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Residents of N.W.T. community being allowed home after weeklong wildfire evacuation
WHAT - Residents of a First Nation community in the Northwest Territories are set to return home just over a week after being forced to flee because of a wildfire. The Community Government of Whati sa...
Sep 05, 2025
Musqueam and City of Richmond file notices of appeal after Cowichan Tribes ruling
VANCOUVER - The Musqueam Indian Band and the City of Richmond each say they are appealing the recent B.C. Supreme Court decision that found another First Nation government holds Aboriginal title for l...
Sep 05, 2025
Musqueam and City of Richmond file notices of appeal after Cowichan Tribes ruling
VANCOUVER - The Musqueam Indian Band and the City of Richmond each say they are appealing the recent B.C. Supreme Court decision that found another First Nation government holds Aboriginal title for l...
Sep 05, 2025
Recognize this suspect? Public should 'be aware' after sexual assault
Kelowna RCMP has released a description and sketch of a suspect in a sexual assault incident in Rutland.It happened two Saturdays ago on August 23, between 10 p.m. and midnight behind the strip mall i...
Sep 05, 2025
Ontario drove Carney's decision to suspend EV mandate: B.C. Energy Minister Dix
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's energy minister says the federal decision to delay its electric vehicle sales mandate largely reflects circumstances in Ontario, and Ottawa should follow through on a mo...
Sep 05, 2025
Regional unemployment on the decline, but rising in B.C., Canada
The economic region that includes Vernon and the surrounding area saw employment figures improve in August.Statistics Canada said the unadjusted unemployment rate for the Thompson-Okanagan region was ...
Sep 05, 2025
Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic in 3 sets at the US Open to reach 3rd Grand Slam final in a row
NEW YORK (AP) - Carlos Alcaraz used his youth, athleticism and creativity to assert himself against the much more accomplished, but also much older, Novak Djokovic and beat the 24-time major champion ...
Sep 05, 2025
Margaret Atwood takes aim at Alberta's school library books ban with satirical story
EDMONTON - Margaret Atwood is taking aim at Alberta's controversial ban on school library books containing sexual content with a new, satirical short story after the famed author's novel "The Handmaid...
Sep 05, 2025
Trump says US will host next year’s Group of 20 summit at his golf club in Florida
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. will host next year's Group of 20 summit at his golf club in southern Florida. In his first term, Trump tried to host a separate glob...
Sep 05, 2025
B.C. ostrich farm seeks new stay of cull order and says CFIA mobilizing 'imminently'
A co-owner of the B.C. ostrich farm fighting to stop a cull of its 400-strong flock says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is "actively mobilizing" to destroy the birds over the next few days, and i...
Sep 05, 2025
