Unpublished Newswire
In the Canadian imagination, Prince Edward Island is the land of the potato. While smaller, the lesser-known upper Saint John River Valley in New Brunswick punches above its weight in the spud industry, with high-yield crops that many farmers attribute to fertile soil. The valley, which runs down the western edge of New Brunswick from Grand Falls to Woodstock, is home to potato-growing hubs such as Florenceville-Bristol, the self-appointed “French Fry Capital of the World” and birthplace of the founders of McCain Foods.
October 9, 2025 - 13:43 | Reporting and photography by Chris Donovan | The Globe and Mail
The Niagara Falls, Ont., park threatened to euthanize its 30 beluga whales if the federal government didn't inject emergency funds for their care.
October 9, 2025 - 13:40 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
Work will begin this month to add traffic lanes back to Bloor Street from Resurrection Road to Clissold Road, a roughly 500-metre stretch. Bike lanes will remain.
October 9, 2025 - 13:27 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
When I was a kid, I had an uncle who drove delivery trucks for Delisle, the company that eventually became Danone Canada. Every so often, he’d stop by our house with yogurt to give away because the best-before date was too close for grocery stores. Instead of throwing it out, the company allowed drivers to give the food away. I don’t think we ever paid for yogurt until he got promoted to an office job. Read More
October 9, 2025 - 13:26 | Aaron Hutchins | Ottawa Citizen
Canada has imported nearly 1,800 endangered wild-caught monkeys from Mauritius and Cambodia for use in testing and research since 2021, prompting calls from animal welfare advocates to ban the practice. The advocates say Canada is out of step with other countries, such as Britain, which have banned the import of primates caught from the wild for use in animal testing.
October 9, 2025 - 13:15 | Marie Woolf | The Globe and Mail
A thief who was part of a gang that stole a Patek Philippe watch worth more than $120,000 from Tim Hortons president Axel Schwan has been sentenced to two years in jail.
Ahmed Djidi, 26, was part of a gang that ripped the watch from Schwan’s wrist as he was walking through Mayfair, an upscale London, U.K. neighbourhood, on June 30 last year, according to
the Daily Mail...
October 9, 2025 - 13:14 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
