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Author: Paul Welch
Publication Date: February 19, 2026 - 09:24
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The City Gardener: Prickly but pleasing cacti
February 19, 2026
If you love having growing things in your home but just can’t seem to keep houseplants alive, try growing a few cacti. This under-appreciated plant actually grows best when it’s pretty much left alone. Just give it plenty of sun, water it once or twice a month, keep it away from drafts – and it might just […]
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Tens of thousands of customers are without power and four parts of Highway 401 are closed Tuesday morning as blasts of blowing snow hit the Ottawa-Gatineau area.
March 17, 2026 - 07:29 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Seven out of 10 Kingston, Ont., residents want their statue of Sir John A. Macdonald back, according to a new poll.
Authorities removed the statue of Canada’s first prime minister from a Kingston park in June 2021. That came after city council voted 12-1 to take his effigy down amid controversy over Macdonald’s role in creating the Indian Residential School system.
Mark O’Farrell, who chairs Kingston Friends of the Canadian Institute for Historical Education, was “pleasantly” surprised by the poll result.
“Kingston City Council, we are hoping, is going to put it to a vote,” O’...
March 17, 2026 - 07:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
At least two Canadian hospital research labs have imported dogs for scientific research from a U.S. breeder cited for repeated animal care violations, the Investigative Journalism Bureau has found.
The University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto, which says it no longer uses dogs for research, and the
Lawson Health Research Institute...
March 17, 2026 - 07:00 | Investigative Journalism Bureau and New York City News Service | National Post
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