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B.C. 'encouraged' by Ottawa bail reform, cautious about impact on racialized groups
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's attorney general says the province is treading carefully to ensure the overincarceration of Indigenous people and other racialized groups is not made worse by proposed f...
Mar 13, 2023
Ottawa says Kearl leaks harmful to wildlife; issues order to stop seepage
Federal inspectors are confirming that two releases of oilsands tailings water from Imperial Oil's Kearl mine are harmful to wildlife. Environment Canada is issuing an order to Imperial that it must t...
Mar 13, 2023
Former CFL commissioner Larry Smith feels local ownership will benefit Alouettes
Former CFL commissioner Larry Smith has some friendly advice for Pierre Karl Peladeau, the new owner of the Montreal Alouettes: Expect the unexpected. Peladeau took over the Alouettes on Friday, purch...
Mar 13, 2023
Eight skunks found dead in Metro Vancouver had avian flu: government
VICTORIA - Eight skunks found dead last month in Vancouver and nearby Richmond, B.C., tested positive for avian flu. British Columbia's Ministry of Agriculture says the skunks were infected with the s...
Mar 13, 2023
Eight skunks found dead in Metro Vancouver had avian flu: government
VICTORIA - Eight skunks found dead last month in Vancouver and nearby Richmond, B.C., tested positive for avian flu. British Columbia's Ministry of Agriculture says the skunks were infected with the s...
Mar 13, 2023
Divided jury means no death penalty for NYC bike path killer
NEW YORK (AP) - A split among jurors means there will be no death penalty for an Islamic extremist who maniacally raced a truck along a popular New York City bike path, killing eight people and maimin...
Mar 13, 2023
'Fosbury Flop' high jumper Dick Fosbury dies at 76
Dick Fosbury, the lanky leaper who completely revamped the technical discipline of high jump and won an Olympic gold medal with his "Fosbury Flop," has died after a recurrence with lymphoma. He was 76...
Mar 13, 2023
'This has gone on far too long:' Nanaimo groups demand action on public safety
NANAIMO - Local groups are repeating their calls for action from the provincial and federal governments on public safety.They come after a 49-year-old Nanaimo businessman was shot in the stomach on Su...
Mar 13, 2023
Rising cost of living, especially food prices, impacts youth sports across Canada
It's rare for there to be unanimous agreement among the parents of youth athletes, but Canada's rising cost of living has created a consensus. Jeremy Cross, a youth basketball coach in the Greater Tor...
Mar 13, 2023
Canada on sidelines as U.S., Britain, Australia move ahead on new security deal
OTTAWA - Experts are warning that Canada's omission from a military pact involving three of its closest allies is symptomatic of a larger problem in how this country is perceived by its friends. U.S. ...
Mar 13, 2023