4 d. ago ’Deep burial’ for ostriches at B.C. landfill as CFIA completes cull, disposal work

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has completed its “active operations” at the British Columbia ostrich farm where professional marksmen were used to cull the flock following an outbreak of avian flu, the agency said in a statement Thursday. The carcasses of 314 ostriches have been disposed of through “deep burial” at a B.C. landfill along […]

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5 d. ago Food influencer Michael Duarte shot dead by police after threats: Report

A fundraiser had said he died in a 'horrible incident'

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7 d. ago Death of B.C. ostriches not the end of our fight, farm spokesperson says

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) carried out the cull at the farm last week and confirmed that the flock of 300 to 330 ostriches had been shot dead.

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1 week ago Nearly 400 ostriches shot dead at B.C. farm to end avian flu dispute

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed professional marksmen were brought in Thursday just after 3:30 p.m. to shoot and kill the ostriches.

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1 week ago All ostriches shot dead at B.C. farm after avian flu dispute

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed professional marksmen were brought in Thursday just after 3:30 p.m. to shoot and kill the ostriches.

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1 week ago More than 300 ostriches shot dead on B.C. farm by a professional marksman: CFIA

'After consulting with experts ... the CFIA concluded that the most appropriate and humane option was to use professional marksmen in a controlled on-farm setting,' the agency said

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1 week ago WARMINGTON: All 330 ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farms have been culled, CFIA confirms

'The CFIA concluded that the most appropriate and humane option was to use professional marksmen in a controlled on-farm setting'

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1 week ago Ostrich cull complete at B.C. farm, flock of birds shot dead, CFIA says

A Global News camera operator at the scene of the Universal Ostrich Farm said gunshots were first heard around 6 p.m. on Thursday.

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2 w. ago Mexican mayor shot, killed during Day of the Dead festivities

Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, the mayor of Michoacán, was often seen wearing a bulletproof vest and expressed fears for his own safety.

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2 w. ago Mayor who spoke out against Mexico’s drug cartels killed in Michoacan

A mayor in the Michoacan region of western Mexico who’d called on the government to do more to fight drug cartels was shot dead on Saturday evening. Federal and state authorities confirmed the assassination of Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan, during an event in the city centre, according to national newspaper El Economista. Two people […]

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2 w. ago Drug and gun charges withdrawn against boyfriend of nurse shot dead

Ali Bhatti, 31, has a history of drug-related convictions.

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3 w. ago Brampton mayor demands stricter bail reform after mother of 4 shot dead

Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown says the killing of Savannah Kulla was 'predictable and preventable,' renewing calls for urgent bail reform after the Brampton tragedy.

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3 w. ago Woman fatally shot in Brampton identified; suspect is now dead

Victim has been identified by her family as Savannah Kulla, aged 29. Suspect was Anthony Deschepper, now deceased

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3 w. ago Woman fatally shot in Brampton parking lot Tuesday identified; suspect now dead

The victim has been identified as Savannah Kulla, 29. The suspect was Anthony Deschepper. Police describe the incident as an intimate partner-related homicide

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3 w. ago Mother fatally shot in Brampton parking lot identified; suspect now dead

The victim has been identified as Savannah Kulla, 29. The suspect was Anthony Deschepper. Police describe the incident as an intimate partner-related homicide

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