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UNESCO reaffirms threats to Wood Buffalo National Park; calls for action on oilsands
A United Nations body has affirmed earlier findings that Canada's largest national park remains under environmental threats from dams, oilsands development and climate change. The UNESCO report, issue...
Jul 04, 2023
A quick look at the ongoing strike by British Columbia port workers
VANCOUVER - About 7,400 workers have been on strike at ports along British Columbia's coast since Saturday morning. Contract talks between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada and th...
Jul 04, 2023
A quick look at the ongoing strike by British Columbia port workers
VANCOUVER - About 7,400 workers have been on strike at ports along British Columbia's coast since Saturday morning. Contract talks between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada and th...
Jul 04, 2023
Bull rider heralded as 'up-and-coming star' dies during weekend rodeo near Calgary
CALGARY - A bull rider heralded as a promising star on the Indigenous rodeo circuit has died during a competition in southern Alberta. Reg Fountain, emergency management director for the Stoney Nakoda...
Jul 04, 2023
Jays pitcher Manoah set to return from minors, manager eyes Friday start at Detroit
CHICAGO - Toronto pitcher Alek Manoah is set to return from a conditioning stint and start for the Blue Jays on Friday. Jays manager John Schneider told reporters before Toronto's series-opening game ...
Jul 04, 2023
Oilers sign Condors' netminder Rodrigue to one-year deal
EDMONTON - The Edmonton Oilers padded their goaltending ranks by signing 22-year-old Olivier Rodrigue on Tuesday to a one-year, two-way NHL contract with an average annual value of US$775,000. The six...
Jul 04, 2023
Omineca wildfire complex update
PRINCE GEORGE - The Big Creek Wildfire north of Fort St. James had officials issue an evacuation order with the Takla First Nation area early Friday evening. The warmer temperature expected over the n...
Jul 04, 2023
N.W.T. reports suspected anthrax outbreak in Slave River Lowlands bison
YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories government says there is a suspected anthrax outbreak among the Slave River Lowlands bison population. The Department of Environment and Climate Change says 15 ...
Jul 04, 2023
Prince George Golf and Curling Club hosting B.C. Junior Championships
PRINCE GEORGE- The Prince George Golf and Curling Club is busy this week, hosting the B.C. Junior Championships.The championship welcomes 131 of the best male and female junior golfers from across the...
Jul 04, 2023
Air raid sirens sound in southern Israel, raising risk of new front of fighting
JENIN, West Bank (AP) - The Israeli military is reporting air-raid sirens in southern Israel, indicating rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. A rocket strike would risk opening up a new front of fighting ...
Jul 04, 2023