Drink and eat to stay cool as heat wave continues
Monday started out stormy and ended steamy.
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N.B. farmer jailed in Lebanon seeks extension of creditor protection in court
EDMUNDSTON, N.B. – Lawyers for a New Brunswick potato farmer who has been jailed in Lebanon for four months want a court to delay repayment of more than $ 8 million in the farm’s debts.
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Troy Farmer’s Market up and running
TROY – The Farmer’s Market at the Troy Farm Museum started slowly this year, but has become a big success, said Bill Brasington, farmer’s market manager.”It’s doing quite well,” Brasington said.”It just takes time for people to get it into their schedu
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EMSA: Drink Water To Avoid Heat Stroke, Exhaustion
Emergency Medical Services Authority says a lot of people are getting sick in summer because they’re not drinking enough water.
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Drink bottle warnings labelled ‘soft’
Voluntary health warnings on alcoholic drink bottles don’t go far enough, health experts say.
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Advice to drink 8 glasses of water a day ‘nonsense,’ argues doctor
The recommendation to drink six to eight glasses of water a day to prevent dehydration “is not only nonsense, but is thoroughly debunked nonsense,” argues GP, Margaret McCartney in this week’s BMJ.
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Sussex drink drive campaign results
MORE than 160 drivers were arrested during Sussex Police’s summer drink drive campaign. Throughout June officers from across Sussex carried out both high visibility and plain vehicle operations to target drunk or drugged drivers.
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Food prices rise 1.4% in June
Food prices rose 1.4 percent in June, as vegetable prices recorded their traditional winter jump. read more
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Warnings on drink bottles labelled ‘soft’
Voluntary health warnings on alcoholic drink bottles don’t go far enough, health experts say.
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Farmer died in 4×4 during flood
A farmer died after his 4×4 car became submerged in flood water near a river which had burst its banks, an inquest hears.
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