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Iowa law limits gender identity instruction, removes books depicting sex acts from school libraries
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa teachers will be banned from raising gender identity and sexual orientation issues with students through grade six, and all books depicting sex acts will be removed from s...
May 26, 2023
From Italy to B.C.: Jevoni Robinson has taken an unusual route to the CFL
It was an assistant basketball coach who first spotted Jevoni Robinson and started his unlikely path to the CFL. Robinson was enrolled at North Carolina State and playing a pick-up game of basketball ...
May 26, 2023
Central Vancouver Island to get cancer centre at Nanaimo hospital, says B.C. premier
NANAIMO, B.C. - Premier David Eby says the city of Nanaimo on central Vancouver Island is the latest British Columbia community to receive government approval for a cancer care centre. The centre will...
May 26, 2023
Cans for Kids fundraiser to send kids to summer camp
PRINCE GEORGE - Ness Lake Bible Camp is holding its annual Cans for Kids fundraiser Saturday, May 27.It will take place at the Nechako Bottle Depot from 9-4 p.m where residents are invited to drop off...
May 26, 2023
Canada rugby coach among sport's elite at Barbarians vs. World XV all-star game
As a former Welsh international, Kingsley Jones is used to being one of several Joneses on the roster. This weekend, the Canada rugby coach is assisting an Australian namesake in Eddie Jones with the ...
May 26, 2023
Judge says fire retardant drops are polluting streams but allows use to continue
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A judge ruled Friday that chemical retardant dropped on wildfires by the U.S. Forest Service is polluting streams in western states in violation of federal law, but said that it...
May 26, 2023
About half of Canada's environment ministers skip meeting on biodiversity loss
OTTAWA - More than half of the provinces' ministers have skipped out on a meeting with the feds and Indigenous leaders to discuss halting land and water loss in Canada. Environment ministers from Sask...
May 26, 2023
Death of Vancouver Island teen prompts ongoing criminal case, pleas for information
DUNCAN, B.C. - RCMP on Vancouver Island say an investigation into the death of a 15-year-old girl in Duncan, B.C., earlier this month has been an "extreme priority" for officers. A news release from t...
May 26, 2023
McLeod Lake Indian Band in pursuit of $5B hydrogen project
ckpgMCLEOD LAKE - The McLeod Lake Indian Band is exploring the development of one of Canada's largest hydrogen projects. It would be hosted at the Tse'khene Energy Transition Hub, 80 kilometres north ...
May 26, 2023
Florida man pleads not guilty after Canada-U.S. human smuggling tragedy in Manitoba
DULUTH, Minn. - A Florida man has pleaded not guilty to human smuggling charges after the frozen bodies of a family of four migrants were found near the Canada-U.S. border last year. Steve Shand, 48, ...
May 26, 2023