Sarah Mills: King Charles declares it - Harry is out
King Charles has reiterated that Prince Harry and wife Megan are not working royals, but private citizens carrying out c...
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One jellyfish arrived in B.C. decades ago. Thousands of clones spread to 34 waterways
VANCOUVER - Some time more than 30 years ago, a single Chinese peach blossom jellyfish made its way into a lake in British Columbia. Exactly how it arrived is not clear, researchers say - perhaps it w...
Sep 11, 2024
Regina, Saskatoon among 15 communities that set heat records Mon.
The scorching heat on Monday sent temperature records falling like dominoes across Saskatchewan. According to preliminary numbers from Environment Canada, Monday was the hottest September 9 on record ...
Sep 10, 2024 On Monday, for the second straight day, more than a dozen heat records fell around Saskatchewan. (980 CJME file photo)
B.C. sets up a panel on bear deaths, will review conservation officer training
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is partnering with a bear welfare group to reduce the number of bears being euthanized in the province. Nicholas Scapillati, executive director of Grizzly Be...
Sep 09, 2024
Teachers say immigrants not to blame as Quebec links teacher shortage to newcomers
MONTREAL - Quebec's school year started on a familiar note: thousands of teaching spots were unfilled, and the provincial government had to defend itself for its failure to solve the problem. But as p...
Sep 08, 2024
Montreal byelection candidates go door-to-door on early voting day
MONTREAL - Advanced voting kicked off on Friday in Montreal's LaSalle-mard-Verdun riding, and party leaders are helping get out the vote as the federal byelection on Sept. 16. draws nearer. Polls show...
Sep 07, 2024
B.C. First Nation wants more say in forestry after Canfor mill closure announcement
FORT ST. JAMES, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nations leader says the province must rethink its approach to the forest industry in light of Canfor Corp.'s decision to shutter two sawmills and leave ...
Sep 06, 2024
No takers for Alberta program offering partial credit for partial oil well cleanup
Landowner resistance seems to have quashed an Alberta government pilot program offering energy companies partial recognition for well site cleanup that isn't complete. "We've been telling all the land...
Sep 06, 2024
As Quebec promises action, residents demand an end to illegal dumping in Kanesatake
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it has an "action plan" to fight illegal dumping of contaminated soil in a Mohawk community west of Montreal, but residents of Kanesatake and the neighbouring tow...
Sep 06, 2024
Watchdog calls for B.C. to boost oversight of old-growth forest on Quadra Island
VICTORIA - British Columbia's independent forest-practices watchdog says there's a risk that a coastal island won't have enough old-growth trees in the future due to inadequate monitoring of harvestin...
Sep 05, 2024
Elephant seals off B.C. coast used sonar equipment as 'dinner bell': Researchers
VICTORIA - Scientists said new research shows how northern elephant seals used sonar from a deep sea research facility off the British Columbia coast like a "dinner bell" as they hunted for prey. Univ...
Sep 04, 2024
OPINION
Evan Bray: Canadians deserve more than vague explanations over poor trade results
Canadians elected Prime Minister Mark Carney to office to handle trade tensions between Canada and the U.S. Evan Bray sa...
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The Evan Bray Show - Thursday, September 10
8:30 - Many Canadians say Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to launch counter-tariffs was a gamble he had to make. B...