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Officials track the origin of a 'murder hornet' possibly from the U.S., found in B.C.
VANCOUVER - The remains of a giant hornet have been found in British Columbia, but the province's bee expert doubts there is any cause for alarm. Paul van Westendorp says the Asian giant hornet, somet...
Nov 03, 2021
Yukon government employees must get first vaccine dose by Nov. 30
WHITEHORSE - Yukon's premier has announced a vaccine mandate for government employees including front-line workers in the health-care system and teachers, but the territory has not yet determined any ...
Nov 03, 2021
Champagne in U.S. to talk unblocking supply chain, and push rare-earth minerals
OTTAWA - Federal cabinet minister Franois-Philippe Champagne starts two days of meetings in Washington today with the goal of unblocking North America's supply chain. Champagne is the federal innovati...
Nov 03, 2021
Canada's spy agency plans to offer 'significant' help assessing climate change threat
OTTAWA - A senior Canadian Security Intelligence Service official predicts the spy agency will make a "significant contribution" to understanding the threats posed by a warming planet as climate chang...
Nov 03, 2021
Royal B.C. Museum starts decolonization of galleries this month, says acting CEO
VICTORIA - The Royal British Columbia Museum is closing some sections of its galleries as it embarks on an effort to decolonize the institution. Daniel Muzyka, the museum's acting CEO, says in a state...
Nov 03, 2021
Frey wins 2nd term as Minneapolis mayor after bitter race
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey was reelected to a second term, surviving a bitter challenge in a race that focused on calls for changes to policing and racial justice, elections offic...
Nov 03, 2021
École St Mary High School Presents: 12 Angry Jurors
cole St Mary High School invites the community to Upstage Productions' two-act play, "12 Angry Jurors".Show.The times at cole St Mary High School areat 7:30 p.m. fromWednesday, November 24thto Saturda...
Nov 03, 2021
Officials tell AP that Iran seized Vietnamese oil tanker
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran seized a Vietnamese-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman last month and still holds the vessel, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday, rev...
Nov 03, 2021
Prince Albert police arrest man after ‘unknown 911 emergency’
Police had to use a taser on a man after responding to what they called an unknown 911 emergency Tuesday morning.Just after 11:30 a.m., police were called to a home on 20th Street East near Fifth Ave ...
Nov 03, 2021
Indigenous veterans go from 'forgotten soldiers' to Canadian heroes
The stories of the so-called "forgotten soldiers" are continuing to be told ahead of Remembrance Day.Every major conflict Canada's been a part of, including both World Wars, saw hundreds of Indigenous...
Nov 03, 2021
