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NASA's Orion capsule blazes home from test flight to moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - NASA's Orion capsule made a blisteringly fast return from the moon Sunday, parachuting into the Pacific off Mexico to conclude a test flight that should clear the way for a...
Dec 11, 2022
Holdener beats Shiffrin for 2nd World Cup slalom win
SESTRIERE, Italy (AP) - Wendy Holdener had a lengthy wait for her first slalom victory. The Swiss skier made it two out of two on Sunday. And this time she didn't have to share top spot. Holdener impr...
Dec 11, 2022
Braathen wins 1st World Cup slalom of the season
VAL d'ISRE, France (AP) - A flawless second run helped Lucas Braathen win the first World Cup slalom of the season on Sunday for the third victory of his career. The Norwegian skier let out a yell and...
Dec 11, 2022
New funding helping Gabriola recycling group pull more clothing waste from landfill
GABRIOLA ISLAND - New funding from the Regional District of Nanaimo is set to trigger some major steps forward for a local textile recycling organization.A total of $61,545 in zero waste grant funding...
Dec 11, 2022
''Opportunities to invest': Experts say space business needs boost in Canada
It's hard to make things work in space, and even harder to make money there. With a long history in the space industry and a pocketful of healthy companies, Canadians are good at both. But industry ex...
Dec 11, 2022
Scottish officials: Lockerbie bomb suspect is in US custody
LONDON (AP) - Authorities in Scotland said Sunday that the Libyan man suspected of making the bomb that destroyed a passenger plane over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988 is in U.S. custody. Scotland's Cro...
Dec 11, 2022
Climate change affecting Christmas trees in B.C. and beyond: expert
VANCOUVER - The effects of climate change are taking a toll on Christmas tree farms in British Columbia and beyond, with one forestry expert saying the sector that's already shrinking and shifting wil...
Dec 11, 2022
Climate change affecting Christmas trees in B.C. and beyond: expert
VANCOUVER - The effects of climate change are taking a toll on Christmas tree farms in British Columbia and beyond, with one forestry expert saying the sector that's already shrinking and shifting wil...
Dec 11, 2022
Get tough with Canada over cross-border mining contaminants, First Nations tell U.S.
WASHINGTON - In a city of pinstripes and partisan power brokers, Mike Allison sticks out like a sore thumb. He's in the wrong place - and he knows it. "I shouldn't be here," the denim-clad Indigenous ...
Dec 11, 2022
Big cities have a major role to play in protecting biodiversity, experts say
MONTREAL - While they're traditionally viewed as concrete jungles rather than natural oases, cities are increasingly taking a leadership role when it comes to protecting biodiversity. Cities will take...
Dec 11, 2022