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VERNON, B.C. - Tolko says operations at its Soda Creek and Armstrong lumber mills will resume on Monday (Mar. 6).The Vernon-based forestry company first enacted downtime at all of its B.C. operations ...

Alberta didn't live up to the terms of a deal it has with the Northwest Territories to inform it about threats to its shared watershed after two major oilsands tailings spills, the territory's environ...

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Canadian speedskaters Isabelle Weidemann, Ivanie Blondin and Valrie Maltais claimed the world title in women's team pursuit on Friday after the Dutch team was disqualified du...

Kyle Dubas got most his shopping done early this year. The Toronto Maple Leafs general manager then made one more deal before Friday's tepid NHL trade deadline passed. Dubas swung five trades between ...

DUNEDIN, Fla. - Rainer Nunez hit a walk-off two-run single as the Toronto Blue Jays came back to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 on Friday in spring training baseball action. Nunez's hit capped a three-ru...

EDMONTON - Ken Holland thinks the Edmonton Oilers got "pretty close" to fulfilling their trade-deadline wish list, despite being up against the salary cap. The Oilers brought in defenceman Mattias Ekh...

Ottawa Redblacks general manager Shawn Burke could be swayed into giving up the first pick of the 2023 CFL draft. Burke said Friday from the CFL's regional combine in Kitchener, Ont., that he's keepin...

PRINCE GEORGE - In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, restaurants have been hit hard, dealing with early closures and then varying levels of restrictions being in place for months. The B.C. provi...

MONTREAL - Two former cleaning employees of the Algerian Consulate in Montreal are suing the government of Algeria and its Foreign Affairs Department for about $450,000 in damages and unpaid wages. Ma...

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A researcher says pet owners who dump their unwanted goldfish into British Columbia's waterways are putting native fish populations at risk. Brian Heise, an associate professor in the...