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Canada lags behind allies as NATO plans to increase defence spending targets
VILNIUS, Lithuania - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has made no secret of the fact that he wants more from member nations at this year's leaders' summit. Exactly how much more is still a matt...
Jul 11, 2023
'Seeing is believing': VR project immerses viewers in climate change on Yukon island
HERSCHEL ISLAND, YUKON - Surrounded by chirping birds, buzzing mosquitoes and waves gently lapping on the shore, viewers travel through time, witnessing a permafrost thaw slump, rising floodwaters and...
Jul 11, 2023
First Nations chiefs gather in Halifax to hear from new interim chief after ousting
HALIFAX - Hundreds of Indigenous leaders are gathering today in Halifax for the start of the Assembly of First Nations annual general assembly, where they will hear from their new interim national chi...
Jul 11, 2023
Corporate ethics czar starting human-rights probes around Canadian imports from China
Ottawa's corporate-ethics watchdog is set to announce multiple investigations into whether Canadian companies are importing products made through human-rights abuses in China, a move advocates have so...
Jul 11, 2023
Helicopter with 6 on board including foreign tourists is missing near Mount Everest in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - A helicopter carrying foreign tourists went missing Tuesday in the Mount Everest area of Nepal and contact was lost with the aircraft. The helicopter was returning to the capit...
Jul 10, 2023
Council gets update on new Bylaws "best practices"
PRINCE GEORGE - Come August 1st, the City's Bylaw Services Officers will be carrying defensive batons, pepper spray and handcuffs.During a presentation to Council, Bylaw Officers "get a bad rap" becau...
Jul 10, 2023
Julio Rodríguez hit a record 41 homers in the Home Run Derby's first round to beat Pete Alonso
SEATTLE (AP) - Mariners star Julio Rodrguez hit a record 41 homers in the first round before his hometown fans, advancing to the semifinals of the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night along with Ta...
Jul 10, 2023
Julio Rodríguez hit a record 41 homers in the Home Run Derby's first round to beat Pete Alonso
SEATTLE (AP) - Mariners star Julio Rodrguez hit a record 41 homers in the first round before his hometown fans, advancing to the semifinals of the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night along with Ta...
Jul 10, 2023
Evacuation order near Burns Lake expanded
BURNS LAKE - An evacuation order for the Tintagel wildfire near Burns Lake has been expanded.The decision to do so was made at 5 p.m. Monday night by the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako.The Regio...
Jul 10, 2023
Staff at lodge for LNG workers approve strike, potentially disrupting Kitimat project
KITIMAT, B.C. - Employees at a lodge housing workers for LNG Canada's gas facility in Kitimat, B.C., have authorized strike action, potentially disrupting construction of the massive project. The unio...
Jul 10, 2023