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Drought state of emergency lifted for B.C.'s Sunshine Coast, water restrictions stay
SECHELT, B.C. - A state of local emergency in response to drought along British Columbia's Sunshine Coast has been lifted as water flow returned to a key water source. A statement from the Regional Di...
Nov 18, 2022
High-tech, laser-outfitted van surveying Nanaimo road conditions
NANAIMO - It looks like something out of a sci-fi movie, but one vehicle making its way through the city is instead collecting valuable information.The van, operated by a contracted company called Sta...
Nov 18, 2022
Nearly $400,000 grant funding expansion of Snuneymuxw First Nation Longhouse
NANAIMO - A space with an extensive and rich history, along with significant cultural importance, is being expanded.Snuneymuxw First Nation received a $395,000 grant from the First Peoples' Cultural C...
Nov 18, 2022
Feds announce another $1.2 billion for ocean cleanup and protection
VANCOUVER - The federal government has announced an investment of another $1.2 billion in its Ocean Protection Plan for 29 projects involving ocean safety, science and environmental safeguards. Federa...
Nov 18, 2022
Blue Bombers' receiver Schoen shines in CFL after football leap of faith
REGINA - Dalton Schoen had never set foot in Canada and knew little about the CFL before arriving in Winnipeg for training camp. "Didn't know where Winnipeg was until I Googled it," Schoen told The Ca...
Nov 18, 2022
Feds announce another $1.2 billion for ocean cleanup and protection
VANCOUVER - The federal government has announced an investment of another $1.2 billion in its Ocean Protection Plan for 29 projects involving ocean safety, science and environmental safeguards. Federa...
Nov 18, 2022
Canada's Ivanie Blondin captures a bronze in speedskating World Cup in Heerenveen
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Ivanie Blondin raced to bronze in the women's mass start for Canada's lone medal on the opening day of an ISU long-track speedskating World Cup stop on Friday. It was Blondin...
Nov 18, 2022
Alberta chief critical of Premier Danielle Smith's claim of Indigenous roots
EDMONTON - A First Nations leader in Alberta is questioning Premier Danielle Smith's claim of Indigenous heritage. Smith has said she has some Cherokee roots and, in 2012, declared herself as a person...
Nov 18, 2022
Ukrainian president Zelenskky calls on Canada to help with long-term peace
OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling on Canada to help on a long-term peace plan with Russia. The Ukrainian leader made the request in a pre-recorded video address to an interna...
Nov 18, 2022
Quebec man charged with terrorism in Haitian coup plot will fight charges: lawyer
MONTREAL - The lawyer for a Quebec man charged with planning a terrorist act to overthrow the Haitian government of Jovenel Mose says his client will fight the charges. On Thursday, the RCMP said Gral...
Nov 18, 2022