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Carney announces plans to boost Canada's military footprint in the Arctic
IQALUIT - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Ottawa will expand the Canadian Armed Forces' presence in the Arctic and turn to Australia's over-the-horizon radar tech to monitor threats from adversaries such as China and Russia. Carney also pl...
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hold the line
B.C. Hydro rate caps pledged amid 'turbulent' economic climate
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s energy minister unveiled proposed electricity bill payment hike limits for the next two years. During a Monday, March 17 news conference in Vancouver, Adrian Dix said B.C. Hydro will submit an application to the B.C Utilities Commission for the utility increases to be set at 3.75 per cent. "It m...
Mar 17, 2025
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locked up
Prolific offender allegedly throws axe at truck, bear-sprays two Nanaimo Mounties
NANAIMO - Police had their hands full this past weekend responding to a report of a man throwing an axe into the back of a truck near Woodgrove Centre. It happened on Saturday, March 15 at about 4:30 p.m., where Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien said a civilian pointed out the alleged axe-thrower, who's allegedly 40-...
Mar 17, 2025
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early morning fire
Two Nanaimo Tesla Superchargers destroyed in apparent arson
NANAIMO - A pair of chargers were dismantled and others tampered with in an early morning fire deemed to be arson. The incident was called into 911 on Saturday, March 15 just after 3 a.m. at the Woodgrove Centre beside Chapters on the Island Hwy., with responding crews finding two of the seven chargers on fire.Nanaimo ...
Mar 17, 2025
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lights, camera, action!
Resident Alien season 4 filming starts in Ladysmith
LADYSMITH - Transforming the downtown core of a quant mid-Island community into a small town in Colorado is evidently a good fit for a popular American-based TV series. Taping of the popular fictional series Resident Alien returns to Ladysmith for its fourth season, with filming taking place between Monday, March 17 an...
Mar 17, 2025
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international affairs
Carney, Macron vow to strengthen ties to tackle geopolitical, economic crises
PARIS - Canada must strengthen ties with France and other allies in the face of geopolitical and economic crises, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday in France. Making opening remarks in Paris before a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, ...
Mar 17, 2025
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British Columbia

CP NewsAlert: Vancouver International Auto Show removes Tesla from event over safety
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver International Auto Show says it has removed Tesla from participating in this week's event over safety concerns. Executive Director Eric Nicholl says the show asked the electric carmaker to withdraw because of a "primary concern" for the safety of workers, attendees and exhibitors. Mo...
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B.C.'s Forests Ministry told to protect cultural sites, First Nation's water source
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The Forest Practices Board says the British Columbia government "did not follow the law" when it approved range use plans that near the Halfway River First Nation's watershed and at its culturally significant sites. The nation complained to the board in 2023 about grazing livestock being...
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B.C. doles out grant funding to bolster food manufacturing sector
KELOWNA, B.C. - The B.C. government is contributing $6.6 million in grant funding to food manufacturing firms across the province, saying it will help create jobs and bolster domestic food security. Jobs Minister Diana Gibson says money from the province's manufacturing jobs fund will go to seven B.C. companies, includ...
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B.C. geoduck exports facing possible devastation as Chinese tariffs loom
VANCOUVER - British Columbia seafood producers are bracing for impact as China is slated to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on geoduck clams, a move that could devastate the multimillion-dollar export industry that is built almost exclusively on Chinese markets. Christina Burridge, executive director with the BC Seafood All...
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Telus, Nvidia announce plans to develop 'sovereign AI factory' in Quebec
VANCOUVER - Canadian telecommunications giant Telus and U.S. artificial intelligence tech heavyweight Nvidia have announced plans to build what they call a "sovereign AI factory" in eastern Quebec. The companies say they will provide Canadian businesses and researchers with the supercomputers and software the...
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Audit finds B.C.'s forest management hurt by flawed data without clear methodology
VICTORIA - An audit has found that British Columbia's government did not have a clear method for calculating the carbon being stored or released in provincial forests, which undermined the credibility in reporting from the Forests Ministry. The Office of the Auditor General of B.C. says in the report that defined metho...
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Canada

Prime Minister Mark Carney set to host meeting with Canada's premiers Friday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting a meeting with Canada's premiers on Friday. The Prime Minister's Office and the office of Ontario Premier Doug Ford confirmed details of the meeting. Audrey Champoux, Carney's lead press secretary, says t...
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Vancouver International Auto Show removes Tesla, citing safety concerns at event
VANCOUVER - Tesla has been removed from participating in this week's Vancouver International Auto Show over safety concerns, the event's executive director says. Eric Nicholl said Tuesday that the show asked the electric carmaker to withdraw because o...
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Conservatives say there will be no media seats on Poilievre's election campaign
OTTAWA - The Conservative party is breaking from tradition and will not be allowing media onboard planes and buses to cover Pierre Poilievre's election campaign. In an email Tuesday, national campaign director Jenni Byrne said costs for travel have "ri...
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B.C. geoduck clam exports facing devastation from Chinese tariffs on massive molluscs
VANCOUVER - Diversification has become a mantra for Canadian exporters in the new age of tariffs, but for harvesters of British Columbia's geoduck clams, that's a high hurdle, said BC Seafood Alliance executive director Christina Burridge. She said Chi...
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Liberals lagging behind other parties on nominating candidates as election looms
OTTAWA - With a federal election call expected any day now, the Liberal party has only nominated about half of the candidates it would need to have a full slate on the ballot even as their polling numbers have been jump-started following their recent l...
11h ago
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Axworthy 'deeply dismayed' as eastern European states propose leaving landmine treaty
OTTAWA - Former foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy wants Canada to mount a campaign with like-minded countries to stop eastern European allies from leaving a treaty he helped broker that bans the use of anti-personnel landmines. On Tuesday, defenc...
12h ago
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