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Results Driven Agricultural Research covers a million acres in year one
RED DEER, AB - In its first year, Results Driven Agricultural Research (RDAR) - a distribution partner for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's (AAFC) On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) - has supported...
Aug 25, 2023
Chief of small Okanagan, B.C., brigade says 13 firefighters lost own homes to blaze
KELOWNA, B.C. - The chief of a small rural fire department in B.C.'s Okanagan region says 13 members of his own crew have lost their homes while fighting wildfires this season. Wilson's Landing Fire C...
Aug 25, 2023
Alberta, N.W.T. premiers to tour reception centre for wildfire evacuees in Calgary
CALGARY - The premiers of Alberta and the Northwest Territories are scheduled to tour a Calgary reception centre for wildfire evacuees this afternoon. Tens of thousands have been forced from the terri...
Aug 25, 2023
China wants more Canada flights after COVID-19 turbulence, despite tour-group ban
OTTAWA - Beijing and Ottawa are in talks over how to increase flights between China and Canada, following an American deal in June. Transport Canada says the weekly number of flights between the two c...
Aug 25, 2023
Canada Post reports $254 million loss in second quarter
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Canada's national mail carrier lost more than a quarter of a billion dollars in the second quarter of 2023.Canada Post recorded a loss of $254 million before taxes as revenues were do...
Aug 25, 2023
First Nations 'shutting down' B.C.'s Joffre Lakes Park for more than a month
Two First Nations say they're "shutting down" public access to B.C.'s Joffre Lakes Park for more than a month to allow for harvest celebrations. The Lil'wat and N'Quatqua First Nations say they're ass...
Aug 25, 2023
Whoop-Up Days enjoying strong attendance so far in 2023
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The 2023 iteration of Whoop-Up Days is shaping up to be one of the best-attended yet.Lethbridge & District Exhibition said, during the first three days of the annual summer festiv...
Aug 25, 2023
Gilgeous-Alexander has 27 points, Canada routs No. 5 France 95-65 at FIBA World Cup
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 27 points and Canada rode a big third quarter to upset No. 5 France 95-65 at the FIBA Basketball World Cup. Canada took a three-point lead into halftim...
Aug 25, 2023
Canadian women taking up golf, challenging corporate stereotypes
TORONTO - Gina Izumi was in her first corporate job out of university and told a male colleague her boyfriend enjoyed hitting the links. If Izumi stayed with him, her colleague said jokingly, Izumi wo...
Aug 25, 2023
Quebec physicians college says some doctors worry about reprisals after giving MAID
MONTREAL - Quebec's college of physicians says some doctors in the province are afraid to perform medical aid in dying because they fear reprisals. The professional order expresses its concern in a le...
Aug 25, 2023