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USAID watchdog warns of lack of oversight of $8.2 billion in unspent aid after Trump moves
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Agency for International Development has lost almost all ability to track $8.2 billion in unspent humanitarian aid after the Trump administration's foreign funding freeze an...
Feb 10, 2025
French fry cooking leads to Uplands Rd. house fire
NANAIMO - A homeowner cooking a batch of french fries on a stove led to a damaging cooking fire in central Nanaimo.Emergency services were called to a home on Uplands Dr. just north of Mexicanna Rd. o...
Feb 10, 2025
Forge FC faces uphill battle in Mexico with CF Monterrey holding two-goal advantage
Forge FC faces an uphill task in Mexico on Tuesday when it looks to overturn a two-goal deficit in the second leg of its CONCACAF Champions Cup first-round series with CF Monterrey. Forge can take sol...
Feb 10, 2025
Liberal leadership hopeful Ruby Dhalla says she wants a translator for French debate
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidate Ruby Dhalla says that while she's still working on her French skills, she plans to ask for a translator to help her in the party's upcoming French-language debate...
Feb 10, 2025
After busy open-window period, CFL free agency slated to begin Tuesday afternoon
Shawn Burke is ready for CFL free agency to begin with much of the heavy lifting having already been done. The free-agent period officially begins Tuesday at 12:01 p.m. ET but that will be somewhat an...
Feb 10, 2025
B.C. airline Helijet donates medical helicopter for humanitarian use in Ukraine
RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia-based Helijet International has agreed to donate a fully operational medical helicopter for humanitarian use in Ukraine. The helicopter airline and charter service sa...
Feb 10, 2025
B.C. airline Helijet donates medical helicopter for humanitarian use in Ukraine
RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia-based Helijet International has agreed to donate a fully operational medical helicopter for humanitarian use in Ukraine. The helicopter airline and charter service sa...
Feb 10, 2025
Claims process for First Nations child welfare class action opens in March, AFN says
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations says children and their families who lived under Canada's First Nations child welfare system from 1991 to 2022 can apply for a class action settlement starting i...
Feb 10, 2025
Jones to coach Homan's team at Canadian women's curling championship
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Jennifer Jones returns to the Canadian women's curling championship as a coach of the world's top-ranked team. Defending Canadian and world champion Rachel Homan will have Jones on...
Feb 10, 2025
Singh promises 100% tariffs on Tesla, revival of electric vehicle incentive program
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canada should charge 100 per cent tariffs on Tesla vehicles for as long as its trade war with the United States continues. He also says in a new release today th...
Feb 10, 2025