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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadians concerned about shopping local may have increasingly limited options, now that Alberta-based Sunterra Farms Ltd. has filed for bankruptcy protection. The order filed in late March protects the company and its subsidiaries for 30 days while it restructures its finances.The Sunterra Group company has eight Sunterra Market grocery store locations in Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, in addition to pork processing and greenhouse divisions with agricultural operations in Alberta, South Dakota, and Iowa. 7:47 Sunterra Market grows its own greenhouse duchess strawberries Patricia Hayes, a Calgary shopper, says she’s disappointed Sunterra…

Rugby union talent Jordan Petaia has signed a deal with the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers after impressing at a 10-week international pathway camp in Florida.

Judge ruled that the case could not be revived, condemning what he described as an apparent quid pro quo arrangement.A United States federal judge has permanently dismissed corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, even as he criticised the Trump administration’s argument that the case should be dropped because it was hindering the Democratic politician’s help with an immigration crackdown. The Justice Department’s request in February that the case be dismissed because it was distracting the mayor from helping Republican President Donald Trump step up deportations sent shockwaves through the politics of the most populous US city. It…

Alongside extensive reductions to the staff of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Trump administration has asked the agency to cut $2.9 billion of its spending on contracts, according to three federal officials with knowledge of the matter.The administration’s cost-cutting program, called the Department of Government Efficiency, asked the public health agency to sever roughly 35 percent of its spending on contracts about two weeks ago. The C.D.C. was told to comply by April 18, according to the officials.The cuts promise to further hamstring an agency already reeling from the loss of 2,400 employees, nearly one-fifth of its…

A Texas man was recently arrested after authorities say he made terroristic threats against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem.Robert King allegedly made “alarming” social media posts, according to a statement from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Dallas.One post noted his intentions to “open fire” if agents are seen in his neighborhood, according to the statement. Robert King, a U.S. citizen, was recently taken into custody in McKinney, Texas. (HSI Dallas)MAN POSTS VIDEO URGING PEOPLE TO ‘SHOOT AT ICE AGENTS ON SIGHT’Fox News learned some of the alleged posts included comments…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Residents in the Central Okanagan are about to see a change in the weather forecast, as the outlook for the coming days calls for plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures, up to 19 C by the weekend. “Break out the shorts and sweatpants,” said Kelowna resident Tony Tingley. “That sounds all good to me.”The dry and warm forecast is welcome, especially after a  very wet March.“It was the second wettest March ever recorded in the Central Okanagan,” said Global News meteorologist Peter Quinlan.According to Environment Canada, the average precipitation amount for March…

Tom Papley will be out of AFL action for at least six weeks as Sydney face an early-season injury crisis.At worse, Papley will miss out on eight weeks after cracking his heel at training during the club’s bye weekend.The livewire forward’s injury comes as Logan McDonald will make his return from ankle surgery via the VFL.Swans coach Dean Cox said Papley did not seem to suffer the injury during a specific incident at training.”We had a good hit out Saturday through the bye period and then he (Papley) came in early in the week a little bit sore,” Swans coach…

BATAM’S RISE The island began to take off only in 1990 when, along with its sister island Bintan, it became part of the Singapore-Johor-Riau (SIJORI) campaign. This tripartite initiative courted international investment by leveraging its territories’ comparative advantage and good connectivity.   Beyond international promotion, investment in Batam was catalysed by the repeal of restrictive legislation, particularly regarding equity thresholds and the ownership of industrial estates by private sector operators. Subsequently, a cohort of Japanese, European, and American electrical and electronics firms set up operations, largely managed by affiliates based in Singapore. The Asian financial crisis of 1997 put paid…

Alexandra Eala had the biggest week of her tennis career at the Miami Open in March. She beat three Grand Slam champions — Jelena Ostapenko, Madison Keys and Iga Świątek — on her way to the semifinals, where she had 2024 U.S. Open finalist Jessica Pegula on the ropes in what was ultimately a three-set defeat. Eala, 19, who has been making tennis history for the Philippines for most of her life, was the most surprising star of the tournament.More surprising, for anyone familiar with the uneasy relationship between tennis and media, was how quickly she became a star on…

Days after the United Nations accused Israel of killing 15 humanitarian workers in Gaza, officials who recovered the bodies or carried out the autopsies said some of the rescue workers were shot multiple times before being buried in a mass grave.The Palestine Red Crescent Society, which had eight of its members killed and carried out the recovery mission, said that nearly all 15 bodies showed gunshot wounds, according to a spokeswoman, Nebal Farsakh. One paramedic was found with his hands and feet tied toward his body, Ms. Farsakh said.“My colleagues were shot; the bodies who were retrieved, many of them…