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B.C. wildfire crews return from California deployment to combat L.A. fires
VICTORIA - More than 30 firefighters from British Columbia's Wildfire Service have returned home from a deployment fighting large fires that destroyed thousands of homes around Southern California. Th...
Feb 03, 2025

B.C. Court of Appeal orders new trial for husband in 'rape role-play' case
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal says a man convicted of sexually assaulting his wife deserves a new trial because messages between the pair about a consensual "rape role-play" scenario were wrong...
Feb 03, 2025

B.C. Court of Appeal orders new trial for husband in 'rape role-play' case
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal says a man convicted of sexually assaulting his wife deserves a new trial because messages between the pair about a consensual "rape role-play" scenario were wrong...
Feb 03, 2025

Quebec follows federal government and delays capital gains tax hike until 2026
QUBEC - Quebec's Finance Department says it is following the federal government's lead and delaying a planned hike in the capital gains tax until Jan. 1, 2026. The federal Liberals said in their April...
Feb 03, 2025

Interprovincial trade barriers: what they are, why they exist and how to cut them
OTTAWA - The Trump administration's on-again, off-again threat to impose damaging tariffs has boosted an old idea for driving economic growth in Canada: eliminating interprovincial trade barriers. "Th...
Feb 03, 2025

Canada's forestry sector faces uncertainty with 25 per cent U.S. tariffs
VICTORIA - A wide shadow of uncertainty has been cast over Canada's forestry sector by U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25-per-cent tariff on its lumber products. Several industry gr...
Feb 03, 2025

Canada's forestry sector faces uncertainty with 25 per cent U.S. tariffs
VICTORIA - A wide shadow of uncertainty has been cast over Canada's forestry sector by U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25-per-cent tariff on its lumber products. Several industry gr...
Feb 03, 2025

Poulin, Fast, Desbiens named PWHL's three stars of the week
TORONTO - Montreal Victoire captain Marie-Philip Poulin has been named the Professional Women's Hockey League's first star of the week. Poulin produced a hat trick in Montreal's 4-1 win over the Ottaw...
Feb 03, 2025

Trump mistaken, U.S. banks can and do operate in Canada says finance professor
A finance professor at the University of Toronto says American banks do operate in Canada despite assertions by U.S. President Donald Trump that they are not allowed to do business in the country. Tru...
Feb 03, 2025

Ottawa Senators forward Josh Norris out 'a couple weeks' with injury
NASHVILLE - Ottawa Senators head coach Travis Green said forward Josh Norris will be out "a couple weeks" with a mid-body injury on Monday. Norris exited Saturday's 6-0 win against Minnesota after a b...
Feb 03, 2025

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Beaver Lake and Vernon Creek Watershed Improvements
Lake Country taking action to support water management, flows at area watershed
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