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Logging delay agreement for B.C. old-growth tree stand helps endangered spotted owls
An agreement to delay logging of an old-growth stand of British Columbia forest has given a one-year reprieve to one of Canada's most endangered species. But governments now have to come up with a per...
Feb 25, 2021
B.C. businessman dinged for illegal donation to NDP MP's 2015 campaign
OTTAWA - A British Columbia businessman who made an illegal contribution to New Democrat MP Peter Julian's 2015 election campaign has been ordered to pay $7,500 to the receiver general of Canada. Elec...
Feb 25, 2021
Pandemic spending, no tax increases: Some highlights from the Alberta budget
EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government tabled its budget Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: - No new taxes or tax increases. - Deficit of $18.2 billion on estimated revenues of $4...
Feb 25, 2021
Island Health remains steady as COVID-19 uptick continues in Lower Mainland
NANAIMO - An increase in cases through the Lower Mainland is not being reflected in somewhat steady tallies from Island Health.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 395 new cases of COV...
Feb 25, 2021
Reasons given for allowing men guilty in Surrey Six case an abuse-of-process hearing
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has revealed its reasons for allowing two men found guilty of the first-degree murders of six people in an apartment building in Surrey, B.C., a new he...
Feb 25, 2021
At divided time, Ohio unites behind statue of John Glenn
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Political divisions these days may be deep, but Ohioans never cease to agree on John Glenn. Both Republicans and Democrats on a state panel heaped praise on the late astronaut and U.S...
Feb 25, 2021
Biden lifts Trump-era ban blocking legal immigration to US
SAN DIEGO - President Joe Biden on Wednesday lifted a freeze on green cards issued by his predecessor during the pandemic that lawyers said was blocking most legal immigration to the United States. Fo...
Feb 25, 2021
Conservative gathering to feature Trump's false fraud claims
WASHINGTON - A gathering of conservatives this weekend in Florida will serve as an unabashed endorsement of former President Donald Trump's desire to remain the leader of the Republican Party - and as...
Feb 25, 2021
Ukraine records 50% spike in coronavirus cases
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine recorded a 50% increase Thursday in daily new COVID-19 infections, a day after authorities launched the country's vaccination campaign. Health Minister Maxim Stepanov said 8,14...
Feb 25, 2021
Chief: Capitol assault much bigger than intel suggested
WASHINGTON - The acting U.S. Capitol Police chief was pressed to explain Thursday why the agency hadn't been prepared to fend off a violent mob of insurrectionists, including white supremacists, who w...
Feb 25, 2021