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Strong lumber prices boost Canfor Q1 profits 25 per cent despite pulp losses
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. is reporting a 25 per cent increase in net profits in its latest quarter on near record high North American lumber prices that also boosted revenues. The Vancouver-based compa...
May 03, 2022
Chinese cemetery gateway to undergo repairs to protect 'significant and lengthy history' in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - One of the city's most treasured heritage landmarks is receiving a facelift.The entrance gateway at the Chinese Cemetery on Townsite Rd. was identified for repairs during a recent routine in...
May 03, 2022
What's Canadian? Minister to modernize definition of a Canadian film and TV program
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he is going to review what qualifies as a Canadian film or TV program as part of a move to modernize the country's broadcast laws. The definition of Can...
May 03, 2022
Raptors president Ujiri says NBA teams who covet Nick Nurse can keep dreaming
Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri says no NBA team has contacted him about head coach Nick Nurse. Reports had Nurse has a top target for the Los Angeles Lakers after head coach Frank Vogel was fir...
May 03, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court abortion draft prompts scrutiny of Canadian politicians' actions
OTTAWA - A leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that suggests the countrywide right to abortion could soon be overturned in the United States is prompting scrutiny of the Liberal government's actio...
May 03, 2022
Ex-Patriot Matt Light loses bid for school committee seat
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Former New England Patriots offensive lineman Matt Light has been blocked in his bid to win a seat on the Foxborough School Committee. Light, who had been critical of school m...
May 03, 2022
Maple Leafs forward Kyle Clifford to have discipline hearing with NHL
TORONTO - Maple Leafs forward Kyle Clifford will have a hearing Tuesday with the NHL's department of player safety after receiving a major penalty in Toronto's playoff-opening win over the Tampa Bay L...
May 03, 2022
Ex-Patriot Matt Light loses bid for school committee seat
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Former New England Patriots offensive lineman Matt Light has been blocked in his bid to win a seat on the Foxborough School Committee. Light, who had been critical of school m...
May 03, 2022
Cannabis company Choom obtains creditor protection, interim financing from Aurora
VANCOUVER - Choom Holdings Inc. and some of its subsidiaries have obtained creditor protection from the Supreme Court of British Columbia and interim financing from Aurora Cannabis Inc. In court filin...
May 03, 2022
Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says April home sales down
VANCOUVER - The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says home sales in the region fell in April and returned to more historically typical levels for the month. The board says residential home sales...
May 03, 2022