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Bear found stuck on power pole in southern Arizona city
WILLCOX, Ariz. (AP) - A bear in Arizona emerged unscathed from quite the power trip when it became stuck on a utility pole. Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative, a utility company based in the ...
Jun 09, 2021

B.C. approves First Nations' request to defer old-growth logging for two years
VICTORIA - British Columbia has approved the request of three First Nations that want old-growth logging deferred for two years in their territories, including at the site of ongoing protests and arre...
Jun 09, 2021

Russian court outlaws opposition leader Navalny's groups
MOSCOW (AP) - A Moscow court on Wednesday night outlawed the organizations founded by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny by labeling them extremist, the latest move in a campaign to silence diss...
Jun 09, 2021

CPCA moves season start from Battlefords to Poundmaker this month
The Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association (CPCA) has announced some further changes to their summer tour schedule, shifting the location of this season's starting point from North Battleford to...
Jun 09, 2021

Defence chief warned last year vetting of Iraqi troops lacked 'sufficient depth'
OTTAWA - A secret memo has emerged showing that Canada's top military commander was warned last year that the vetting of Iraqi security forces associated with a Canadian-led training mission in the co...
Jun 09, 2021

Public hearings into April 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting to begin in October
HALIFAX - Public hearings are scheduled to begin in October for the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting. The Mass Casualty Commission said today in a statement the hearings will take place...
Jun 09, 2021

B.C.'s public safety minister warns of contamination risk in illicit cannabis
VICTORIA - British Columbia's public safety minister is warning of potential contamination in illicit cannabis and the dangers of misleading packaging for illegal cannabis edibles. Mike Farnworth, who...
Jun 09, 2021

Report says Canada needs to bolster plane certification, rely less on U.S. regulators
OTTAWA - A new parliamentary report says Canada's aircraft certification process needs retooling in the wake of two fatal crashes of Boeing 737 Max jetliners. In a study released Wednesday, the House ...
Jun 09, 2021

Northwest Territories launches reopening plan based on vaccination rates, COVID cases
YELLOWKNIFE - All COVID-19 public health restrictions could be lifted by the fall under a reopening plan released by the Northwest Territories. The plan sets specific targets, not dates, for reopening...
Jun 09, 2021

NDP joins call for provincial gov’t to apologize for residential schools
The revelations from a residential school in Kamloops, B.C., last week have the harm caused by residential schools fresh in many people's minds now, and some are taking the opportunity to call for an ...
Jun 09, 2021