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Donors raise nearly $5M to protect eagle habitat in French Creek
NANAIMO - Following a long journey, Vancouver Island's first eagle reserve is within striking range of taking flight.Years of fundraising dwindled the required funds to purchase 18 acres of land in th...
Feb 25, 2022

Vancouver police seek witnesses after 'violent swarming' in downtown park
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver have released a video they acknowledge is troubling to watch, but say they hope it leads to identifying those who attacked a man in the city last weekend. The video sho...
Feb 25, 2022

CP NewsAlert: Alberta justice minister removed from post, becomes labour minister
EDMONTON - Alberta Justice Minister Kaycee Madu is being moved to another cabinet post following a third-party report into his phone call to Edmonton's police chief over a traffic ticket. Madu takes o...
Feb 25, 2022

B.C. premier condemns Russian leader Putin, says B.C. supports people of Ukraine
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says British Columbia supports the people of Ukraine in their battle to turn back Russian military forces and President Vladimir Putin. He says B.C. is working with the ...
Feb 25, 2022

'Please, no more war:' Capitals star Ovechkin addresses Russian invasion of Ukraine
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin asked for "no more war" Friday in his first media availability since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Moscow native said he has "lots of friends in Russia an...
Feb 25, 2022

'Please, no more war:' Capitals star Ovechkin addresses Russian invasion of Ukraine
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin asked for "no more war" Friday in his first media availability since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Moscow native said he has "lots of friends in Russia an...
Feb 25, 2022

Ticats kicker Leader was part of U.S. rugby win over Canada in 2019
He's yet to play in the CFL, but Hamilton Tiger-Cats kicker Tadgh Leader does have prior experience with Canada. In March 2019, Tadgh played for the U.S. national men's rugby team that rallied to beat...
Feb 25, 2022

Canadian liquor stores pull Russian products amid conflict in Ukraine
TORONTO - Crown liquor stores in several Canadian provinces were pulling Russian products from their shelves Friday in light of Russia's invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. In Ontario, Finance Minister ...
Feb 25, 2022

RCMP were short on officers in rural N.S. county before 2020 mass shooting: review
HALIFAX - An RCMP review says that a county where the Nova Scotia mass shooting occurred had a shortage of officers needed to meet the force's policing standards in the year leading up to the 2020 ram...
Feb 25, 2022

Vancouver Whitecaps prepare to kick off season with or without top striker
VANCOUVER - A large question looms as the Vancouver Whitecaps prepare to start the 2022 Major League Soccer season - will top striker Brian White be fit to take the field? White travelled to Ohio with...
Feb 25, 2022