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New protected marine reserve, larger than P.E.I., to be established on B.C.’s Central Coast
The reserve is within the Great Bear Sea, a diverse marine ecosystem that covers more than half of B.C.’s coast and includes glass sponge reefs, salmon, killer whales and migrating humpbacks.
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3 dead after boat capsizes off Savary Island in B.C.: RCMP
Powell River RCMP say three men are dead and two have survived after a boat capsized about 500 to 1,000 metres off the shore of Savary Island Thursday night.
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Tim Hortons double-doubling down on Canada as coffee-chain competition brews
Tim Hortons said Friday that its Canadian restaurant owners are footing a $270-million bill to build or renovate restaurants across the country, on top of an additional $130-million investment from the company. The iconic coffee chain said the combined $400 million will be used to build or renovate 480 new and existing restaurants within the…
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Gold rush or red card? World Cup demand in B.C. uncertain with just weeks to kickoff
With just three weeks until the June 13 kickoff for the first of Vancouver’s seven matches, some indicators of demand like hotel bookings and ticket prices are flashing warning signs.
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Floor-crosser Marilyn Gladu reveals her conversation with Carney and the ‘toxic environment’ among Conservatives
OTTAWA — Marilyn Gladu was planning to leave politics when she says a conversation with Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon changed her mind. Gladu had a few offers lined up as she contemplated exiting her role as a Conservative MP, one she had held since 2015, and was pondering a return to engineering, a field…
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Farmers, conservationists and rural communities are uniting to protest high-speed rail
OTTAWA — Andie Bower, a farmer for Ferme Mont-Vulley Inc., allows wildlife to roam freely on his farm but worries this won’t be possible if a new high-speed rail line gets built. “There will probably be quite a few different animals that would be displaced because of that tree line being knocked down and turned…
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Danielle Smith opens door to amending Constitution to alter treaty rights
OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s open to having a “conversation” with her fellow premiers about rewriting parts of the Constitution relating to Indigenous treaty rights. Smith told reporters on Friday that Section 35 of the Constitution , which governs Crown-Indigenous relations, has been stretched beyond recognition by the courts. She said that…
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Ontario man tests negative for Ebola; no further cases of hantavirus confirmed in Canada
An Ontario man who’d recently travelled to Ethiopia has tested negative for Ebola while no further cases of hantavirus linked to a virus-hit cruise ship have been found in Canada, the country’s chief doctor announced Friday The Ontario traveller was tested for Ebola “out of an abundance of caution” after developing symptoms “consistent with a…
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Why graduates are getting more pessimistic about finding jobs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadian and American high school and college graduates are entering a labour market shaped by artificial intelligence, economic uncertainty, and shifting hiring patterns. This is making entry-level work harder to find. Canadian youth optimism has eroded in recent years due to the state of the economy and fewer job opportunities. In the…
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10/3 podcast: The Republic of Alberta? Inside the independence movement
The fight between separatists and federalists in Alberta appears to be coming to a head with an anticipated vote this October on whether the province remains in Canada. The movement has seen its popularity grow among some Albertans. But how did we get to this point? Journalist Tyler Dawson, author of a new book called…