Clarification to Sept. 29 story on Fairy Creek logging injunction
VICTORIA — A Canadian Press story on Sept. 29 about a B.C. Supreme Court injunction quoted an environmental group as asserting that forestry company Teal Jones is "intent" on logging all the old-growth forest across a valley on southern Vancouver
Clarification to Sept. 29 story on Fairy Creek logging injunction
VICTORIA — A Canadian Press story on Sept. 29 about a B.C. Supreme Court injunction quoted an environmental group as asserting that forestry company Teal Jones is "intent" on logging all the old-growth forest across a valley on southern Vancouver
Elections Canada confirms recount going ahead in Quebec riding
OTTAWA — Elections Canada is confirming that a recount will take place in a Quebec riding with a close result after a "potential anomaly" was discovered with a ballot box after the votes were validated. Stéphane Perrault, Canada's chief electoral offic...
Endangered status proposed for Nevada flower at lithium mine
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Federal wildlife officials proposed endangered species protections Friday for a desert wildflower known to exist only on a remote Nevada ridge where an Australian company plans a lithium mine.
B.C. says progress being made following court ruling on First Nation’s treaty rights
BUICK, B.C. — The British Columbia government says it's making progress as it responds to a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that found it breached a First Nation's treaty rights by approving industrial development without the nation's approval over many year...
The Latest: 92% of Denver’s municipal employees vaccinated
DENVER — At least 92% of Denver’s municipal employees were vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Friday, a day after the city’s vaccine mandate took effect in a bid to slow the spread of the virus during the fall and winter,
B.C. capital facing shortage of COVID-19 isolation shelter spots for homeless
VICTORIA — The COVID-19 pandemic has made a bad situation worse for the homeless and housing resources in British Columbia's capital, where shelter spaces are scarce for those who test positive for the virus, the province's housing minister says. David...
Michael Spavor thanks, Canada, world, asks for privacy after Chinese prison release
OTTAWA — Michael Spavor is thanking Canadians and the world for their support one week after his 1,020-day ordeal in Chinese prison came to an end. Spavor, along with Michael Kovrig, were released a week ago after the United States dropped
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem defends daughter’s licensure
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Friday defended her administration's handling of her daughter's application for a real estate appraiser license, attempting to brush aside questions about a meeting she held last year that
Anchorage mask mandate debate will extend into next week
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A highly contentious debate over a proposed mask mandate for Alaska’s largest city that has included Holocaust imagery and a gay slur will continue into a fourth session next week.