Author Archives:
B.C.'s 'war in the woods' battlegrounds to be permanently protected
VICTORIA - Forests that were environmental and Indigenous rights battlegrounds over clearcut logging during British Columbia's "war in the woods" in the 1980s and 1990s are set to receive permanent pr...
Jun 18, 2024
Vancouver Canucks sign defenceman Hronek to eight-year extension
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenceman Filip Hronek to an eight-year extension with an average annual value of US$7.25 million. Hronek, 26, was set to become a restricted free agent ...
Jun 18, 2024
B.C. liberties group to file complaint of violent arrests in pro-Palestine protest
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association says it will be filing a complaint with the Vancouver Police Department's civilian oversight board, saying police used "excessive use of fo...
Jun 18, 2024
Over 50 Sask. First Nations receive first of their kind gas safety signs
New safety signs, designed by a Saskatchewan Indigenous artist, are being rolled across 52 gasified First Nations throughout the province.SaskEnergy's aim with the project is to deliver natural gas sa...
Jun 18, 2024
B.C. Lions quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. named CFL's top offensive player
TORONTO - Leading the B.C. Lions to their first win of the season earned quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. the nod as top offensive player on the CFL honour roll Tuesday. Adams earned a grade of 94.6 from ...
Jun 18, 2024
Conceição scores in stoppage time to get Portugal off to winning start at Euro 2024
LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) - Portugal substitute Francisco Conceio scored in stoppage time for a 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in their European Championship opening game on Tuesday. Conceio, who only ma...
Jun 18, 2024
Wildfire damages hundreds of structures in New Mexican village after residents flee
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham declared a state of emergency in southern New Mexico on Tuesday after wildfires destroyed or damaged hundreds of structures in the mountainous village...
Jun 18, 2024
Parliamentary budget officer says government not muzzling him over carbon price data
OTTAWA - Parliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux says he is not being "muzzled" by the federal Liberals over economic data related to the impact of carbon pricing. Giroux is correcting the record aft...
Jun 18, 2024
Heat wave or heat dome? Weather experts don't agree on the definitions
MONTREAL - There's no doubt the weather across much of Eastern Canada this week is very, very hot. But is the region experiencing a heat wave or a heat dome, and what is the difference between the two...
Jun 18, 2024
US government, for the 1st time, details how Northwest dams devastated the region’s Native tribes
SEATTLE (AP) - The U.S. government on Tuesday acknowledged for the first time the harms that the construction and operation of dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest have cause...
Jun 18, 2024
