Politics

B.C. Parks and the Katzie First Nation have announced the completion of one of the largest salmon restoration projects in Western Canada. Fisheries biologist Ian Hamilton (left) and Rick Bailey of the Katzie First Nation (right) turn on the taps to get fresh water flowing into the Red Slough area of the Upper Pitt River. … Read more

Updated nuclear deterrent policy comes on the 1,000th day of the war In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, A Bulava ballistic missile is test-fired from the Okhotsk Sea during drills of Russia’s nuclear forces.Photo by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service /The Associated Press … Read more

The first acceleration of headline inflation in five months will likely bolster a stance for the Bank of Canada to reduce borrowing Tiff Macklem, governor of the Bank of Canada.Photo by David Kawai /Photographer: David Kawai/Bloomb Inflation in Canada rose by more than forecast and underlying price pressures reaccelerated, hiccups that may dissuade policymakers from … Read more

Under the plan, schools could decide whether or not to adopt the curriculum though they would receive additional funding if they did so The curriculum would allow teachings from the Bible such as the Golden Rule and lessons from books such as Genesis into classrooms.Photo by Getty Images AUSTIN, Texas — Texas public schools could … Read more

The latest on Tuesday saw primary school students injured by a car as they arrived for classes Residents pass near the sign for Zhuhai Sports Center where a man rammed his car into people exercising at the sports center, killing and injuring dozens of people in Zhuhai in southern China’s Guangdong province, Nov. 14, 2024.Photo … Read more

‘I thought this was a mistake,’ said Andrew Korchacov said. ‘I cannot spend a week of my life flying. It doesn’t make sense’ Andrew Korchacov during his recent trip to Las Vegas. The trip home didn’t go smoothly.Photo by Handout Getting home after a quick trip to Las Vegas almost turned into a multi-day odyssey … Read more

The controversy surrounding the planned vigil had roiled the local city council since Mayor Carolyn Parrish decided not to stop the event A poster advertising a Mississauga, Ont., vigil in honour of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.Photo by @cd4_hr /X Recommended Videos The controversy surrounding the planned vigil has roiled the city west of Toronto since … Read more

The case argues showing cancelled-out regular prices that are never charged is illegal Old Navy store in downtown Vancouver.Photo by Arlen Redekop /PNG Giant U.S. clothing retailers The Gap and Old Navy are misleading shoppers by offering time-limited steep discounts on items sold online when they rarely, if ever, sell that clothing at regular prices, … Read more

Affected brands are Compliments Organic, PC Organics, Cal-Organic, and Bunny-Luv Freshly picked carrots wait to have their stems removed at one of the agriculture laboratory fields on the main campus, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Yuma, Ariz.Photo by Randy Hoeft /THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says various brands of carrot products are … Read more

Dan Osborn, an independent seen here campaigning at a coffee shop in October, came within 7 points of unseating Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) in a deep red state. Bill Clark/Getty Images Dan Osborn, an independent, blue-collar populist who ran an unusually competitive campaign to unseat Republican Sen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska, launched a new political … Read more