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Invasive giant bee-eating hornets nest found in Nanaimo, B.C.

NANAIMO, B.C. - A nest of invasive Asian giant hornets has been discovered and destroyed in a park south of Nanaimo, B.C. The provincial government says its experts and a group of local beekeeper...

Sep 19, 2019

Town decides to remove one light pole in plans for safety reasons

Battleford lawmakers were stuck between a pole and a hard place when they had to make a decision about a complicated issue at council's last meeting.A family complained in a letter that one of the lig...

Sep 19, 2019 Town of Battleford Coun. Kevin Russell, left. Lawmakers mulled over the issue of removing one of the light poles on the foot path near the 35 Street lookout at its recent meeting. (Angela Brown/battlefords NOW Staff)

Justin Trudeau's painful blackface past a teachable moment: observers

TORONTO - The image of a smiling Justin Trudeau in a turban and dark makeup is unquestionably offensive, but law professor and former Ontario human rights commissioner Errol Mendes says the ...

Sep 19, 2019

JPII off to hot volleyball season start, hope to build on four gold performance

It didn't take long for the athletics to shine through with the new school year at John Paul II Collegiate (JPII). Four of the school's volleyball teams are coming off a gold medal last weekend, momen...

Sep 19, 2019 The JPII Junior A girls team, pictured here with their gold medals last weekend. The team will hope to repeat the feat this weekend, as they head across town for a tournament at NBCHS. (submitted photo/Bruce Yockey)

AP Source: GM's offer to UAW would add lower-paying jobs

DETROIT - A General Motors offer to invest $7 billion in U.S. facilities includes $2 billion from joint ventures and suppliers for new plants that would pay workers less than the top union wage, a per...

Sep 19, 2019

From minstrel shows to campus firestorms, Canada's long history of blackface

Justin Trudeau's political fate hangs in the balance as a series of images of the Liberal leader wearing blackface and brownface have roiled the federal election campaign. The scandal has shocked many...

Sep 19, 2019

B.C. auditor says tighter expense rules, oversight needed at B.C. legislature

VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says tighter rules on expenses for top officers at the legislature are needed following allegations of spending abuses made by Speaker Darryl Pl...

Sep 19, 2019

'Hard-headed' Mike Reilly becomes CFL's last quarterback standing

SURREY, B.C. - Amid a disappointing season for the B.C. Lions, Mike Reilly is accomplishing a feat unrivalled by his colleagues across the league - he's staying healthy. Due to a spate of injurie...

Sep 19, 2019

How did Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's blackface stay secret for so long?

OTTAWA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau says deep embarrassment, as well as ignorance, led him to keep his memories of having darkened his skin to dress up as racial minorities, more than onc...

Sep 19, 2019

Producers beyond angry at A&W campaign involving Riders

A recent A&W advertisement filmed at the July 20 Saskatchewan Roughrider football game outside Mosaic Stadium raised the ire of some cattle producers who felt the burger chain was leveraging the b...