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Two decades later, record wildfires in Kelowna, B.C. are dwarfed by current season
KELOWNA, B.C. — It's been about five years since Jesse Zeman began a summer ritual of boxing up keepsakes and personal effects to ship to relatives because he worried his home in Kelowna, B.C., would burn down.
Aug 16, 2023 1:41 PM
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Guilbeault defends Canada's climate progress as Equinor plans more drilling off N.L.
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Amid a summer of severe wildfires and flooding, the federal environment minister expressed no concern over plans by a Norwegian energy company to drill for more oil off the coast of Newfoundland.
Aug 16, 2023 1:41 PM
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Protesters march through Miami to object to Florida's Black history teaching standards
MIAMI (AP) — Dozens of teachers, students and labor leaders marched to a Miami school district headquarters Wednesday to protest Florida’s new standards for teaching Black history, which have come under intense criticism for what they say about slave
Aug 16, 2023 1:15 PM
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LCBO warns subscribers to its promotional emails of data breach
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario is warning subscribers to its promotional emails that their personal information may have been accessed by an "unauthorized party.
Aug 16, 2023 12:26 PM
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B.C. First Nations coalition seeks leave to join case to support salmon farm closures
VICTORIA — A coalition representing 19 British Columbia First Nations and the Union of B.C.
Aug 16, 2023 12:16 PM
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Armed Utah man shot by FBI last week carried AR-15 in 2018 police encounter, records show
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A 75-year-old man shot by officers trying to arrest him for social media threats he made against officials including President Joe Biden had a history of "exercising his 2nd Amendment rights, albeit a little recklessly,” accordi
Aug 16, 2023 12:11 PM
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Feds blamed AFN for delays, slow progress on First Nations policing bill: documents
OTTAWA — Federal officials worried long-promised legislation declaring First Nations policing an essential service was being delayed by Assembly of First Nations hesitations about the bill, newly released internal documents show.
Aug 16, 2023 11:28 AM
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Ontario college faculty get salary boost after Bill 124 struck down
TORONTO — College faculty members represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union will be receiving an additional 6.5 per cent in salary increases over three years.
Aug 16, 2023 11:25 AM
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Books banned in other states fuel Vermont lieutenant governor's reading tour
WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — On a recent Sunday afternoon, Vermont’s lieutenant governor was at a local library, reading a book about two male penguins to a crowd of nearly two dozen. This was not the first stop for Lt. Gov.
Aug 16, 2023 11:10 AM
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Florida's costs for protecting Gov. Ron DeSantis rise as he became GOP presidential hopeful
MIAMI (AP) — The costs for protecting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his family and visiting officials rose sharply over the last year as the Republican presidential hopeful embarked on an aggressive travel schedule and entered the GOP primary.
Aug 16, 2023 11:01 AM
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