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B.C. Forest Practices Board chair says proposed changes to forestry policy 'a start'
VANCOUVER - The chair of British Columbia's forest watchdog says he was pleased to see a bill introduced with proposed changes to the Forest and Range Practices Act that could "reassert the public int...
Oct 21, 2021
B.C. premier defends application fee for freedom-of-information requests
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier is defending a proposed $25 fee for non-personal freedom-of-information requests despite pushback from groups including one trying to access data on COVID-19 expo...
Oct 21, 2021
UK palace says queen, 95, spent night in hospital for checks
LONDON (AP) - Buckingham Palace said Thursday that Queen Elizabeth II spent a night in a hospital for checks after being advised by her doctor this week to rest. The palace said the 95-year-old Britis...
Oct 21, 2021
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake 'repulsed' by politicization of Habs' land acknowledgment
MONTREAL - The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake is blasting the Quebec government for questioning a land acknowledgment by the Montreal Canadiens that refers to the unceded territory of the Mohawk Nation. ...
Oct 21, 2021
Mohawk Council of Kahnawake 'repulsed' by politicization of Habs' land acknowledgment
MONTREAL - The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake is blasting the Quebec government for questioning a land acknowledgment by the Montreal Canadiens that refers to the unceded territory of the Mohawk Nation. ...
Oct 21, 2021
RCMP seek information in horse shooting
Police in the Salmon Arm area are investigating the killing of a horse.Officers were called to a property in the 800 block of Grandview Bench Road, south east of Salmon Arm, on Oct. 9 for a report tha...
Oct 21, 2021
James says she was never aware of abuse allegations against former partner Cipres
Canadian figure skater Vanessa James says she's "deeply disappointed" in her former partner Morgan Cipres, and had no knowledge of abusive behaviour while the two were competing together. James recent...
Oct 21, 2021
VIDEO: 'Slow down and pullover:' Nanaimo highway drivers reminded to clear the road for emergency vehicles
NANAIMO - While slowing down and moving over for emergency vehicles with their lights on is common knowledge, the message evidently isn't getting through to many mid island motorists.Nanaimo RCMP stag...
Oct 21, 2021
Jamaica arrests Colombian as suspect in Haiti assassination
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - A police superintendent in Jamaica told The Associated Press on Thursday that authorities have arrested a Colombian man they believe is a suspect in the July 7 assassinati...
Oct 21, 2021
PMO says it will do all it can to ensure all residential school records are provided
OTTAWA - The Prime Minister's Office says "to the best of our knowledge," it has provided all residential school records to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. The PMO says in a written ...
Oct 21, 2021
