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Hundreds of jobs affected as Canfor announces pulp line closure at B.C. mill
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - An estimated 300 jobs in British Columbia will likely be gone by the end of the year as Canfor Pulp Products closes the pulp line at its Prince George pulp and paper mill. The Va...
Jan 12, 2023

Pillen names Ricketts to US Senate seat vacated by Sasse
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - In one of his first acts as Nebraska's governor, Republican Jim Pillen on Thursday named to the state's vacant U.S. Senate seat the former governor who helped him get elected. Pil...
Jan 12, 2023

White House: Classified documents found at Biden's home
WASHINGTON (AP) - Documents with classified markings from President Joe Biden's time as vice president were found at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, the White House said Thursday, days after it was ...
Jan 12, 2023

Rights group releases scathing report on Canada's violations of Indigenous rights
NEW YORK - A leading human rights group says Canada is failing to address long-standing abuses, delivering a scathing rebuke of what it calls the federal government's inadequate climate policy and vio...
Jan 12, 2023

Canada's Katherine Sebov qualifies for Australian Open main draw
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Katherine Sebov has made it into the main draw of the Australian Open. The Toronto native defeated Switzerland's Simona Waltert 6-3, 6-4 on Thursday in the final round ...
Jan 12, 2023

Toronto's Taylor Wilde finds her authentic self in an Impact Wrestling ring
TORONTO - It took a nearly decade-long absence from professional wrestling for Taylor Wilde to find herself. Now she's back in the squared circle as her most authentic self. The Toronto native is faci...
Jan 12, 2023

Fatal bat fungus White Nose Syndrome makes first appearances in Alberta
EDMONTON - A disease that has been nearly wiping out bat populations in Eastern Canada and the U.S. has made its first appearance in Alberta. White Nose Syndrome, a fungus that starves bats to death b...
Jan 12, 2023

Airlines, airports, transport minister to testify on holiday travel mess at committee
OTTAWA - From long hours waiting on hold to sleepless nights on airport floors and desperate scrambles to rebook flights and find missing bags, it was a holiday travel season that no one had on their ...
Jan 12, 2023

'A raw nerve': Alberta professor to assess level of white supremacy in military
The Department of National Defence has awarded a grant to a University of Alberta professor to conduct a deep dive into the extent of white supremacy in the Canadian Armed Forces. Andy Knight, a profe...
Jan 12, 2023

Kostin, McDavid lead Oilers' 6-2 rout of last-place Ducks
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Klim Kostin scored two goals, and Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had a goal and an assist apiece in the Edmonton Oilers' 6-2 victory over the last-place Anaheim Ducks on...
Jan 11, 2023