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Research shows climate change silencing spots once buzzing with bees
OTTAWA - Research measuring the effort of climate change on bees suggests they are only half as likely to be found in areas where they were once common. "Things are just getting way too hot for t...
Feb 06, 2020

RCMP point to speed in poor conditions after crash that killed two near Barriere
BARRIERE, B.C. - RCMP investigators believe driving too fast for conditions resulted in a crash that killed two men north of Barriere Wednesday (Feb. 5).The crash between a car and a semi truck took p...
Feb 06, 2020 Image Credit: CFJC Today

AP source: Wolves send Wiggins to Warriors for Russell
MINNEAPOLIS - In a swap of high scorers, the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired D'Angelo Russell on Thursday from the Golden State Warriors for Andrew Wiggins, according to a person with knowledge of the...
Feb 06, 2020

Flames captain Mark Giordano out week-to-week with hamstring injury
Calgary Flames general manager Brad Treliving says the team "dodged a big bullet" with defenceman Mark Giordano, who will be out week-to-week with right hamstring injury. The Flames captain ...
Feb 06, 2020

Olympic berth on the line for Canadian women as they face Costa Rica in California
CARSON, Calif. - Coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller is throwing out the form chart as eighth-ranked Canada takes on No. 37 Costa Rica in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship...
Feb 06, 2020

Everett Silvertips sign Thompson Blazers forward
KAMLOOPS --- The Everett Silvertip have signed listed prospect and forward Brendan Hunchak to a WHL standard player agreement, Hunchak, 17, is fifth on the Thompson Blazers (BCMML) with 16 points (5g-...
Feb 06, 2020 Image credit: Everett Silvertips

B.C. father, husband wants government help for his family in Wuhan, China
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man says he's "really hurt" that the Canadian government is not doing more to get permanent residents out of the city at the centre of a new cor...
Feb 06, 2020

Coal sales interrupted by heavy snow, extreme cold, rain, warns Teck Resources
VANCOUVER - Shares in Teck Resources Ltd. fell by as much as 3.2 per cent after it warned sales of steelmaking coal in the current quarter are down due to bad weather in British Columbi...
Feb 06, 2020

AP source: Walmart shooting suspect faces hate crime charges
WASHINGTON - The man accused of killing 22 people and wounding two dozen more in a shooting that targeted Mexicans in the border city of El Paso, Texas, has been charged with federal hate crimes, a pe...
Feb 06, 2020

Green tea party? State licenses Boston's 1st marijuana shop
Boston's first retail pot shop and Massachusetts' first minority-owned marijuana business was approved Thursday, more than a year after the first shops opened elsewhere in the state. The state's Canna...
Feb 06, 2020

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