Veggie burgers that look, taste and “bleed” like real meat are poised to become a billion-dollar business — and everyone wants a taste of the action. The U.S. company Beyond Meat just announced it will start selling its plant-based burgers in 3,000 Canadian grocery stores following a wildly successful partnership with the fast-food chain A&W. […]
President Donald Trump has said he is likely to close the US border if Mexico does not do more to stop migrants reaching the United States. The closure would disrupt border crossings, threatening trade worth billions of dollars. Mr Trump’s threat follows a surge in migrants travelling through Mexico to seek asylum in the US. […]
A fast-moving grass fire that posed a risk to three communities in Saskatchewan has been contained. Battlefords RCMP said the fire burning north of Highway 40 had posed a risk to Sweetgrass First Nation, the village of Prongua and Table Mountain. There were concerns the fire would jump the highway. Firefighters from Battleford and Cut […]
The venue is booked, the catering and flowers are done, the guest list has been sorted with only a minimum of angst and – above all – you have found THE dress. Now imagine, as a bride-to-be, being told that the wedding dress you love is actually going to cost you £463 more than normal. […]
[Want to get New York Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.] It’s Wednesday. Get the popcorn. The Tribeca Film Festival is up and running through May 5. Here’s the film schedule. Weather: Dry, sunny and breezy, with a high around 70. Alternate-side parking: In effect through today, then suspended through Saturday. For the first time, […]
ALTAMIRA, BRAZIL (AFP) – A rifle resting on his shoulder, Tatji Arara looks despondent as he steps over the trunks of huge trees felled by timber traffickers in the heart of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, now the scene of numerous land conflicts. “Every day, we find new trees cut down. I’ve never seen anything like this,” […]
The Calgary Fire Department (CFD) is on the scene of a blaze at Calgary Metal Recycling in the city’s southeast. The fire broke out at around 6:15 a.m. on Wednesday. Few details are known at this time. The fire has caused the closure of southbound Ogden Road S.E. between Bonnybrook Road and Highfield Blvd. S.E. […]
Pete Buttigieg, a little-known mayor of a modest-sized Midwest city, has become an unlikely rising star in the 2020 Democratic presidential field. How? In just a matter of a month, this 37-year-old – who would be the youngest and the first openly gay US president – has transformed himself from long-shot to legitimate contender for […]
NEW YORK (REUTERS) – The US government on Tuesday filed its first criminal charges against a major drug distributor and company executives over their alleged roles in fueling the nation’s opioid epidemic by putting profits ahead of patients’ safety. Rochester Drug Co-operative Inc (RDC), one of the 10 largest US drug distributors, agreed to pay […]
A slim majority of voters in Prince Edward Island have rejected a switch to a proportional representation electoral system, though it remains unclear how the province’s new government will respond. Voters in the general election were asked to answer the question: “Should Prince Edward Island change its voting system to a mixed member proportional voting […]