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Members of Ottawa blockade dismiss use of Emergencies Act as 'scare tactic'
OTTAWA - Members of the Ottawa blockade that has kept the capital at a standstill for nearly three full weeks are calling the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act a scare tactic. Trucks, RV...
Feb 16, 2022
Pacific Salmon Treaty failing to address harvest of struggling B.C. stocks: advocates
VANCOUVER - Significant numbers of salmon returning to spawn in British Columbia are being caught in southeast Alaskan fisheries, hindering Canada's efforts to preserve and rebuild stocks that are dec...
Feb 16, 2022
Pacific Salmon Treaty failing to address harvest of struggling B.C. stocks: advocates
VANCOUVER - Significant numbers of salmon returning to spawn in British Columbia are being caught in southeast Alaskan fisheries, hindering Canada's efforts to preserve and rebuild stocks that are dec...
Feb 16, 2022
Oilers beat Kings 5-2 to remain unbeaten under Woodcroft
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Kailer Yamamoto scored the tiebreaking goal with 4:46 left and the Edmonton Oilers remained undefeated under new coach Jay Woodcroft with a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Tue...
Feb 15, 2022
San Francisco recalls 3 members of city's school board
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - San Francisco residents have recalled three members of the city's school board for what critics called misplaced priorities and putting progressive politics over the needs of chil...
Feb 15, 2022
Toffoli scores in debut as Flames beat Blue Jackets 6-2
CALGARY - Newly acquired Tyler Toffoli scored in his Flames debut to help lead Calgary to a 6-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets Tuesday night, extending Calgary's winning streak to a season-hig...
Feb 15, 2022
Ottawa Senators lose Matt Murray in 5-2 loss to St. Louis Blues
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators fell 5-2 to the St. Louis Blues Tuesday night, but more concerning was the loss of Matt Murray. Already without top blueliner Thomas Chabot and forwards Josh Norris and Dr...
Feb 15, 2022
West Fraser caps year of record profits with higher Q4 profits on Norbord acquisition
VANCOUVER - West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. capped a year of strong growth and record profits with net income surging 18 per cent in the fourth quarter on the addition of Norbord during the COVID-19 pande...
Feb 15, 2022
Qualicum Beach man, passed out in car on Errington road, faces drug charges
PARKSVILLE - A passerby who reported a man passed out in his vehicle in Errington led Oceanside RCMP to a significant drug bust.Officers were called out to a vehicle parked on a side street off Hwy. 4...
Feb 15, 2022
Justin Trudeau's emergency law not the same as the one his father invoked in 1970s
MONTREAL - The similarities between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act on Monday and his father's use of a previous emergency law more than 50 years ago wasn't lost...
Feb 15, 2022