OTTAWA, Ontario — Hundreds of police in riot gear swept through Canada’s capital Saturday, retaking control of the streets around the Parliament buildings and appearing to end the siege of Ottawa after three weeks of protests. Protesters, angry over the country’s Covid-19 restrictions and policies of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, retreated from the largest police … Read more
More than 2,000 Christmas trees were donated to locals at St Anne’s beach last year where the trees are used to make sand dunes The sand dunes are home to 280 plants and over 150 species of butterflies and moths Christmas trees dumped on streets are not only a sad reminder the festive season is … Read more
Brrr… it’s cold out there! Children are flocking to the television in hopes of hearing there will be a snow day; the bread and milk aisles at grocery stores are empty because of an impending snow storm; and utility trucks are out spraying salt or salt water on the roads. We all know why the … Read more
Sodertalje, in the south-west of Sweden, has introduced a pilot scheme, where crows receive a little food for every butt they deposit in a bespoke machine designed by a startup A crow is trained to pick up cigarette butts in Taby, near Stockholm, Sweden ( Image: REUTERS) Crows are being recruited to pick up discarded … Read more