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When Sandra LaRose’s 16-year-old daughter decided she wanted her organs donated, she encouraged her mom and step-dad to do the same and put red and white stickers on their Saskatchewan health cards. “I remember her saying, ‘Where are the organ donation stickers?’ ” LaRose said of Kailynn Bursic-Panchuk, who rummaged …
Read More »Life beyond death: Digging deep into the growing trend of green burials
As people look at different ways to be more environmentally friendly, experts say more people are putting thought into what impact we have on the environment after death. The funeral industry says a green burial is a way people can ensure to have as little impact on the environment as …
Read More »Green gets full spring experience with Jays
DUNEDIN, Fla. – Reliever Chad Green is getting the full spring experience this time around with the Toronto Blue Jays. Unlike last year when he was recovering from Tommy John surgery, the veteran right-hander is building up for the campaign with a regular throwing routine and participation in fielding drills …
Read More »Toronto deep freeze not a green light for ice activities, officials say
Its been an unusual winter in Ontario this season. The snow machine got an early start when some communities experienced a historic white Thanksgiving. But by the time Christmas rolled around. many in Southern Ontario were already seeing a green, or rather brown, holiday break. As we head towards the …
Read More »Green has impressed over last month with Jays
MINNEAPOLIS – One month into his return to the big leagues, Blue Jays reliever Chad Green has provided another quality arm to a Toronto bullpen loaded with talent. His reinstatement after undergoing Tommy John surgery last year has given Toronto manager John Schneider a right-hander who can be used in …
Read More »Blue Jays activate right-hander Green from IL
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 1, 2023 4:21 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Right-hander Chad Green has been reinstated by the Toronto Blue Jays from the 60-day injured list. Green is set to join the Blue Jays for the first time this season after …
Read More »Ontario Green Party leader calls for public inquiry into Greenbelt land removals
TORONTO — Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner called Thursday for a public inquiry into Greenbelt land removals, saying the resignation of a top political staffer is a start, but it’s far from the end. A report this month from the auditor general found that developers who owned 15 sites …
Read More »‘You get hope’: Green Shirt Day designer talks about her own organ transplant journey
Green Shirt Day is about building awareness around organ donor registration, and is in honour of the Logan Boulet Effect. Global News sat down with Brandy Hehn, a multimedia designer who designed the new Green Shirt Day design, but who also has a much closer connection to the day. The …
Read More »The Green Party of Manitoba has elected its first new leader since 2008. – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size At its annual general meeting in Winnipeg on Sunday, the Green Party announced Janine G. Gibson as the winner of ranked ballot voting that took place online from March 13 to 26. Gibson, an agriculture consultant, has run four times for the …
Read More »Fraction of Nova Scotia’s Green Fund spent on climate change programs: auditor – Halifax
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 28, 2023 9:28 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Nova Scotia’s auditor general says only a fraction of a government fund established to combat climate change has been spent on solving the problem. Kim Adair says a performance audit of …
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