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John Crosbie remembered as patriot, 'indomitable' force at state funeral
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Generations of Canadian politicians filed into an Anglican cathedral in snowy downtown St. John's Thursday to honour a man described as a one-of-a-kind political figure wh...
Jan 18, 2020
Once proposed as ski resort: B.C.'s Jumbo Glacier turned over to First Nation
A spectacular swath of mountains, glaciers and forests once proposed for a ski resort is being turned over to the First Nations people who have lived there for centuries. After decades of controv...
Jan 18, 2020
Calls for dialogue as pipeline polarizes some in northern British Columbia
HOUSTON, B.C. - A natural gas pipeline project has polarized many communities across northern British Columbia in a dispute a Wet'suwet'en elder says he hopes will be res...
Jan 18, 2020
US says its pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai sponsored by UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The United States said its participation at this year's World's Fair in Dubai is being made possible by "the generosity of the Emirati government." The U.S. State Departm...
Jan 18, 2020
Merkel upbeat over cease-fire pledge ahead of Libya meeting
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomed assurances Thursday from Libyan Gen. Khalifa Hifter that he would stick to a cease-fire as world powers prepare to gather in Berlin for a summit on th...
Jan 18, 2020
Clippers suffer 5-2 loss in Powell River
POWELL RIVER - Bad bounces did in the Clippers in a 5-2 road loss to the Kings.Nanaimo started well with a tally in the first minute by Steven Agriogianis, and then the teams traded goals late in the ...
Jan 18, 2020 A three goal third period for the Kings broke a 2-2 tie in a game that featured plenty of strange bounces. (Gary Dorland)
Inuit women in Canada's North encountering 'racialized policing,' report says
OTTAWA - A national organization representing Inuit women in Canada is calling for a radical shift in the way police work is done in the North. The demand comes after a new report relea...
Jan 17, 2020
Canada's Eugenie Bouchard misses chance to qualify for Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - It was in the shadows of the main show courts at Melbourne Park, days before the first Grand Slam tournament of the season is set to begin in earnest, and Eugenie Bouchard's sta...
Jan 17, 2020
Experts say Med Sea altered by Suez Canal's invasive species
TEL AVIV, Israel - As Egypt marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Suez Canal, marine biologists are bemoaning one of the famed waterway's lesser known legacies - the invasion of hundreds o...
Jan 17, 2020
Officials block villagers as quakes shake Philippine volcano
LEMERY, Philippines - A Philippine volcano that erupted last weekend belched smaller plumes of ash but shuddered frequently with earthquakes Thursday, prompting authorities to block access to nearby t...
Jan 17, 2020