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Judge finds province has duty to consult First Nations on mineral tenure claims
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has given the province 18 months to fix its mineral rights system after a court challenge by First Nations who claimed they were owed a duty to consu...
Sep 26, 2023
Judge finds province has duty to consult First Nations on mineral tenure claims
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has given the province 18 months to fix its mineral rights system after a court challenge by First Nations who claimed they were owed a duty to consu...
Sep 26, 2023
B.C. sets housing targets for 10 municipalities, urges immediate federal support
SAANICH, B.C. - The British Columbia government has set out its first set of targets for thousands of new homes to be built in 10 cities or municipalities in an effort to chip away at the provincial h...
Sep 26, 2023
B.C. sets housing targets for 10 municipalities, urges immediate federal support
SAANICH, B.C. - The British Columbia government has set out its first set of targets for thousands of new homes to be built in 10 cities or municipalities in an effort to chip away at the provincial h...
Sep 26, 2023
As mental health worsens among Afghanistan's women, the UN is asked to declare 'gender apartheid'
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N.'s most powerful body must support governments seeking to legally declare the intensifying crackdown by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on women and girls "gender apartheid,...
Sep 26, 2023
Campfires to be allowed throughout Kamloops Fire Centre on Thursday
KAMLOOPS - The campfire ban that has been in place in the Kamloops Fire Centre since early July is set to come off.In a news release, the B.C. Wildfire Service says Category 1 fires will be permitted ...
Sep 26, 2023
Premier David Eby says Ottawa assures better information sharing after Sikh's death
OTTAWA - Premier David Eby says federal ministers have assured him British Columbia will get the information it needs to ensure the safety of its residents after a Sikh leader was killed in June. His ...
Sep 26, 2023
Alberta NDP asks minister to quash application for Rocky Mountain coal mine
Alberta's New Democrat Opposition is asking the provincial government to step in and quash applications for coal mining exploration in the Rocky Mountains. In a letter to Energy Minister Brian Jean, e...
Sep 26, 2023
Brooks Robinson, Orioles third baseman with 16 Gold Gloves, has died. He was 86
BALTIMORE (AP) - Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson, whose deft glovework and folksy manner made him one of the most beloved and accomplished athletes in Baltimore history, has died. He was 86...
Sep 26, 2023
Brooks Robinson, Orioles third baseman with 16 Gold Gloves, has died. He was 86
BALTIMORE (AP) - Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson, whose deft glovework and folksy manner made him one of the most beloved and accomplished athletes in Baltimore history, has died. He was 86...
Sep 26, 2023
