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Pacific Salmon Commission raises forecast for B.C. Fraser River pink salmon run
VICTORIA - The run of pink salmon in British Columbia's Fraser River is exceeding expectations this summer. The Pacific Salmon Commission is increasing its projections of pink salmon returns to possib...
Aug 17, 2023
Pacific Salmon Commission raises forecast for B.C. Fraser River pink salmon run
VICTORIA - The run of pink salmon in British Columbia's Fraser River is exceeding expectations this summer. The Pacific Salmon Commission is increasing its projections of pink salmon returns to possib...
Aug 17, 2023
WestJet adjusts prices, flight schedule amid Yellowknife evacuation efforts
WestJet says it's adjusting prices and adding capacity to help with evacuation efforts in Yellowknife. Residents of the city and two nearby First Nations have been ordered out by noon Friday while cre...
Aug 17, 2023
Three Canadian women make watch list for NCAA soccer's Hermann Trophy
Canadians Jade Rose, Maya Antoine and Mya Jones are among the 56 women named to the 2023 Hermann Trophy watch list. The award, presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club, goes to the top NCAA pl...
Aug 17, 2023
Communities spring into action to help N.W.T. wildfire evacuees
CALGARY - Communities receiving those fleeing the Northwest Territories wildfires are springing into action to help. Calgary pet charity Parachutes for Pets says it's gathering supplies for animals an...
Aug 17, 2023
Raft rescue at confluence of Nechako and Fraser rivers
PRINCE GEORGE - Prince George Fire Rescue rescued seven members of a float party at the confluence of the Nechako and Fraser rivers Wednesday afternoon.The City of Prince George says the Swiftwater re...
Aug 17, 2023
Montreal Chinatown residents urge city to act against crime, drug use
MONTREAL - Residents of Montreal's Chinatown are urging the city to act against what they describe as rising crime and drug use in their neighbourhood. A group of residents and merchants told a news c...
Aug 17, 2023
The victim of an illegal tackle, Canada's Ben LeSage part of raging rugby controversy
Canada's Ben LeSage has unwittingly found himself in the middle of a raging rugby controversy. The Canadian co-captain is a victim rather culprit in the story which involves two separate red cards in ...
Aug 17, 2023
NDP calls on feds to give study permits to institutions with 'credible' housing plan
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced a plan to address student housing shortages on Thursday. The party is calling on the federal government to allocate student permits to post-secondary instit...
Aug 17, 2023
Canada mulling 'game plan' if U.S. takes far-right, authoritarian shift: Joly
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly says Canada has been considering a "game plan" for how it would respond if the United States takes a far-right, authoritarian shift after next year's pres...
Aug 17, 2023