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A Nova Scotia SPCA building is pictured in this file photo. The Nova Scotia SPCA is asking for the public's help after someone left three kittens in a restaurant dumpster. A Facebook post from the SPCA said at least two kittens were found in a small container in a dumpster outside of the Elmsdale McDonald's on Highway 214. The kittens were disposed of sometime between July 26 and July 28. A third kitten was later rescued near the dumpster sometime between July 31 and Aug. 1. Anyone with information is asked to contact the SPCA's animal cruelty line at 1-888-703-7722, e-mail animals@ or fill out the online form. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
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Got an abundance of zucchini? Chef shares tips for using it all up
Last week, Andrea Potter found a massive zucchini on her doorstep. "It's longer than my forearm," she told CBC's The Early Edition host Stephen Quinn. It's somewhat of a ritual among zucchini growers to leave a large squash on their neighbour's doorstep to share their harvest when it's all a bit too much — and as many zucchini growers know, there's often too much. Today, Aug. 8, is known to some as National Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbour's Porch Day, so don't be too surprised if an unexpected vegetable shows up on your doorstep, like it did on Potter's. Rose Gardner, an aptly named gardener in Vancouver, said she has a love/hate relationship with zucchini. "Almost every year I've had an abundance of zucchini crops. You can never just have the right amount. You always have too much, it seems like," she said. "Then you have to figure out what to do with them." She's started growing yellow zucchinis in her plot at the Strathcona Community Garden, because she said they're easier to give away to friends and fellow gardeners when everyone else is handing out green ones. Gardner has never left any produce out on someone's porch, mostly out of concern for local wildlife. "We have raccoons visit our yard sometimes, and other birds and squirrels. I don't necessarily want to be leaving [food] out for them." But what does one do with all the zucchini Gardner and others are growing? A chef and holistic nutritionist on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, Potter knows just what to do with extra zucchini, whether it comes from one's own garden or from a kind neighbour. Notably, Potter said that Zucchinis are ready to harvest when they grow to about 15 to 20 centimetres. But it doesn't take much for them to grow out of control, and it's easy for them to go unseen as they hide behind their large leaves. "You might find some that overgrow and get quite big and a little woody." For overgrown zucchinis, Potter suggests peeling the skin and scooping out the seeds on the inside, just like you would a pumpkin. Then, she said, grate and freeze that zucchini for future use in baking and soups. But if you get a fresh and ready to cook zucchini of appropriate size, you can grill them on the barbecue or peel them julienne-style, add some light dressing and cherry tomatoes, for an easy salad on a hot summer's day. "I'm not pretending that they are noodles. I know there was a bit of a zucchini noodle fad. I'm just loving them for the vegetable that they are and making a salad out of them," she said. Potter said zucchinis are about 94 per cent water, and while it makes them healthy and hydrating, their water content might be too much for some recipes. "Some people like to get the water out by grating it and then squeezing the water out," she said. "You could make a vegetable pancake, for example, kind of like a latke style pancake that way, or pakora style vegetable pancake." Alternatively, she said, "cook the heck out of it" to reduce the water and get a concentrated pulp to use in a vegan pasta sauce. "Some people put a can of butter beans and say some garlic and really cook down zucchini and whip it all up." You can also make relish and pickles from zucchini, Potter said. Gardner's favourite food to make with all the zucchini in her garden? It's a tie between a simple barbecued zucchini and a chocolate zucchini cake.
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Federal Fisheries Department was part of previous OceanGate mission
The federal Fisheries Department is shedding new light on its relationship with OceanGate, the American company behind the deepsea Titan submersible that imploded south of Newfoundland in 2023, killing all five people aboard. The department confirmed Thursday that in the summer of 2021, a staff member boarded a vessel "associated with OceanGate" to participate as an observer during a mission off Newfoundland. "The purpose was to learn more about OceanGate," the department said in an email. "Upon conclusion of the mission, it was determined that [OceanGate's] priorities did not align with the department's scientific objectives, and a further relationship was not pursued." No other details were provided about the trip. When asked if any federal employees raised safety concerns about OceanGate, a department spokesman said safety for submersibles does not fall within the department's mandate. "The department was not involved in risk assessment or operational oversight of any subsequent missions," the spokesman said in an email. Earlier this week, the U.S. Coast Guard released a report that concluded the tragedy on June 18, 2023, could have been prevented had OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush heeded safety warnings and calls for independent inspections and certification of the submersible. Rush was among those killed when Titan split apart as it descended near the Titanic, about four kilometres below the surface of the North Atlantic. Safety procedures at OceanGate, a private company based in Washington state, were "critically flawed" and there were "glaring disparities" between safety protocols and actual practices, the coast guard's report said. The 300-page report also revealed that in May 2021, Canada's Fisheries Department had written a "letter of support" to Rush, saying the department wanted to collaborate with his company to assess its submersibles for scientific research. Only portions of the letter were included in the coast guard report. The Fisheries Department sent a copy of the letter on Wednesday, along with a statement that suggested its initial discussions with OceanGate were routine. "Fisheries and Oceans Canada [DFO] routinely expresses interest in scientific collaboration with a wide variety of potential partners," a spokesman said Wednesday in an email. "In early 2021, DFO had a series of exploratory discussions with OceanGate. The [May 2021] letter was sent to summarize the discussions that took place and the potential for the department to work with the company, beginning in 2021, to determine the applicability of its marine research systems." The letter, dated May 19, 2021, makes it clear that department officials were keen to work with Rush and his team. "DFO Maritimes Region is pleased with the discussions with OceanGate, the offer to participate in 2021, and the unique opportunity being offered to Canadian scientists and conservation efforts." The letter also mentions possible funding from Ottawa. The department spokesman also confirmed in the Wednesday email there were discussions about having a staff member board the submersible on an expedition to the Titanic, almost 700 kilometres south of Newfoundland. But he said that never happened. The department did not explain why the relationship with OceanGate was eventually terminated or mention its collaboration on another vessel until pressed for details the next day. Besides DFO's letter of support in 2021, the U.S. Coast Guard's investigation found no evidence of any actual collaboration or funding. The submersible's implosion also killed French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, British adventurer Hamish Harding and two members of a prominent Pakistani family, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood. In June, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said the independent agency had completed its investigation report, which at the time was being reviewed.
