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Cariboo First Nations work together to increase wood-fibre use
WILLIAMS LAKE-A million dollar grant from the Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC) to Central Chilcotin Rehabilitation Ltd. will increase the use of waste wood fibre, bringing more wood products t...
Aug 06, 2020

After recovering from virus, Domingo vows to clear name
SALZBURG, Austria - Placido Domingo is back in Europe to receive a lifetime achievement award after a bout with the coronavirus, vowing in an interview with a top Italian daily newspaper to clear his ...
Aug 06, 2020

Coroner: TV host Flack killed herself before assault trial
LONDON - A British coroner ruled Thursday that reality TV host Caroline Flack killed herself while facing an assault trial she feared would end her career and bring unbearable media scrutiny. Flack, t...
Aug 06, 2020

Georges Island: public granted access to historic island in Halifax harbour
HALIFAX - Ottawa has announced the public will soon be able to visit Georges Island, the national historic site in the middle of Halifax harbour, on weekend boat tours. Halifax MP Andy ...
Aug 06, 2020

Saudi Crown prince sent hit squad to Canada to kill former spy, lawsuit claims
TORONTO - The crown prince of Saudi Arabia sent a hit squad to Canada in an effort to hunt down and kill a former top intelligence official who knows too much, a civil suit filed Thursday in cour...
Aug 06, 2020

New York attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA
New York's attorney general sued the National Rifle Association on Thursday, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business over allegations that high-ranking executives diverte...
Aug 06, 2020

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tests positive ahead of Trump visit
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tested positive Thursday for the coronavirus just ahead a planned meeting with President Donald Trump. The Republican governor's office said Thursday that he too...
Aug 06, 2020

Ottawa's buffer against provincial economic shocks needs reform: economist
CALGARY - A new paper suggests a federal program meant to buffer provinces against economic shocks is not up to the task - especially in the COVID-19 era. University of Calgary economis...
Aug 06, 2020

Vogue UK spotlights Black activists, social change
LONDON - The British issue of Vogue is devoting its September issue to activism, with a cover featuring two Black activists and produced by a predominantly Black team. Editor-in-chief Edward Enninful,...
Aug 06, 2020

As CERB winds down, labour group asks Liberals to rethink EI
OTTAWA - A workers-rights group is calling on the federal government to rethink the employment insurance program as an emergency benefit for workers is set to run out. The government estimates four mi...
Aug 06, 2020