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Canfor to curtail production at Canadian sawmills due to extreme wildfire conditions
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. says it is curtailing production capacity at its Canadian sawmills beginning Monday as a result of extreme wildfire conditions in Western Canada. The Vancouver-based lumber pr...
Jul 21, 2021

Nanaimo hospitality employers resorting to more creative incentives to hire & keep staff
NANAIMO - Local hotels, motels and restaurants are doing everything they can to roll out the red carpet to prospective employees, without much success.When the industry was effectively shutdown in Mar...
Jul 21, 2021

No. 2 US diplomat Sherman to visit China as tensions soar
WASHINGTON (AP) - Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will travel to China this weekend on a visit that comes as tensions between Washington and Beijing soar on multiple fronts, senior U.S. offici...
Jul 21, 2021

Fury cross the Mersey: Liverpool loses world heritage status
LONDON - Civic leaders in Liverpool expressed outrage Wednesday after the English port city was stripped of its World Heritage status by the United Nations' culture organization. UNESCO's World Herita...
Jul 21, 2021

Extreme weather, addressing antisemitism in Canada : In The News for July 21
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 21 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Jul 21, 2021

Feds host antisemitism summit to hear Jewish community's concerns about rising hate
OTTAWA - Diversity Minister Bardish Chagger says a national summit on antisemitism the federal government is hosting today will allow community members to speak directly with politicians in an environ...
Jul 21, 2021

'Defining issue': Federal environment minister says extreme weather a wake-up call
CALGARY - Canada's environment minister says extreme weather conditions across the country should be a wake-up call for people resisting taking action against climate change. Wildfires are raging out ...
Jul 21, 2021

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country
As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...
Jul 20, 2021

Court fights mark run-up to California recall election
LOS ANGELES - Several court scuffles are underway as California moves toward finalizing the list of candidates for the September recall election that could oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from offic...
Jul 20, 2021

Her story: 1st time all-female broadcast crew calls MLB game
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - There was history - and her story, too - in the broadcast booth at Tropicana Field on Tuesday night. For the first time in Major League Baseball history, an all-female anno...
Jul 20, 2021