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Big Brothers Big Sisters hosts free healthy girls camp
5+ hour, 32+ min ago (353+ words) The Go Girls! Healthy Bodies Healthy Minds program will be held July 20-24 at 15 Tupper Street South. A local youth mentorship organization is launching a summer initiative to provide young adolescent girls with life skills and healthy habits as they prepare…...
Dairy Farmers of America to "idle" its St. Albans plant in Vermont, affecting 80 employees
4+ hour, 44+ min ago (559+ words) Dairy Farmers of America will effectively close its St. Albans milk processing plant and the adjoining St. Albans Creamery & Supply, the group announced Wednesday, putting roughly 80 employees out of work. "Both the plant and store have been foundational parts of…...
Trupanion Announces Winners of the 2026 Veterinary Appreciation Day" Awards
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (270+ words) SEATTLE, June 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) " Veterinary professionals are often the unsung heroes behind some of life's most emotional moments. They are healers, advocates, and first responders for our beloved pets, guiding families through joy, uncertainty, heartbreak, and hope with exceptional skill…...
As Hungary's new leader joins EU summit, sidelined Orb'n meets with far-right allies in Brussels
9+ hour, 46+ min ago (797+ words) Fidesz party head and former prime minister Viktor Orban, center, speaks to the press as he arrives at the opposition Fidesz party's working congress meeting, in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (Zoltan Mathe/MTI via AP) Prime ministers, chancellors and presidents…...
The winter that was" for the Southgate public works crew
9+ hour, 3+ min ago (561+ words) The highest snowfall in 10 years during Winter 2025-26 drained Southgate's supply of sand and strained its operating "capacity. Total winter snowfall was reported in snowbelt locations at 400 to 500 cm " about as tall as a giraffe. Township plows were on the road…...
Filipino Canadian Heritage Fiesta draws crowd
10+ hour, 22+ min ago (410+ words) Last weekend, 250 guests attended the Filipino Canadian Heritage Fiesta hosted by the Drayton Valley Multicultural Association. Sheen Tamayo, one of the organizers for the event, says she was pleased with the turnout and that they are looking forward to hosting…...
New Research from Marius Pharmaceuticals Reveals Major Men's Health Awareness Gap: 65% Have Never Had Their Testosterone Levels Tested
11+ hour, 22+ min ago (548+ words) RALEIGH, N. C. , June 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) " New research from Marius Pharmaceuticals reveals significant gaps in men's health awareness and engagement, with 65% of U. S. men ages 40-65 reporting they have never had their testosterone levels tested, despite many experiencing symptoms commonly associated with hormone deficiency…...
Illegal Six Nations tobacco factory funded 'non-Indigenous criminal network': police
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (530+ words) Officers seized $10 million worth of contraband tobacco and found 13 foreign nationals at the plant, say police. Provincial police allege a "non-Indigenous criminal network" was behind a giant contraband tobacco factory busted on Six Nations of the Grand River last week....
New tool values Alberta ecosystems
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (403+ words) The Ecosystem Services Value Calculator was developed by the Oldman Watershed Council, Green Analytics and Associated Engineering Alberta Ltd. It allows users to estimate the annual economic value of services provided by different land types, including wetlands, grasslands, forests, riparian…...
Alberta's Smith says it may be too late to put a question about coal to Oct. vote
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (201+ words) Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, right, announces a new affordability measure in Calgary, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff Mc Intosh CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is suggesting it may be too late to put an anti-coal mining petition question…...