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COLLINS: Get ready for a huge investment to fight wildfires
EVERY TIME I LOOK INTO THE SKY and see the aging fleet of air tankers taking off and landing at Fulton Field, I wonder how long we can keep those planes in the air. Probably not too long. As climate c...
Jun 30, 2023
Whitecaps look to extend five-game unbeaten run with road win in Kansas City
VANCOUVER - With their road woes in the rear-view mirror at last, the Vancouver Whitecaps look to stretch their unbeaten streak to six games across all competitions when they head to the Midwest for a...
Jun 30, 2023
Unbeaten Alouettes look to build on momentum against formidable Blue Bombers
MONTREAL - The undefeated Montreal Alouettes will possibly look to employ a next-man-up mentality Saturday. With offensive lineman Pier-Olivier Lestage (back) and rookie receiver Keshunn Abram (knee) ...
Jun 30, 2023
In the news today: Pair of key economic reports out today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Pair of key economic reports coming today Statistics Canada will release its re...
Jun 30, 2023
Attacks on LGBTQ community largely influenced by events in the U.S.: advocates
Wilbur Turner has witnessed his fair share of hate since he came out as a queer man 27 years ago in Alberta. He's seen it from pockets of the Christian right and from the then-Progressive Conservative...
Jun 30, 2023
B.C. must urgently change forest strategies or face more wildfire disasters: report
VICTORIA - British Columbia's independent forests watchdog is calling for the provincial government to make critical changes to how it manages forests to reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfires. The...
Jun 30, 2023
Lack of B.C. transplant surgeons means donated kidneys are sent elsewhere: doctors
VANCOUVER - Sukinder Mangat has been waiting 11 years for a kidneytransplant while enduring dialysis three times a week as part of a routine that leaves him exhausted, worried and unable to work. "I h...
Jun 30, 2023
'We’re addressing the symptom, not the cause': A look at food banks across Canada
The word "crisis" comes up quickly when speaking with those who run food banks across Canada. With inflation driving food prices higher while wages and support programs lag behind, numerous directors ...
Jun 30, 2023
Fiery protests grip France for 3rd night over deadly police shooting of a teenager
NANTERRE, France (AP) - French protesters erected barricades, lit fires and shot fireworks at police in the streets of some French cities early Friday morning as tensions mounted over the deadly polic...
Jun 29, 2023
Report: New women's hockey league projected to launch in January after PHF purchase
A new North American professional women's hockey league looks to be on its way. According to multiple reports, the Mark Walter Group acquired "certain assets" of the Premier Hockey Federation on Thurs...
Jun 29, 2023
