• Kellogg recalls cereals due to odour from liner and unusual flavour

  June 26, 2010 - 5 h 00

  Kellogg says it is voluntarily recalling some of its cereals in the U.S. due to an unusual flavour and a smell coming from package liners that the company says could cause nausea and diarrhea. The company said Friday that it is recalling select...

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• Chefs mix it up for adventurous diners with worms, ants, scorpions

  June 26, 2010 - 5 h 00

  Crickets have hopped back on the menu at Toronto's Atlantic restaurant. Chef Nathan Isberg admits the deep-fried critters are a novelty, but says "there's some people who really dig them." Strange though it may seem to the ordinary Canadian...

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• Sparkling watermelon slush will keep kids hydrated in hot weather

  June 26, 2010 - 5 h 00

  Children can cool off in hot weather with this watermelon slush. Naturally sweet and simple, this parent-pleasing healthy beverage is a tasty kid-approved summer treat. Keep a jug handy in the refrigerator to hydrate them through their days of...

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• Beer cocktails getting the nod from pub-goers, mixologist says

  June 26, 2010 - 5 h 00

  Beer purists might not agree with the concept, but the mixing of their favourite brew with vodka and brandy is catching on in some pub circles. "I think consumers are a lot more open-minded to beer cocktails than before," says Nathan Cameron, a...

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• RCMP seize alcohol in Natuashish

  June 24, 2010 - 5 h 00

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• Wannabe winemakers work in vineyard as members of unique hands-on club

  June 5, 2010 - 5 h 00

  Wannabe winemakers are being tapped to participate in a unique private club that will allow their inner oenophile to be part of the vineyard and winemaking process without giving up their day jobs. Rootstocks, based in Niagara's wine region, was...

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• Green festival to feature Hey Rosetta!

  June 4, 2010 - 5 h 00

  Tagged as "Canada's best and greenest music festival," this year Evolve will include more than 100 artists, with Hey Rosetta! among the headliners. Other acts include: Easy Star All-Stars, Pretty Lights, Champion & His G-Strings, Dubtribe, Old...

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• Getting a jump on summer

  June 2, 2010 - 5 h 00

  Tourism has been billed as the saviour of rural parts of Newfoundland and Labrador. With paper mills packing up and the fishery being battered by low prices, diminishing stocks and a higher dollar, there aren't too many options for small...

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• Stranded man in northern Saskatchewan chops down power poles to get rescued

  June 2, 2010 - 5 h 00

  SaskPower spokesman James Parker isn't sure what survival equipment a stranded man had with him in northern Saskatchewan last week - except, of course, for his axe. The unidentified B.C. man, who Parker says was not a resident of the area around...

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• The constant gardener

  June 1, 2010 - 5 h 00

  Cecil Francis of La Poile has discovered the secret to having fresh carrots year-round. The answer lies in the two tubs of mud in his basement. "When we start pulling our carrots in the fall of the year, we fill those two boxes full of mud, then...

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