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Statues to hatchet-wielding colonist reconsidered
BOSTON - The fierce monuments honour an English colonist who, legend has it, slaughtered her Native American captors after the gruesome killing of her baby. But the statues to Hannah Duston - one in M...
Apr 29, 2021
Sheriff: Deputies who didn't fire at Black man back on duty
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - A North Carolina sheriff said Thursday that he has put four deputies involved in the case of a Black man who was fatally shot last week back on active duty after a review of bod...
Apr 29, 2021
B.C. working to house people camping in Vancouver park as deadline to leave looms
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's housing minister says campers in Vancouver's Strathcona Park can either choose to accept the housing they are offered or leave the park by tomorrow's deadline. David Eby...
Apr 29, 2021
B.C. working to house people camping in Vancouver park as deadline to leave looms
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's housing minister says campers in Vancouver's Strathcona Park can either choose to accept the housing they are offered or leave the park by tomorrow's deadline. David Eby...
Apr 29, 2021
Climb for Cancer fundraiser postponed to later in 2021 due to COVID-19
PRINCE GEORGE - The 6th annual climb for cancer fundraiser will be going ahead in 2021, but not in April as it usually does due to the pandemic.Organizers say it will happen later this year in a revis...
Apr 29, 2021
Monument unveiled at N.S. base to recall lives lost in naval helicopter crash
EASTERN PASSAGE, N.S. - A stone monument was unveiled today on the first anniversary of a naval helicopter crash that claimed the lives of six Canadian Forces personnel when the aircraft plunged into ...
Apr 29, 2021
Newfoundland and Labrador rethinking plan to rename Red Indian Lake after criticism
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador government is walking back its plan to rename Red Indian Lake following criticism from local residents about a lack of consultation. The Office of Indi...
Apr 29, 2021
Alberta, B.C. caribou lose twice as much habitat from fire, industry as they gain
A newly published paper says threatened caribou herds have lost twice as much habitat as they've gained over the last twenty years. Researchers used satellite photos to demonstrate that wildfires, for...
Apr 29, 2021
Anaheim Ducks goalie Ryan Miller to retire at end of season
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Anaheim Ducks goalie Ryan Miller will retire at the conclusion of the season, ending the 18-year career of the winningest American-born goaltender in NHL history. The 40-year-old Mil...
Apr 29, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak at BC Hydro Site C project
SPRINCE GEORGE--Northern Health Public Health has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at the BC Hydro Site C hydroelectric dam project, located in Northeast B.C. There are 13 active cases, two of the most re...
Apr 29, 2021