Flakeboard and SierraPine Announce Asset Purchase Markham,Ontario,Canada(February 13,2014)–Flakeboard America Ltd.,a U.S.subsidiary of Arauco,has agreed to buy the western U.S.panel assets of SierraPine,a California limited ...
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: New Anti-Smoking Ad Campaign Targets Youth Ruined teeth and damaged skin are among the images being used in a new U.S. government ...
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The recent report by the Health Council of Canada puts Canada in last place among OECD countries for healthcare wait times with major concerns regarding access to care. With only 31 per cent of Canadians getting a same-day or next-day ...
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MARKHAM,Ont.—Crime Stoppers,the public awareness and crime tip reporting program,has a new focus this year:cargo theft. During a ceremony to celebrate January being International Crime Stoppers month,Crime Stoppers of York Region ...
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Canadian firm Sobeys,Inc.,is recalling Compliments brand Stir-Fry Style Vegetables sold in Ontario from the marketplace due to possible Listeria contamination. Consumers should not consume 12-oz.Stir-Fry Style Vegetables with a Best ...
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Canada has announced its second case of the PED virus, also in Ontario. The U.S. ended 2013 with PED on 2,000 farms and has added another 600 this month. The impact of the virus is pushing summer hog futures contracts close to record highs. ...
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A Manitoba swine veterinarian says the advantage Canadian swine producers have had over their U.S. counterparts in dealing with Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea is they've had considerable advance warning that the virus is coming. With recent ...
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By Bruce Cochrane The manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network says truck traffic coming from the U.S. and now local truck traffic from infected areas in Ontario pose the greatest risk for the spread of Porcine Epidemic ...
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The governments of Canada and Ontario are helping the pork industry step up measures to contain the spread of the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus. Ontario is providing $2 million to help Ontario Pork support industry-wide ...
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BlackBerry’s 10.2.1 OS update includes a new incoming call screen said to be simpler. Related blackberry BlackBerry Makes Another Management Change blackberry BlackBerry Q3 Revenues, Profits Plunge blackberry BlackBerry Makes More ...
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What started as a 50-50 partnership with Royal Tire has become a 100% ownership for Fountain Tire Ltd. The acquisition will give Fountain Tire 171 outlets in central and western Canada. The eight Royal Tire locations in northern Ontario ...
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By Bruce Cochrane The manager of the Canadian Swine Health Intelligence Network says, by maintaining the focus on biosecurity, there is opportunity for pork producers to protect their herds from Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea. Last week the ...
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Ontario has confirmed a second case of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) and a third is under investigation. Both are in the Chatham-Kent region. PED is usually fatal for very young pigs while older pigs can recover. The virus does not ...
“Potato Saver” as a Sulphite--‐free preservative for fresh cut potatoes. Wellington Agribusiness Investments Ltd. (WADI), a Guelph based privately owned company has been working for three years on an innovative ...
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CORMAN PARK, SK — Manitoulin Transport has announced that it’s opening a new terminal in the rural municipality of Corman Park, Saskatchewan. "Saskatchewan is booming and local businesses must have service partners they can ...