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West Fraser and Mercer International dissolve joint venture in Cariboo Pulp and Paper
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. and Mercer International Inc. are dissolving their 50/50 joint venture in Cariboo Pulp and Paper. Vancouver-based West Fraser will be the sole owner and operator of ...
Apr 2, 2024
Montreal family fighting deportation to Nigeria can stay for now, advocates say
MONTREAL - Advocates for a Montreal family fighting deportation to Nigeria say they have been granted temporary permission to stay in Canada. Quebec legislature member Guillaume Cliche-Rivard says an ...
Apr 2, 2024
PWHL effect infuses 2024 women's world hockey championship
UTICA, N.Y. - How the new Professional Women's Hockey League will change the international game is the buzz heading into the 2024 women's world hockey championship. The 10-country tournament opening W...
Apr 2, 2024
B.C. to ban some 'personal use' evictions, stop rent increases over new children
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is making changes to rental laws, stopping bad-faith evictions, protecting families who add a child and helping landlords who have problematic tenants. Premi...
Apr 2, 2024
Police investigate multi-tractor crash as carbon-levy protests continue in Alberta
COCHRANE, ALBERTA, CANADA - Mounties in Alberta say they're keeping traffic moving on the Trans-Canada Highway despite a roadside carbon-levy protest, and say five large farm tractors have already cau...
Apr 2, 2024
B.C. records net loss of more than 8,600 in interprovincial migration in 2023
VICTORIA - British Columbia had more people moving out to other provinces in 2023 than those coming in the opposite direction for the first time in more than a decade, according to figures from Statis...
Apr 2, 2024
Boy, 11, killed by large dogs while visiting Edmonton home
EDMONTON - Police say an 11-year-old boy has died after he was attacked by two large dogs in an Edmonton home. Officers responded to the attack at the home in the city's south side on Monday night. Po...
Apr 2, 2024
Family and friends recall 'brave' and 'selfless' aid workers killed in Israeli airstrike
An Israeli airstrike that killed seven aid workers in Gaza reverberated around the world Tuesday, as friends and relatives mourned the losses of those who were delivering food to besieged Palestinians...
Apr 2, 2024
B.C. introduces bill for First Nations land acquisition, holding rights
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government has introduced a bill that would give federally recognized First Nations the legal right to acquire and hold land in the province. B.C.'s Ministry of Indigenou...
Apr 2, 2024
Vancouver Whitecaps stand to profit if Bayern Munich sells Alphonso Davies
Count the Vancouver Whitecaps among those watching Alphonso Davies' future with Bayern Munich with interest. The Whitecaps will benefit from any future transfer, thanks to a sell-on clause negotiated ...
Apr 2, 2024