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Province halts old-growth logging in at-risk owl territory another two years
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it's extending an old-growth logging ban for part of the Fraser Canyon for another two years to help with the recovery of the endangered spotted owl. Th...
Mar 3, 2023
Flames swap Ritchie brothers and get Stecher from Arizona at trade deadline
CALGARY - The Calgary Flames' trade deadline deals included a swap of brothers. The Flames got Nick Ritchie from the Arizona Coyotes and sent his older brother Brett to the desert in a four-player dea...
Mar 3, 2023
Source: Winnipeg Blue Bombers to be awarded 2025 Grey Cup game
TORONTO - The Grey Cup game is returning to Winnipeg. According to a source, the league will award the 2025 Grey Cup to the Manitoba capital later this month. The source spoke on the condition of anon...
Mar 3, 2023
Ottawa Senators trade get centre Patrick Brown in trade with Philadelphia Flyers
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators got centre Patrick Brown in a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday. Ottawa sent its sixth-round pick in this year's NHL draft to Philadelphia for Brown. Brown tall...
Mar 3, 2023
Doctor: Lesion removed from Biden's chest was cancerous
WASHINGTON (AP) - A skin lesion removed from President Joe Biden's chest last month was a basal cell carcinoma - a common form of skin cancer - his doctor said Friday, adding that no further treatment...
Mar 3, 2023
Some California mountain residents could be snowed in a week
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Some residents stranded in Southern California mountain communities by a huge snowfall could be stuck for another week, an official said Friday. A late-February blast of arctic air ...
Mar 3, 2023
Vancouver dumps 'living wage' policy, effectively cutting wage for lowest-paid staff
VANCOUVER - Nearly six years after Vancouver became the largest city in Canada to commit to a living wage, councillors voted to end the initiative. In a closed-door meeting in January, council approve...
Mar 3, 2023
Vancouver dumps 'living wage' policy, effectively cutting wage for lowest-paid staff
VANCOUVER - Nearly six years after Vancouver became the largest city in Canada to commit to a living wage, councillors voted to end the initiative. In a closed-door meeting in January, council approve...
Mar 3, 2023
Winnipeg Jets acquire centre Vladislav Namestnikov from San Jose Sharks
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets acquired Vladislav Namestnikov from the San Jose Sharks on Friday for a fifth-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft. The 30-year-old centre had six goals and 15 points in 57 ga...
Mar 3, 2023
Trudeau says appointing Indigenous RCMP commissioner is an 'excellent idea'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says having an Indigenous person serve as the next commissioner of the RCMP is "an excellent idea." He made the comment in response to questions from reporters i...
Mar 3, 2023