Canada

Today, October 12, is Thanksgiving Day in Canada. Although they celebrate for different reasons than we do here in America, here are some Canadian things that I'm thankful for.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the greater sage grouse will not be listed under the Endangered Species Act. But, in a mixed announcement, the Bureau of Land Management and the USDA Forest Service also announced their decision to move forward with land management plans which address sage grouse populations across the birds’ 184 million acre range...

The Canadian government says it will not be bullied in Trans-Pacific Partnership talks. The response comes as the United States ratchets up pressure on Canada’s heavily protected dairy sector ahead of what could be the final round of talks for the TPP deal...

One of the biggest deterrents to playing the lottery is the realization that one is far more likely to be struck by lightning than hitting the lotto. Well, check this out ...

The House Agriculture Committee Wednesday approved a bill to amend the Agriculture Marketing Act of 1946 and repeal the Country of Origin Labeling law for beef, pork and chicken - while leaving requirements for other covered commodities intact...

Reuters reports Canadian Trade Minister Ed Fast and Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced Monday Canada will be seeking authority from the WTO to use retaliatory measures on U.S. ag and non-ag products - in light of the final ruling and due to the fact that the U...

Avian influenza is again popping up across North America as USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed an eighth case of H5N2 avian influenza in a commercial turkey flock of 30,000 turkeys in Minnesota on Tuesday. The site has been quarantined...

This bride chose the ultimate extreme way to trash her wedding dress!  Canadian bride Natasha Samuel and her Groom, Daniel Yakcobi decided to have a split second photo opp of the wedding dress: by lighting it on fire! No fear, the heat didn't last long, Natasha jumped straight into the ocean...

Ok, this morning we talked about Canada putting the "wrong" maple leaf on the Canadian twenty dollar bill! I understand that having the correct emblem could be a problem...But, why is it this big of a deal over the "wrong species" of Maple leaf?

So....Michelle Higgins, 47, was on her way taking her normal route to work in Newfoundland, when BANG!, she got a little closer to a moose than she probably ever wanted to be! She hit the moose with her car, but just kept driving. She continued the remaining 38 Kilometers to  the town of Gander, where she works as a behavioral therapist...