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Audit finds B.C.'s forest management hurt by flawed data without clear methodology
VICTORIA - An audit has found that British Columbia's government did not have a clear method for calculating the carbon being stored or released in provincial forests, which undermined the credibility...
Mar 18, 2025
Presidents of Congo and Rwanda meet in Qatar to discuss insurgency in eastern Congo
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - The presidents of Congo and neighboring Rwanda met Tuesday in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in mineral-rich eastern Co...
Mar 18, 2025
Manitoba Bisons star Jackson Tachinski to pull double duty at CFL's national combine
Once again, Jackson Tachinski will pull double duty. The Manitoba Bisons star will perform at quarterback and receiver at the CFL's national combine, which begins Friday in Regina. Tachinski's prowess...
Mar 18, 2025
Blazers must win on Tuesday to keep post-season hopes alive
KAMLOOPS - There is no margin for error for the Kamloops Blazers. With three games remaining on their regular season WHL schedule, the Blazers are six points behind the Seattle Thunderbirds, who hold ...
Mar 18, 2025
Judge rules DOGE's USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development likely violated the Constitution and blocked billionaire Elon Musk's Department of...
Mar 18, 2025
No charges for Vancouver officer involved in fatal 2022 shooting: prosecutors
VICTORIA - A Vancouver Police officer will not be charged over a fatal shooting in a city rooming house in May 2022. The British Columbia Prosecution Service says in a statement the shooting happened ...
Mar 18, 2025
Axworthy calls on Poland, Baltic states to abide by treaty banning landmines
OTTAWA - Former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy says Canada should work to convince eastern European countries alarmed by Russian aggression to abide by a treaty banning the use of anti-person...
Mar 18, 2025
List of nominations announced by the National Newspaper Awards
TORONTO - Finalists for the National Newspaper Awards include four nominations for the national news agency The Canadian Press/La Presse Canadienne. Here's look at the categories and contenders: ARTS ...
Mar 18, 2025
Cortina's controversial Olympic sliding track slated for test runs by 60 athletes next week
ROME (AP) - The track's essential structure is done. The ice is being prepared. And next week, 60 athletes are slated to test the controversial sliding center for next year's Milan-Cortina Olympics. "...
Mar 18, 2025
Carney hopes recovering remains from Winnipeg landfill bring families closure
IQALUIT - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he hopes recovering the remains of two First Nations women murdered by a serial killer from a Manitoba landfill brings closure to their families. RCMP have co...
Mar 18, 2025
