Nationwide recall issued for seasoned chicken and mushroom pasta sauce

A nationwide recall has been issued for the Rana brand Tagliatelle Seasoned White Chicken & Mushroom Sauce due to possible listeria contamination.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says consumers should not use, sell, serve or distribute the recalled product.

The recall involves packages weighing 1.14 kg and with best before dates of Oct. 10 up to and including Nov. 16.

The food inspection agency says food contaminated with listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still make people sick, especially pregnant women, the elderly and those with a weakened immune system.

Symptoms can include vomiting, nausea, persistent fever, muscle aches, severe headache and neck stiffness.

It says there have been no reported illnesses associated with the recalled product, which the agency says consumers should throw out or return.

The agency says anyone who might have become sick after eating the recalled product should contact their health-care provider.

The recalled product contains the UPC code 8 77448 00481 1.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 13, 2024.

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Halifax Mayor Mike Savage has been appointed the new lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment Sunday, calling Savage a champion for social inclusion, disability rights, economic growth and climate change action.

For 12 years, Savage has been mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality, and in February he announced he would not be running for another term in the municipal election taking place this month.

Before his time in municipal politics, Savage was a Liberal member of Parliament representing Dartmouth and Cole Harbour for seven years.

Savage will replace Lt.-Gov. Arthur LeBlanc, the former Supreme Court of Nova Scotia justice who became lieutenant-governor in 2017.

The lieutenant-governor is appointed by the Governor General on the recommendation of the prime minister and is charged with granting royal assent to provincial laws as representative for the Crown.

Trudeau congratulated Savage in a statement Sunday, saying he is a “passionate public servant and an experienced leader” who will continue to serve Nova Scotians well in the new role.

Halifax votes for a new mayor Oct. 19.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 13, 2024.

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Montreal police say a man is dead following a fatal altercation on a downtown metro station platform late Saturday.

Const. Jean-Pierre Brabant says a 37-year-old man was stabbed in the upper body during a fight at about 11:20 p.m. with another person on the eastbound train platform.

The victim was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Brabant says police have not made an arrest yet.

A crime scene perimeter remains in the area and homicide investigators are continuing their investigation.

The homicide is the 29th reported in Montreal this year.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 13, 2024.

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