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50 million-year-old dragonfly fossils from BC identified and named
VANCOUVER-Researchers at Simon Fraser University (SFU) say that six dragonfly species dating back to around 50 million years ago are the first from BC and Washington to receive names.Paleontologist Br...
Nov 11, 2019 Courtesy of SFU Research

Canada among three G20 countries least likely to hit emissions targets
OTTAWA - A report card on global climate action says Canada's plan to meet its greenhouse-gas emissions targets is among the worst in the G20. Climate Transparency today is grading all the countr...
Nov 11, 2019

Film probes history of Native Americans in the US military
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Before Chuck Boers joined the U.S. Army, the Lipan Apache member was given his family's eagle feathers. The feathers had been carried by his great-great-great-grandfather on his ri...
Nov 11, 2019

Quebec overturns decision to deny French woman immigration documents over her French
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has overturned a decision to deny a French woman her Quebec immigration documents because a chapter of her PhD thesis was written in English. The c...
Nov 11, 2019

Two showcase franchises meet as Toronto and Seattle clash again in MLS Cup final
SEATTLE - A season that started in turmoil could end in triumph Sunday for Toronto FC. TFC will have to do it on hostile ground, however, with a sellout crowd of more than 69,000 solidly behind t...
Nov 11, 2019

Rockslide closes part of Telegraph Creek Rd.
TELEGRAPH CREEK- DriveBC has reported a rockslide that has caused the closure of a road.Telegraph Creek Rd (Hwy.51) is closed between Glenora Rd and Tahltan River Bridge, 19 KM east of Telegraph Creek...
Nov 11, 2019 ID 40404539 © Kevinbrine | Dreamstime.com

Atomic watchdog: Iran's stockpiles of uranium still growing
VIENNA - The U.N. atomic watchdog says Iran's stockpiles of low-enriched uranium are still growing in violation of the 2015 nuclear deal. In a confidential quarterly report distributed to member state...
Nov 11, 2019

Help finding wanted man
DAWSON CREEK-RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a man wanted in two provinces.38-year-old Justin Robert Hill is wanted in BC and Alberta on warrants issued out of Fort St. John for frau...
Nov 11, 2019 Courtesy of RCMP

Press group: Hollywood libel lawsuit could set bad precedent
FAIRFAX, Va. - Free press advocates in Virginia are concerned that a libel lawsuit between Hollywood actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard could set a bad precedent. The Virginia Press Association asked ...
Nov 11, 2019

Jury has questions as deliberations continue in Halifax jail cell death case
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia jury will return to deliberations Sunday morning in the case of two special constables charged in the death of an impaired 41-year-old man who suffocat...
Nov 11, 2019