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Local SPCA branches slash adoption fees in half
NANAIMO - If you ever thought about adopting a furry friend, now is your chance to do it for half the price.From Oct.15 to 29, standard adoption fees at all BC SPCA locations are being cut in half.Ani...
Oct 18, 2022
Missiles, exploding drones again hit Ukraine's power, water
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Airstrikes cut power and water supplies in a repeatedly bombed Ukrainian city and pounded critical energy facilities elsewhere on Tuesday, part of what Ukraine's president denounc...
Oct 18, 2022
Neymar set to testify in fraud trial over Barcelona transfer
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Neymar arrived in court on Tuesday to testify in a fraud and corruption trial over his transfer from Brazilian club Santos to Barcelona nearly a decade ago. Neymar and his fath...
Oct 18, 2022
Worry grows for Iran woman athlete who climbed without hijab
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - An Iranian female competitive climber left South Korea on Tuesday after competing at an event in which she climbed without her nation's mandatory headscarf covering, authorit...
Oct 18, 2022
Worry grows for Iran woman athlete who climbed without hijab
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - An Iranian female competitive climber left South Korea on Tuesday after competing at an event in which she climbed without her nation's mandatory headscarf covering, authorit...
Oct 18, 2022
Liberal cybersecurity bill a 'bad law' that must be amended, research report warns
OTTAWA - A new research report says federal cybersecurity legislation is so flawed it would allow authoritarian governments around the world to justify their own repressive laws. The report by Christo...
Oct 18, 2022
Here's who is testifying next at Emergencies Act public inquiry
OTTAWA - An inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act to clear the "Freedom Convoy" protest in February is hearing first-hand testimony from top government and police officials....
Oct 18, 2022
Emergency Act inquiry continues and U.S. midterms looming: In The News for Oct. 18
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 18 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 18, 2022
Carbon emissions from forestry masked by government accounting, says report
An analysis suggests Canada is using questionable methods to dramatically underestimate greenhouse gas emissions from the forestry industry, which it says equal those from Alberta's oilsands in some y...
Oct 18, 2022
University of New Brunswick investigating how Trump ally was awarded PhD in 2013
HALIFAX - A high-profile ally of former U.S. president Donald Trump is at the centre of an academic controversy at the University of New Brunswick, where the administration has promised an independent...
Oct 18, 2022