US Politics, Beer from Bread, Orphaned Wells, and Free Pantry

US POLITICS With the House now flipped to the Democrats amid a partial government shutdown, what’s next? Wendy J. Schiller, Professor and Chair of Political Science at Brown University’s Watson Institute of International and Public Affairs enlightens us. BEER FROM BREAD The Small Block Brewing Company in B.C. makes beer from old bread, we chat with the owner of the brewery to find out how they’re helping stop food wastage. ORPHANED WELLS IN CANADA Canada has a large number of orphan oil wells, according to a report from the C.D. Howe Institute. FREE PANTRY NEEDS DONORS A free pantry set up by a Calgary family was hard to keep full and they reached out to the community for help.