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Feds try to prevent disclosure of 'sensitive' details in turbine court case
OTTAWA - The federal government is moving to shield "sensitive or potentially injurious information" from disclosure during a court challenge of its decision to return a turbine repaired in Montreal t...
Aug 24, 2022
N.W.T.'s 2022 wildfire season has nearly doubled five-year average for area burned
YELLOWKNIFE - The 2022 wildfire season in the Northwest Territories is shaping up to be one of the most severe in the past five years. "We're well on our way to doubling our five-year average for area...
Aug 24, 2022
Concern for B.C. sockeye salmon as Fraser River return estimates drop by millions
VANCOUVER - Optimism over an expected bumper season for wild British Columbia sockeye salmon has turned to distress, after a regulatory body's estimate of returns to the Fraser River dropped by nearly...
Aug 24, 2022
CP Women’s Open showcases past, present, and future of Canadian golf
OTTAWA - Lorie Kane won't hear any kind of talk about her legacy as she plays in the CP Women's Open one last time. Kane will tee off in the national women's golf championship for the 30th and final t...
Aug 24, 2022
Academic vice president appointed at North West College
North West College (NWC) has found a new vice president.The post-secondary institution announced Wednesday that Dr. Priscilla Lothian will fulfill the academic position starting immediately. President...
Aug 24, 2022
Utah sues Biden over move to restore 2 national monuments
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Republican state leaders in Utah sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over the president's decision last year to restore two sprawling national monuments on rugged lands sa...
Aug 24, 2022
CP Women's Open hopefully a boost to struggling Ottawa tourism
OTTAWA - Golf phenom Brooke Henderson may be what Ottawa's tourism industry needs to revitalize its flagging numbers. Henderson, from nearby Smiths Falls, Ont., is the star attraction at this week's C...
Aug 24, 2022
Federal government invests $4.4 million in Golf Canada's professional tournaments
OTTAWA - Canada's federal government has announced new funding for Golf Canada's two professional tournaments. The Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario said on Wednesday that it's ...
Aug 24, 2022
NATO chief's first visit to Canadian Arctic signals thaw in Ottawa: experts
OTTAWA - Canada's longstanding resistance to NATO involvement in the Arctic appears to be thawing amidst warming temperatures and a coinciding increase in Russian and Chinese activity in the region. P...
Aug 24, 2022
Border City celebrates grand opening of new fire hall
Lloydminster's Fire Department finally celebrated the opening of the newly built Station No. 1The department hosted the ceremony on Tuesday at the new $10-million station, which firefighters had moved...
Aug 24, 2022