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French Creek Eagle Sanctuary soars past lofty fundraising goal
NANAIMO - Purchase of an 18 acre plot of land in French Creek can go ahead after an ambitious fundraising goal was met.The site will be home to the French Creek Estuary Eagle Sanctuary, a protected na...
Apr 13, 2022
Protestors charged in high-profile incidents in Kelowna
Charges have been laid against two people in separate incidents in Kelowna last year that received significant media attention.On July 13, 2021 RCMP officers were called to a complaint of protestors a...
Apr 13, 2022
Quebec duck farm says it has detected a case of highly pathogenic avian flu
MONTREAL - A Quebec duck farm says it has detected a case of avian flu in one of its breeding facilities. Brome Lake Ducks says in a news release that the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influe...
Apr 13, 2022
Police trying to identify person of interest after recent suspicious fires
NANAIMO - Police have released the picture of an individual described as a person of interest in connection to recent intentionally set fires in Harewood.On Sunday, April 3 just after 7 a.m. fire crew...
Apr 13, 2022
Veteran jockey Stein looking forward to a full 2022 Woodbine racing schedule
TORONTO - It's been some time since veteran jockey Justin Stein could actually look forward to a full racing season at Woodbine Racetrack. The global pandemic forced delayed starts in 2020 and 2021. O...
Apr 13, 2022
Local governments need to upgrade to improve housing process: finance minister
VANCOUVER - Canada's finance minister says it's not the federal government's job to build all the houses Canadians need, but it will try to remove roadblocks with a $4-billion fund earmarked to help b...
Apr 13, 2022
Local governments need to upgrade to improve housing process: finance minister
VANCOUVER - Canada's finance minister says it's not the federal government's job to build all the houses Canadians need, but it will try to remove roadblocks with a $4-billion fund earmarked to help b...
Apr 13, 2022
'We must do better:' Nunavut leaders optimistic about housing money from Ottawa
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Leaders in Nunavut say they're happy with territory-specific housing money in the federal budget even though the amount is well below what they say is needed to address a long-stand...
Apr 13, 2022
Video: Michigan officer knelt on Black man, fatally shot him
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Video shows a police officer in Grand Rapids, Michigan, kneeling on the back of a Black man before fatally shooting him. Police released video from different sources Wednesd...
Apr 13, 2022
Kershaw takes perfect game through 6 innings vs. Twins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Clayton Kershaw took a perfect game through the sixth inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers in his season debut, dominating the Minnesota Twins with 12 strikeouts in 18 batters. Starti...
Apr 13, 2022