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Key stretch of Vancouver Island highway set to fully reopen before long weekend
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - Locals and visitors on Vancouver Island's west coast may breathe a sigh of relief as the British Columbia government says a key stretch of highway is fully reopening after nearly ...
Aug 31, 2023
Canada broadens pushback on 'unfair, unjust' U.S. softwood lumber duties
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government is broadening its pushback against the latest U.S. decision to keep imposing duties on Canadian softwood lumber. Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada ...
Aug 31, 2023
Court rules Montreal-area city can cull white-tailed deer population in local park
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled that a city south of Montreal can proceed with a plan to cull most of the white-tailed deer that have overrun a local park. Justice Bernard Jo...
Aug 31, 2023
Alberta prosecutors drop public health violation charges against rodeo host, pastor
Pandemic-era public health charges have been dropped against an Edmonton-area pastor and church, as well as a central Alberta man who hosted a rodeo in protest of COVID-19 restrictions. GraceLife Chur...
Aug 31, 2023
Man dies hiking north of Oliver in B.C.'s southern Interior: RMCP
OLIVER, B.C. - RCMP in British Columbia's southern Interior say a man has been found dead after he failed to return home from a planned hike north of Oliver. The Mounties say the local detachment rece...
Aug 31, 2023
'Persistent' bears force 160 firefighters to pull out of B.C. Interior camp
GOLD BRIDGE, B.C. - About 160 firefighters battling a blaze in the British Columbia Interior have had to pull out of their camp after they were subjected to what the BC Wildfire Service calls "persist...
Aug 31, 2023
Lululemon ups forecast, tops expectations with double-digit earnings growth
VANCOUVER - Lululemon Athletica Inc. reported an 18 per cent surge in profits last quarter, prompting it to raise its fiscal forecast for the year after beating expectations. The Vancouver-based compa...
Aug 31, 2023
Federal Liberals appoint interim ethics commissioner after six-month vacancy
Ottawa has appointed an interim ethics watchdog, more than six months after the last permanent commissioner retired. The Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner released a statement...
Aug 31, 2023
A judge has blocked, for now, a Texas law drag show performers fear will shut them down
HOUSTON (AP) - A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a new Texas law that drag show artists fear will be used to shut them down or put them in jail. The law, approved by the Republican-contr...
Aug 31, 2023
Ongoing cost-of-living crisis should trigger another housing benefit payment: Singh
OTTAWA - The federal government needs to issue another $500 benefit payment for low-income families struggling to keep a roof over their heads, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday. Singh was in Soo...
Aug 31, 2023
