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In the news today: Rocky road ahead for Jasper's small businesses
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Jasper's fire-affected small businesses face rocky road ahead Jasper's small business community is facing a di...
Jul 31, 2024
TSB to release report on ship fire and containers lost off B.C.'s coast
VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board will release its report today on the fire and loss of more than 100 containers from a cargo ship off British Columbia's coast. The containers fell off MV Zi...
Jul 31, 2024
Sand from the Sahara Desert causing recent lull in the hurricane season: scientists
HALIFAX - Tiny grains of sand from the Sahara Desert are to blame for the almost month-long lull in this year's Atlantic hurricane season, scientists say. But it could soon come to an end. Every June ...
Jul 31, 2024
Quebec introduces salmon fishing restrictions amid decline in migration to rivers
MONTREAL - Quebec has introduced new restrictions on Atlantic salmon fishing because of annual fish migrations that are well below average in most of the province's rivers. But a conservation group th...
Jul 31, 2024
TSB to release report on ship fire and containers lost off B.C.'s coast
VANCOUVER - The Transportation Safety Board will release its report today on the fire and loss of more than 100 containers from a cargo ship off British Columbia's coast. The containers fell off MV Zi...
Jul 31, 2024
Murder-conspiracy trial tied to Coutts, Alta., COVID-19 blockade set to go to jury
LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA, CANADA - A jury is set to begin deliberating today the fate of two men accused of conspiring to kill police at the Coutts, Alta., blockade in 2022. The panel has been hearing test...
Jul 31, 2024
Historic B.C. mining town of Barkerville to reopen following wildfire threat
BARKERVILLE, B.C. - The British Columbia gold rush town of Barkerville is set to reopen Friday after a nearby wildfire forced residents and tourists to evacuate the region earlier this month. The hist...
Jul 31, 2024
UN report says Palestinian detainees taken by Israeli authorities faced torture and mistreatment
GENEVA (AP) - The U.N. human rights office issued a report Wednesday saying Palestinian detainees taken by Israeli authorities since the Oct. 7 attacks have faced waterboarding, sleep deprivation, ele...
Jul 30, 2024
Canada men lose to Panama, miss out on qualifying for 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
LEN - Canada's bid to get back to the FIFA Men's U-20 World Cup for the first time since 2007 will have to wait a little longer. Ten-man Panama beat nine-man Canada 2-1 with a goal in a wild extra-tim...
Jul 30, 2024
About 8 in 10 Democrats are satisfied with Harris in stark shift after Biden drops out: AP-NORC poll
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris appears to have energized Democrats in the early days of her candidacy, with the surge in warm feelings extending across multiple groups, including some ...
Jul 30, 2024
