By Barbara Duckworth, The Western Producer, July 28, 2016 A new vaccine uses mycobaterium cell wall fraction technology to activate an animal’s immune response to E.coli An alternative to antibiotics has received approval from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Amplimune is a therapeutic immunobiologic product for cattle released by NovaVice Inc., an Ontario company. Read… Continue reading Antibiotic alternative approved in Canada
Month: July 2016
Video: The Fastest Electric Car Ever Isn't a Tesla
By Wired.com, July 29, 2016 The Fastest Electric Car Ever Isn’t a Tesla—It’s a Converted Corvette A 2006 Corvette Z06 has been converted to an all electric drivetrain and it just beat the land speed record for an street legal EV at 205.6 mph. You can buy one, but it’s gonna cost you. Watch video… Continue reading Video: The Fastest Electric Car Ever Isn't a Tesla
If virtual reality fails, blame spiders
By Adi Robertson, TheVerge.com, July 29, 2016 Please share my nightmare When historians look back decades from now, they may wonder what killed virtual reality in the ‘10s. The technology was finally cheap and sophisticated. Billions of dollars were poured into funding hardware and software. Even skeptics were slowly being won over. But then they… Continue reading If virtual reality fails, blame spiders
Northern girls make long trek for Summer Games
By Jamie Harkins, Estevan Mercury, July 29, 2016 Playing in the Estevan 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games girls soccer competition didn’t produce the hoped results for Team North, but it did allow the club an opportunity to know what they need to reach to. Team North finished the Summer Games with a 2-0 loss to Team… Continue reading Northern girls make long trek for Summer Games
Florida reports 1st locally transmitted cases of Zika
By CBC News, July 29, 2016 ‘We will continue to put every resource available to fighting the spread of Zika in our state’ The first cases of Zika transmitted by mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland have been reported in Florida, the state’s governor said Friday. At a morning news conference, Gov. Rick Scott said health… Continue reading Florida reports 1st locally transmitted cases of Zika
Summer heat causes horse poop in Throop, New York to burst into flames
By The Associated Press, July 29, 2016 THROOP, N.Y. – How hot is it in upstate New York? So hot that horse manure is bursting into flames. The state Department of Environmental Conservation says it received multiple complaints July 5 about the smell and smoke emanating from a burning pile of horse manure at a… Continue reading Summer heat causes horse poop in Throop, New York to burst into flames
6 Michigan state workers charged in Flint contaminated water crisis
By Mike Householder and Jeff Karoub, The Associated Press, July 29, 2016 FLINT, Mich. — The Michigan attorney general’s office on Friday charged six state employees with misconduct in office and other crimes stemming from the lead-contaminated water crisis in Flint. A judge authorized the charges filed by the office of Attorney General Bill Schuette… Continue reading 6 Michigan state workers charged in Flint contaminated water crisis
Fact check: A look at Trump and Clinton's speeches
By Christopher S. Rugaber and Bradley Klapper, The Associated Press, July 29, 2016 WASHINGTON – In her speech accepting the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton wrongly implied Donald Trump has proposed banning Islam in America and sketched out a plan for defeating Islamic State militants that merely mirrors what the U.S. is already trying to do. Clinton… Continue reading Fact check: A look at Trump and Clinton's speeches
Wastewater system in Kerrobert, SK is the 1st of its kind in Canada
By 620 CKRM, Regina News Room, July 21, 2016 A new wastewater treatment system which is the first of its kind in Canada is in Saskatchewan Living Sky Water Solutions has implemented the system in Kerrobert – it was originally created by an Australian company. The system takes water from the wastewater lagoon in any… Continue reading Wastewater system in Kerrobert, SK is the 1st of its kind in Canada
Kindersley Soccer: Thank You!
Thank You So Much… Communities always seem to pull together. The Kindersley Minor Soccer Board and our soccer “family” would like to take this oppurtunity to thank our sponsors. Your support has allowed us to host another successful soccer season. From the Board and all of our soccer players we say Thank you!!! Season Sponsors:… Continue reading Kindersley Soccer: Thank You!