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Governments, B.C. coastal First Nations endorse marine protection action plan
VANCOUVER - The federal and British Columbia governments, alongside 15 coastal First Nations, have officially endorsed the blueprint for a vast network of marine protected areas along Canada's west co...
Feb 05, 2023
Crosby remains hopeful of playing at another best-on-best international tournament
SUNRISE, Fla. - Sidney Crosby isn't giving up hope on one day playing at another best-on-best international tournament. At least not yet. The NHL skipped the 2018 Olympics for financial reasons before...
Feb 05, 2023
Newfoundland family finds hockey jerseys lost during post-tropical storm Fiona
Three tupperware bins hold all that remains of Peggy Savery's life and home since post-tropical storm Fiona ravaged her Newfoundland community and swept away most of her possessions last September. Bu...
Feb 05, 2023
Pope, Anglican, Presbyterian minister denounce anti-gay laws
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) - Pope Francis, the head of the Anglican Communion and top Presbyterian minister together denounced the criminalization of homosexuality on Sunday and said gay people shoul...
Feb 05, 2023
Ex-foreign minister heads to runoff for Cyprus presidency
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - An exit poll by Cyprus' state broadcaster showed Sunday that the country's former foreign minister will advance to a Feb. 12 runoff for the presidency, although who his opponent...
Feb 05, 2023
Canadian Kyle Nelson fights to a controversial draw on UFC Fight Night card
LAS VEGAS - Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson fought (The Korean Superboy) Doo-ho Choi to a controversial majority draw early Sunday on a UFC Fight Night card. Choi, the fight favourite...
Feb 05, 2023
Canada sends military aircraft into Haiti's skies as gang violence escalates
Canada has sent one of its military planes to Haiti to help the country cope with escalating violence. A joint statement today from National Defence Minister Anita Anand and Foreign Affairs Minister M...
Feb 05, 2023
Five things to know about health-care talks Tuesday between Trudeau, premiers
OTTAWA - On Tuesday in Ottawa, Canada's 13 premiers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will sit around the same table in person for the first time since COVID-19 hoping to find a path toward a new long...
Feb 05, 2023
New Arrowsmith SAR fundraising campaign set to improve safety & bolster bottom line
QUALICUM BEACH - Buying a pair of new vehicles and paying down its mortgage headline the to-do list for Arrowsmith Search and Rescue's annual fundraising campaign.The agency's Rescue Ready effort inte...
Feb 05, 2023
Hailed as green energy source, northern Quebec lithium project divides Cree
NEMASKA, QUE. - Type the word "Nemaska" into a search engine and most results refer to Nemaska Lithium, the company that sought bankruptcy protection in 2019 before being partly bought out by the Queb...
Feb 05, 2023