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'Ignored': Climate change fight should shift to look at forest policy, scientist says
Canada hasn't paid enough attention to what could be a leafy, green ally in the fight against climate change, says one of the country's most prominent scientists. "We need to talk about forests," said...
Mar 27, 2022
'My entire career flashed before my eyes:' Nanaimo woman honoured by province for work with marginalized communities
NANAIMO - "I burst into tears and my daughter asked me if something really bad had happened."It wasn't a bad phone call, rather a message from the BC Government telling Aimee Chalifoux she was being r...
Mar 27, 2022
RCMP staffing shortfall needs scrutiny from N.S. mass shooting probe: lawyer
HALIFAX - An active shooter was on the loose in Portapique, N.S, buildings were burning, and it was left to three RCMP officers to advance into the mayhem on April 18, 2020. "I'll be kind of frank wit...
Mar 27, 2022
Liberal promise to explore three-day polling day took Elections Canada by surprise
OTTAWA - The body in charge of administering Canada's elections was taken by surprise by this week's announcement that there could be major reforms coming to the way people vote, including a three-day...
Mar 27, 2022
Experts disagree on violent threat posed by incels in Canada
VANCOUVER - Some experts say violent online rhetoric among so-called involuntary celibates is a concern as pandemic rules lift, but others say the threat of violence is overstated among a group of men...
Mar 27, 2022
Mohawk community in Quebec voted in favour of exhumation of allegedly abusive priest
MONTREAL - The First Nation of Kahnawake outside of Montreal has voted in favour of exhuming the remains of a priest who is alleged to have committed sexual abuse. Melissa Montour-Lazare, the spokespe...
Mar 27, 2022
Experts disagree on violent threat posed by incels in Canada
VANCOUVER - Some experts say violent online rhetoric among so-called involuntary celibates is a concern as pandemic rules lift, but others say the threat of violence is overstated among a group of men...
Mar 27, 2022
VIDEO: Comeback Mariners punch ticket to national championship game
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners women's basketball team have earned their way to the final game of the season and a chance to hang another banner high in the rafters.The Mariners again fought their way bac...
Mar 26, 2022
Zelenskyy: Russia sowing a deep hatred among Ukrainians
LVIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy angrily warned Moscow that it is sowing a deep hatred for Russia among his people, as constant artillery barrages and aerial bombings are r...
Mar 26, 2022
Gaudreau puts up 5 points, Calgary Flames score 3 per period to crush Oilers
CALGARY - Matthew Tkachuk had two goals and two assists and Johnny Gaudreau had a career-high five assists on Saturday to lead the Calgary Flames to a wild 9-5 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Elias ...
Mar 26, 2022