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UH program looks to give grocery vouchers to those living with hypertension
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Hawaiʻi residents living with high blood pressure and who struggle to afford healthy groceries will be receiving a $100 monthly voucher to buy nutritious produce, thanks to a $2.8 million grant to researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The program is known as a “produce prescription,” and looks to make…
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University of Calgary opens Veterinary Learning Commons, doubles enrolment
The University of Calgary is expanding their veterinary medicine program to double enrolments and address the need for more vets in the province via the grand opening of the Veterinary Learning Commons on Sept. 15. Read More
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Former Calgary Hitmen forward Orca Wiesblatt killed in car crash
Calgary’s hockey community is mourning a devastating loss. Read More
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Your letters: Blanket rezoning fails residents
Calgary’s new blanket rezoning law has left neighbourhoods feeling like the Wild West, where developers can build almost anything, anywhere, regardless of community impact. Read More
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Honolulu engineer creates fabric of the future out of unlikely source: Chicken feathers
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Chickens are abundant in Hawaiʻi, but they are more than just a familiar sight along the islands’ roads — they are actually a key component in making a textile that could change the course of Hawaiʻi’s economy and environment. Chicken feathers have a component called keratin in them, a component found in…
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What if your ex stops paying child support?
Attorney Cheryl Arakaki joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss what is child support and how it is determined, whether the amount of child support can be modified, how payment is made, what happens if your ex stops paying child support, and whether child support orders can be enforced outside of Hawaii. Cheryl Arakaki is a family law…
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Doctor or defence? Could this ‘brilliant’ prospect have future on Flames’ blue-line?
As a youngster, Simon Mack studied one of the NHL’s all-time greats, wearing out a way-back-when highlight tape of Bobby Orr. Read More
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Opinion: Council’s Inglewood pool decision reflects broader issue of disconnection
What would you do if your community’s only indoor recreation facility was about to shut down? Would you contact your local councillor? Would you trek to city hall to speak directly to councillors and the mayor? Or organize a rally, host bake sales to raise donations or just sit back and hope it all works…
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Before Terry Fox: Two war amputees hiked for disability justice
Before Terry Fox ran the famed Marathon of Hope in 1980, George Hincks and Marshall McDougall walked their own journey across Canada. Read More
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Province to announce changes to driver’s license and IDs
Premier Danielle Smith and Dale Nally, the provincial minister for Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction is set to announce new changes to the digital wallet for Albertans. Read More