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First Nations, B.C. groups launch coalition to save Pacific salmon from extinction
VANCOUVER - A leader with the First Nations Fisheries Council of B.C. says collaboration, not politics, will be the only thing that saves dwindling Pacific salmon populations. Jordan Point says salmon...
Feb 6, 2023
RCMP investigate axe attack in Nanaimo, B.C., where one was hurt
NANAIMO, B.C. - RCMP in Nanaimo, B.C., are investigating after a 30-year-old man was struck with the blunt end of an axe blade. Police say the man suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries Sa...
Feb 6, 2023
Curlers ask for transparency and communication after pregnancy exemption uproar
A Canadian interim rep for the Curling Players' Association has renewed a call for improved transparency and collaboration with Curling Canada after an uproar about pregnancy exemption rules resulted ...
Feb 6, 2023
Tabby Abby looking for a home perch to call her own
NANAIMO - Say hello to one of the sweetest cats you'll ever meet.Abby is an eight-year-old domestic short hair kitty, who is a bit shy at first but doesn't take long to warm up to you.She loves boxes ...
Feb 6, 2023
Canada's first Indigenous languages commissioner hopes to be operating by summer
OTTAWA - Canada's first commissioner of Indigenous languages says he hopes to have his office fully operational by the summer - about two years after it was first announced. Ronald Ignace appeared bef...
Feb 6, 2023
NHL all-star festivities netted some surprising results for Proline bettors
TORONTO - The NHL all-star festivities presented a few surprises for Proline customers. The league's best gathered last weekend in Florida but according to the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., just 3...
Feb 6, 2023
McKinsey doesn't meet criteria for banning company from federal contracts: bureaucrat
OTTAWA - The deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada says the federal government's ethics rules do not disqualify consulting firm McKinsey & Company from doing business with the ...
Feb 6, 2023
Alberta law society upholds requirement for members to take Indigenous course
EDMONTON - The Law Society of Alberta has voted by a three-to-one margin in favour of keeping a requirement for its members to complete a course on Indigenous history and culture. Almost 3,500 lawyers...
Feb 6, 2023
B.C. fire tanker crashes in Australia, both on board safe: owner
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A Boeing 737 air tanker owned by a British Columbia company has crashed in western Australia while on deployment to a fire. Coulson Aviation, based in Port Alberni on Vancouver Is...
Feb 6, 2023
B.C. fire tanker crashes in Australia, both on board safe: owner
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A Boeing 737 air tanker owned by a British Columbia company has crashed in western Australia while on deployment to a fire. Coulson Aviation, based in Port Alberni on Vancouver Is...
Feb 6, 2023