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B.C. set up a panel on bear deaths, will review conservation officer training
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is partnering with a bear welfare group to reduce the number of bears being euthanized in the province. Nicholas Scapillati, executive director of Grizzly Be...
Sep 09, 2024

Ootsa Lake fire complex out of control
PRINCE GEORGE - The fire season is not over. Lightning strikes back in July caused four fires around Ootsa Lake, but they were manageable. That changed on September 1st when extreme fire behaviour kic...
Sep 09, 2024

Canada Soccer and national team players move closer to long-awaited labour deal
TORONTO - Canada Soccer has reached a "framework" for a long-awaited labour agreement with its men's and women's national teams. But the deal is contingent on a reworked deal with Canadian Soccer Busi...
Sep 09, 2024

BC United sources leak 'extremism' file on B.C. Conservatives' executive Isidorou
VICTORIA - Sources in the Official Opposition BC United party have leaked a file on the "extremism" of the B.C. Conservatives' executive director, Angelo Isidorou, less than two weeks after the partie...
Sep 09, 2024

BC United sources leak 'extremism' file on B.C. Conservatives' executive Isidorou
VICTORIA - Sources in the Official Opposition BC United party have leaked a file on the "extremism" of the B.C. Conservatives' executive director, Angelo Isidorou, less than two weeks after the partie...
Sep 09, 2024

Canada coach Jesse Marsch expects Mexico to present a tough test in Texas friendly
Despite Mexico failing to impress at this summer's Copa America and firing coach Jaime Lozano after failing to get out of the group stage, Canada coach Jesse Marsch is expecting a tough test Tuesday w...
Sep 09, 2024

PWHL names and logos receive mixed reactions: 'You will never please everyone'
Hockey star Hilary Knight wouldn't expect anything less. More than a year after the circuit was founded, the Professional Women's Hockey League unveiled much-anticipated names and logos for all six fr...
Sep 09, 2024

Canada launches legal challenges of U.S. softwood lumber duty increases
OTTAWA - The federal government says Canada will challenge recent increases to softwood lumber duties by the United States. International Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada has taken steps to launch t...
Sep 09, 2024

Experts say Harris-Trump debate will be 'most consequential 90 minutes' of campaign
WASHINGTON - Kamala Harris will bring her message of joy directly to Donald Trump during a debate that experts say is shaping up to be a critical moment ahead of the November U.S. election. "This is p...
Sep 09, 2024

Man accused of shooting 5 on Kentucky interstate vowed to 'kill a lot of people,' warrant says
LONDON, Ky. (AP) - The man suspected of opening fire on a highway in Kentucky sent a text message vowing to "kill a lot of people" less than 30 minutes before he shot and wounded five people on Inters...
Sep 09, 2024