Shanghai Expo opens with fireworks, festivities
A proud Shanghai celebrated the opening of the 2010 World Expo with a lavish riverside display of fireworks, fountains and laser lights that rivaled the stunning launch of the Beijing Olympics in its extravagance. cbc.ca |
Lesters smoked meat recalled
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning the public to avoid Lesters brand Montreal Smoked Meat pouches. cbc.ca |
Halifax airport fee to rise
The airport improvement fee that is tacked on to the cost of every ticket for people flying out of Halifax Stanfield International will go up from $15 to $20. cbc.ca |
UN food organization says no crisis
A special meeting of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization has ended in Rome with an agreement that the current volatility in wheat prices is not a global crisis. cbc.ca |
Tuna numbers rising: report
Bluefin tuna stocks in the western Atlantic are on the rise, according to the international group responsible for their conservation, but are still much lower than what they have been. cbc.ca |