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B.C. fisherman fined $33K for harvesting in 'globally unique' glass-sponge reefs
VANCOUVER - The owner of a commercial halibut vessel in British Columbia has received more than $33,000 in fines for fishing in a marine protected area containing glass sponge reefs unique to the wate...
Aug 08, 2024

Canada and Australia's defence ministers meet on co-operation
VANCOUVER - Canada and Australia's defence ministers say their countries are dealing with similar challenges in an era of global volatility not seen since the Second World War, and strengthening co-op...
Aug 08, 2024

Canada and Australia's defence ministers meet on co-operation
VANCOUVER - Canada and Australia's defence ministers say their countries are dealing with similar challenges in an era of global volatility not seen since the Second World War, and strengthening co-op...
Aug 08, 2024

Beautiful weather leads to great business for golf courses
PRINCE GEORGE - The weather this golf season has been about as good as it can get for the local golf courses, leading to better conditions and more business."We opened the golf course April 12 of this...
Aug 08, 2024

Saskatchewan government promises to cover $1M of landfill search for missing woman
SASKATOON, Sask. - The Saskatchewan government says it will pay $1 million to help cover the cost of a landfill search for the remains of a missing woman. Saskatoon police have said it cost $1.5 milli...
Aug 08, 2024

Quebec hotel workers in three cities strike over lagging contract talks
MONTREAL - About 2,600 unionized employees from hotels in some of the province's largest cities walked off the job Thursday, protesting an impasse in contract talks. The 24-hour strike hit 23 hotels i...
Aug 08, 2024

CFLPA executive director Brian Ramsay to leave union by end of next month
TORONTO - Brian Ramsay is stepping down as executive director of the CFL Players' Association, the union announced Thursday. The CFLPA said Ramsay "is pursuing a new opportunity," and will leave the o...
Aug 08, 2024

Fight brewing at CRTC over first Online News Act payment by Google
OTTAWA - A new fight is playing out at the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission over the first $100-million annual payment Google agreed to pay Canadian news outlets. The group ...
Aug 08, 2024

Minister for women won't comment on committee drama as Liberal MP defends actions
OTTAWA - The federal minister for women won't comment after a House of Commons committee that was supposed to discuss violence against women last week instead dissolved into political chaos. Witnesses...
Aug 08, 2024

B.C. appoints new chief coroner, while overdose health emergency lingers
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has appointed Dr. Jatinder Baidwan as the province's new chief coroner following the retirement of Lisa Lapointe earlier this year. The Ministry of Public Sa...
Aug 08, 2024