Province Laying Out Zebra Mussel Containment Strategy
True North Square Moving Forward
A major hurdle in front of the True North Square project in Winnipeg has been cleared.
True North, which owns the Winnipeg Jets, has purchased the former Carlton Inn site from CentreVenture, the city's development agency.
Along with a parking lot across the street, True North wants to build three towers, including a hotel and public plaza for hockey fans.
True North says this is a significant advancement for the $400-million proposal.
The blunt-talking sovereigntist premier whose strategic cunning came close to ripping Quebec out of Canada in 1995 has died.
Jacques Parizeau was 84.
His spouse announced his death last night on her Facebook page, writing ``Immense grief tonight... The man of my life has gone.''
She says Parizeau passed away after ``a titanic fight'' and that the family will love him forever.
Prime Minister Harper will make his third visit to embattled Ukraine this week as part of a week-long trip to Europe, that will also take him to the G7 leaders' summit in Germany.
It was a year ago that Harper last travelled to Ukraine, where he affirmed Canada's support for the country as Russian-backed separatists overtook parts of eastern Ukraine.
Simmering unrest continues despite the September ceasefire.
Harper's itinerary will also include Poland, and then Italy where he will meet with Pope Francis.
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Feed Shipments Detained Due To Toxin Concerns
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it is detaining corn shipments from India used for livestock feed to protect animal and human health.
The agency says these imports must be tested after samples of organic feed corn were found to have up to 20 times the permitted levels of aflatoxins.
Aflatoxins are produced by a fungus and can cause serious health problems in animals such as cancer and birth defects.
The CFIA says aflatoxins can be transferred to milk and other animal products and could pose a threat to food safety.
