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SOUND OFF: B.C.'s struggling forest industry needs our help
THIS WEEK BROUGHT NEWS of more mill closures and curtailments, which hurt our economy as well as the livelihoods of workers and their families. Canfor has announced the shutdown of its Vavenby mill wh...
Jun 06, 2019 Image Credit: CFJC Today / Kent Simmonds
Survey suggests Canadians eager to shift from plastic packages, but cost a factor
HALIFAX - A survey of over 1,000 Canadians indicates the vast majority of respondents are eager to reduce single use plastics, but aren't always on board with paying more for alternatives. The Agri-Fo...
Jun 06, 2019
Shorthanded Toronto FC side hopes to end 6-game winless skid against Sporting KC
Toronto FC will be missing some star power when it tries to end a six-game winless skid Friday night against a slumping Sporting Kansas City side. Americans Jozy Altidore and Michael Bradley...
Jun 06, 2019
Free-speech advocates and MPs clash over how to combat online hate
OTTAWA - The name and words of the man accused of killing 51 people in the Christchurch, New Zealand mosque attacks will be struck from the records of the House of Commons justice committee, its membe...
Jun 06, 2019
R. Kelly pleads not guilty to 11 more sex-related charges
CHICAGO - R&B singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty to 11 additional sex-related charges on Thursday, including four counts that carry a maximum prison term of 30 years in prison. Prosecutors did not...
Jun 06, 2019
Avoid screen-use battles by setting rules early and before kids gets phones: doc
VANCOUVER - Parents should prioritize healthy habits such as physical fitness, nutrition and sleep over screen time long before kids reach their teenage years when arguments over d...
Jun 06, 2019
Young Quebecers take Ottawa to court in class action over climate change
MONTREAL - Lawyers representing Quebecers aged 35 and under are in court today trying to convince a judge to allow a class action lawsuit against the federal government for its failure to combat clima...
Jun 06, 2019
Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski secures spot in French Open mixed doubles final
PARIS - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski is off to the French Open mixed doubles final. The second-seeded team of Dabrowski and Mate Pavic of Croatia beat unseeded Nadiia Kichenok of Ukraine and Ausam-Ul-H...
Jun 06, 2019
Arkansas police confirm dead body is former state lawmaker
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Authorities in Arkansas have confirmed that a body found outside the home of a former state legislator is hers and say they're investigating the case as a homicide. Arkansas State ...
Jun 06, 2019
Conductor's tenure at Berlin Staatsoper extended to 2027
BERLIN - Conductor Daniel Barenboim is getting a five-year contract extension as general music director of Berlin's Staatsoper, which would keep the maestro at the opera house until 2027, the city gov...
Jun 06, 2019
