Dragons’ Den

ONES is the passion project of Tyler Harlton from Pense, Sask., and Chris Pagliocchini, a scientist for Agriculture Canada. Harlton is no stranger to the agriculture industry himself, having grown up surrounded by Prairie farms.

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