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B.C. imposes interim moratorium on resource development to protect caribou
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government announced an interim moratorium on resource development in parts of the south Peace region on Thursday, giving itself more time to sign a long-ter...
Jun 22, 2019
B.C. imposes interim moratorium on resource development to protect caribou
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government announced an interim moratorium on resource development in parts of the south Peace region on Thursday, giving itself more time to sign a long-ter...
Jun 22, 2019
Confusion, bickering cloud Senate committee's planned Norman inquiry
OTTAWA - Confusion and partisan bickering are clouding a Senate committee's plan to examine the suspension and failed prosecution of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman. Conservative Sen. Jean-Guy Dagenais ...
Jun 22, 2019
Cape Breton town writes to prime minister opposing funds for airport
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - The mayor of a Cape Breton town has formally complained to the Prime Minister's Office about a proposal to fund an airport that would service a major golf resort on the is...
Jun 22, 2019
New study offers insight and recommendations to reduce right whale deaths
FREDERICTON - More than half the 70 North Atlantic right whale deaths recorded over the last 16 years were caused by entanglement in fishing gear or vessel collisions, a new study reports. T...
Jun 22, 2019
Legal system making slow but sure steps to timely justice, top judge says
OTTAWA - Following years of backlogs and delays, Canadian courts are making slow but steady progress toward more timely justice, the country's top judge says. Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard ...
Jun 22, 2019
Woman whose dead babies were found in home cleared of murder
WORCESTER, Mass. - A Massachusetts woman who lived in a squalid, vermin-infested home where authorities found the remains of three babies was cleared Thursday of second-degree murder, but was convicte...
Jun 22, 2019
Toronto Raptors big man Serge Ibaka enjoying Fashion Week in Paris
PARIS - Serge Ibaka is looking good in Paris. The Toronto Raptors big man is enjoying Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2020, showing off a colourful wardrobe. His schedule has included trips to M...
Jun 22, 2019
Canadian soldier's remains to return to Canada after death in parachute exercise
OTTAWA - The body of a Canadian soldier who died in a parachute exercise in Bulgaria is returning to Canada tonight. Bombardier Patrick Labrie died after something went wrong in a training jump from a...
Jun 22, 2019
Kamloops daycare on the verge of developing new space
KAMLOOPS - A daycare in Kamloops is getting a major boost in its effort to find a new location, and add more children to its centre.The Children's Circle Daycare Society is currently housed across fro...
Jun 22, 2019 Image Credit: Children's Circle Daycare Society (Rendering from BlueGreen Architecture Inc.)
