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B.C. needs dedicated, cross-government wildfire strategy: former minister
A former British Columbia forests minister says the province is on the right track as it responds to worsening wildfires, but the scale of the challenge is so great, it's falling behind and needs to p...
12m ago
Colorado Avalanche try to forge ahead after losing Valeri Nichushkin to six-month suspension
DENVER (AP) - The nameplate above the locker for Valeri Nichushkin has already been removed at the Colorado Avalanche's practice facility. It could be just for now - or possibly for good. For a second...
16m ago
Orioles-Blue Jays game is rained out, to be made up as part of a July 29 doubleheader
BALTIMORE (AP) - Toronto manager John Schneider was encouraged by his team's improved health. But a rainout probably wasn't the worst thing. The Blue Jays' game against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesda...
30m ago
Jesse Marsch takes the long road to coaching the Canadian men's soccer team
Jesse Marsch's roots are in Racine, Wis., on the shore of Lake Michigan between Milwaukee and Chicago. Thanks to a pilot project, the city's public schools were organized so kids from different socio-...
46m ago
B.C. First Nation surveys school site as it hosts meeting on unmarked graves
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A First Nations community in B.C.'s northern Interior that is hosting a gathering of Indigenous groups involved in the search for unmarked graves says it's conducting a geophysic...
52m ago
Whitehorse bans online voting for local elections over risk of foreign interference
WHITEHORSE - There will be no internet voting for Whitehorse council this year, after a concern of foreign interference prompted a 6-to-1 vote to remove the idea from the city's proposed election byla...
54m ago
New incentive offers up to $10K signing bonus for northern teachers
The Northern Lights School Division (NLSD) is hopeful a new teacher signing allowance will address a longstanding staffing shortage. Announced last week, the incentive will provide $10,000 to new teac...
56m ago
Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for MLB star Shohei Ohtani, pleads not guilty as a formality
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani pleaded not guilty Tuesday to bank and tax fraud, a formality ahead of a plea deal he's negotiated with federal pro...
1h ago
Tisdale victims included in 60 additional charges laid in child sexual assault case
RCMP have laid more charges against Richard John Dyke - a man already accused of sexual offences that occurred in the mid 2010's against three male youth under the age of 12 in his Assiniboia, SK home...
1h ago
Tavares scores in OT, rescues Canada from potential upset in 7-6 win over Austria
PRAGUE, Czechia - Captain John Tavares scored 15 seconds into overtime and saved his teammates some embarrassment as Canada held on for a 6-5 win over Austria on Tuesday at the world hockey championsh...
1h ago