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Mountain goat population declining in British Columbia: study
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's central coast is losing an animal of significant cultural value to the region's Indigenous people as fewer mountain goats are seen in its craggy peaks, says a new study....
Mar 09, 2022
Report to be released that examines four years of overdose deaths in British Columbia
VICTORIA - A report by a death review panel investigating the overdose crisis in British Columbia was scheduled to be released today by the province's chief coroner. A statement from the coroner's off...
Mar 09, 2022
Biden's billion-dollar cleanup pledge puts Great Lakes back in environment limelight
WASHINGTON - Long before climate change seized the global conscience, when the environment struggled for political traction, North America's Great Lakes were a dumping ground - a toxic monument to ind...
Mar 09, 2022
'Rewriting history': Military official says NATO trying to counter Russian propaganda
CALGARY - A Canadian military official says the war over Ukraine is being fought on two fronts - armed conflict and disinformation. And more work needs to be done to silence the Russian propaganda mac...
Mar 09, 2022
Trudeau, German Chancellor Scholz to meet today in Berlin
BERLIN - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Berlin today for private meetings with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as the NATO alliance continues to pressure Russia to end its illegal invasion in Ukrai...
Mar 09, 2022
Mountain goat population declining in British Columbia: study
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's central coast is losing an animal of significant cultural value to the region's Indigenous people as fewer mountain goats are seen in its craggy peaks, says a new study....
Mar 09, 2022
Top lawmakers reach deal on Ukraine aid, $1.5T spending
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional leaders reached a bipartisan deal early Wednesday providing $13.6 billion to help Ukraine and European allies plus billions more to battle the pandemic as part of an ov...
Mar 08, 2022
Ovechkin ties Jagr on all-time scoring list as Capitals come back to down Flames 5-4.
CALGARY - Alex Ovechkin scored twice and Nic Dowd had the pivotal go-ahead goal as the Washington Capitals came from behind in the third period for a 5-4 win over the Calgary Flames. Ovechkin's second...
Mar 08, 2022
Air alert declared in Kyiv as fighting continues
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) - An air alert was declared Wednesday morning in and around Kyiv, with residents urged to get to bomb shelters as quickly as possible. "Kyiv region - air alert. Threat of a missile ...
Mar 08, 2022
Paul Stastny's two goals leads Jets to 7-4 win over Lightning
WINNIPEG - Forward Paul Stastny scored two goals to lead the Jets to a 7-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night. Mark Scheifele also had a goal and three assists as Winnipeg improved ...
Mar 08, 2022
