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Study of 2023 Okanagan wildfires recommends limiting development in high-risk areas
A study into the devastating wildfires that struck British Columbia's Okanagan region in 2023 has recommended that government and industry limit development in high-fire-risk areas. The study, conduct...
Nov 28, 2024
Study of 2023 Okanagan wildfires recommends limiting development in high-risk areas
A study into the devastating wildfires that struck British Columbia's Okanagan region in 2023 has recommended that government and industry limit development in high-fire-risk areas. The study, conduct...
Nov 28, 2024
Loose wheel from truck crashes head-on into SUV on B.C. highway
DELTA, B.C. - Police say an elderly woman has been taken to hospital after a wheel that came off a moving truck's axle crashed into her SUV on a British Columbia highway. BC Highway Patrol says the cr...
Nov 28, 2024
Loose wheel from truck crashes head-on into SUV on B.C. highway
DELTA, B.C. - Police say an elderly woman has been taken to hospital after a wheel that came off a moving truck's axle crashed into her SUV on a British Columbia highway. BC Highway Patrol says the cr...
Nov 28, 2024
'It does warm people's hearts:' Nanaimo Shoebox Project to uplift unhoused women
NANAIMO - A local volunteer wants to make the Christmas season a bit brighter for those in need, one shoebox at a time.The Nanaimo Shoebox Project is accepting donations until Dec. 11 to support and e...
Nov 28, 2024
Alouettes GM Maciocia picks Alexander over Fajardo as starting QB
MONTREAL - There's a saying in professional sports that head coaches want to win now, while general managers think about the future. By choosing quarterback Davis Alexander over Cody Fajardo as the Mo...
Nov 28, 2024
Diapers? Yes. Skates? No. A look at items getting a tax holiday
TORONTO - The federal government says cost-conscious families are among the groups set to benefit from a proposed tax holiday, a temporary policy that will make many children's items and packaged food...
Nov 28, 2024
Outcome remains unclear as final UN plastic treaty talks reaches halfway mark
OTTAWA - Canadian officials say negotiations on an international plastics treaty have been predictably difficult, with no indication yet on whether there will even be a treaty at all. Negotiators from...
Nov 28, 2024
Future of Sports in Canada Commission head invites more people to speak up
CALGARY - The woman at the helm of the Future of Sport in Canada Commission says many Canadians have participated so far and she encourages more to get involved. Former Ontario justice Lise Maisonneuv...
Nov 28, 2024
Canadian women expect physical challenge from Iceland in soccer friendly in Spain
Interim coach Cindy Tye is expecting a stiff challenge Friday when the sixth-ranked Canadians take on No. 13 Iceland in an international women's soccer friendly in Spain. Iceland posted a 4-1-1 record...
Nov 28, 2024